More Summer Fun!

One Saturday afternoon, the boys and I went running around and ended up at Benders...a farm and produce store. Inside the store is a bee farm and the produce and outside are goats (seen here), rabbits, little horses and I think chickens too! Anyway, they had fun and of course it was free entertainment!
Swimming lessons...again! Andrew really enjoys it. His age level they mostly learn floating and some basic stroke moves and then play games and swim through hoops and stuff.

Brandon has to learn all the strokes, go off the dive and learn survival techniques. He really wants to be done with swim lessons, but I think he will have to go another year or two though. Brandon loved his instructor, Kaitlyn from our church. She enjoyed Brandon as well.

Some good ones!

Wow! Mom and Thinh laughing together!

Mason konked out at B's party after a fun day with mimi and papa at McD's and bowling too!

Best friends!

Having fun with gummy stickers - YUCK!

Mountain Bike Race

Our neighbor, Larry, loves mountain biking and racing. He invited the guys to the kids mountain bike race to get them some exposure to it. Of course they had a great time, besides Brandon getting car sick on the way up the mountain!
Oliver, Brandon and Andrew...the three amigos!

Oliver placed FIRST!

Andrew placed sixth!

And, Brandon placed Fourth!

Way to go guys!

Mimi and Papa's Visit

My parent's came down for the weekend for Brandon and Thinh's birthday. The big boys wanted Papa to camp out with them. I am pretty sure dad went home very tired on Sunday!
Finally settling down for the night.

How cute is he???

Mom and Tazzy did not enjoy the fireworks, so they went in with a sleeping Mason.

Floppy's Big Adventure

Papa trying to lure Floppy back in "it's" cage.
Mimi thought Floppy needed out to run around...so he jumps around trying to eat grass and stuff and the boys just chase him everywhere!

He goes under the deck and all over the yard, eventually we get a big bucket to scoop him up and return him to his home.

Andrew just loves him!

Cute little brothers!

Tazzy and Mason napping together
3D chalk glasses

Too funny!

Hershey worker...

and another one!

Brandon's 8th Birthday!

Brandon turned eight on July 18th and he had a great weekend! Brandon is very helpful, funny and smart and that's not even mentioning his good looks or his athletic abilities! He is also great at making faces, as shown here giving a good one about the fireworks BG and Donna brought over on his birthday!
Brandon received many nice cards and gifts and he promptly went shopping the next day!

Showing off his Snazzy Science poster for Wilson College SEEDS camp.

Right before his second official race, The Tim and Sue Cook memorial race.

Showing off his time card and ID from Hershey Chocolate World!