4th of July!

We spent the morning of Independence Day at Lake Iroquois.  When we got there, we were all alone in the park and took full advantage of the sand, water, and playground.  We talked about making it a family tradition to head to Lake Iroquois every July 4th.

3rd of July

We hung out on our friends' boat for the 3rd of July.  Chase and Max did not stay up for the fireworks but Dave said he had a great view.

Chase took the following pics:

Old Waterpark Pics

I left my camera at the Octagon after our last visit to Jay so these are kinda old photos.  But, it is still cute to see the boys having so much fun!  The boys came with me (and Steph) while I chaperoned my middle school students' final field trip to the Waterpark.

Exhausted and snuggly after a day goofing around...

Extended Weekend

My grandfather used to say that the two best things about teaching were July and August.  Now, I know what he was talking about.  Having the summer off to hang with Chase and Max is turning out to be a crazy, goofy, silly, super-fun, and slightly-exhausting extended holiday.  We came down to the NY/NJ area to see family and next week are headed to Lake Buel in Mass.  I'm glad that I made the decision to only go back three-days-a-week next year....otherwise, the summer would feel too short.  I cannot believe it is already almost July.

Today, we went to an aviary.  Chase and Max both got the hang of bird-catching.

Busy Day 3

On Aska's 3rd day, we decided we were busy enough.  So, I asked a neighbor to come watch the boys (see pics of how I found them when I got home) while we went to get pedicures!

Busy Day 2

 On our second busy day, I accompanied Chase's friends to a visit to the Museum of Geology while Aska took Max to the Burlington Tennis Club.

Chase also got in some Aska snuggle time before we went swimming.  Recently, I read that swimming pools are really public toilet bowls - yuck!

We ended this day with a post-nap walk to Breakwaters for cool drinks and sweet potato fries.

Busy Day 1

Aska's visit to VT has prompted some very busy days for our family.  On Monday, we went to the Shelburne Museum and rode the carousel.

Then, we explored the Ticonderoga steamship, the rocketship displays, the general store and apothecary.  Aska also got Chase and Max to pose for cute pictures.

 

We capped off the day with a wagon ride to the corner store for the first cremees of the season.