Fort McHenry

 We headed down to Fort McHenry on an AMAZINGLY beautiful (and WINDY!) September day. I think Andrew might have gone as a baby, but not since! So much history right in our back yard!

                                   We told him he really couldn't get out...

 When you have a 4th grader, you can get into ANY national park for free! Fort McHenry has the card option too so we can take that with us. Andrew was not into me taking his picture like this at.all. Guess that is what 4th grade does to you:)

Fair and Dutch Wonderland

Julian and I tried to make it to the Fair one day before it was 100 degrees. We only succeeded for about 20 minutes. 

                                                    Waiting on his big brothers

 My friend Melody suggested we take the littlest pip-squeaks for a solo trip to Dutch Wonderland in Pennsylvania. What a great idea. THEY.HAD.SO.SO.SO.MUCH.FUN.

 They also fought like brother and sister, but I think that was mainly because they were hangry.

 They could have ridden the Whirl the entire day and been okay with it.

 This will be Julian's one and only time on a sky ride until he is about ten. He WOULD.NOT let me keep my hand in front of him or on him.  My stomach was in my throat the entire time.

 Preschoolers who love to ride coasters! It was pretty funny!

Birthday Weekend

Happy Birthday Papa!

We spent Saturday morning on the soccer field,

 and Saturday afternoon tubing down in Harpers Ferry, VA. Andrew's good buddy Jack turned 10 and we got to celebrate with him!

 And the end of the river there was a tiny area where the water fed ino the river.  The kids were gung'ho they were going down it...Ryan and Julian were so sure about it afterwards though!

 On my actual birthday we went to church, had lunch with the family, went the pool, a neighborhood party, and then dinner and bed! It was a fun and busy day.