Family Bike Ride

We've been taking bike rides alot with the kids lately. Usually the kids will ride their bikes and Jake and I will walk with the dog or the stroller. I recently got a bike so I got to join in on the fun. We took a ride to Seminole Woods park all together and while we were there we were able to capture this amazing picture. Even though some of the kids are in pajama bottoms and no shirts!

Saturday Parties

Birthday parties, birthday parties and more birthday parties!

Saturday was a day to celebrate friends turning another year older! And no better way than with a water slide. Bransen's friend Ayden from class was turning seven and he was able to spend the afternoon with his classmates sliding down the waterslide and competing in a smash wars competition. They ate pizza, drank soda and kept on celebrating until it was time to head out to birthday party number two.

And birthday party number two meant celebrating our little friend SJ turning 4!! We got to spend the morning with SJ and also the evening. We celebrated with food, cake and everything Paw Patrol. And to wrap up the night since SJ got a new bike for his birthday Ben got to hop on the FatBoy and ride away!

Roller Hockey

For the past few weeks Brayden has been practicing with his roller hockey group down at Skate N' Shake. He really has found a love of the sport and over the last couple weeks you can see how much he has improved.  This past week was his first game. All the hard work during practice paid off because he made one of three goals for the team that night, bring their team to win 3-1! He also managed to get the first penalty of the season to and sat in the penalty box for a few! Gotta learn you can't trip (or so they say!) your opponents with your stick! and what better way to play hockey than with your good friend!

A Week In Review

We spent alot of time outside this week. I mean alot! With the weather starting to change and the mornings and evenings being a little cooler we soaked up the fresh air. And sadly the time will change soon and our nighttime play time will be cut short.

Aiden and I also worked on his solar system project together. He did a great job in location which one came next and making all the asteroids.

And nothing like a trip to the emergency room. Ben took a nasty fall on his bike, thank goodness he was wearing his helmet which resulted in a huge bruise. The size at first was nerve wracking and I yelled at all the kids to their shoes and shirts on and jump in the van. We made record time to the ER where Dr. Paul was so nice to get us in and out. An ice pack, some solution to clean it and sleeping in mommies bed was just what this boy needed. Next day he woke up and was ready to ride his bike again!

Brayden played in his first deck hockey game of the season. The team they played against was hard but they played well. Unfortunately they didn't pull out a win.

My big boys had a sleepover at their friends house while Crystal stayed the night at our house and hung out with Aiden and Raylan.  We also had Mem, Pep and Grandma Me over for dinner. The next day Brayden was unable to stay awake from the fun of the sleepover and lack of sleep!

The boys also enjoyed a few hours at the Skate Park over the weekend. They exclaimed that it was the best day ever!

Donuts with Dad

Each year Flagler County Schools put on a Donuts with Dad morning where you can go into school and have donuts together. 

Jake was able to attend the morning with his boys while I switched it up a little bit! My boys and I went through the drive thru at Dunkin Donuts and had a nice ride to school this morning!

Cooper Turns 6!

This past weekend we got to spend Saturday afternoon celebrating our BMX friend turn 6! Cooper's birthday party was BMX themed and featured a water slide, sand bottle making, Kona Ice and lots of  yummy food and cake! The boys had a blast celebrating Cooper!

St. Augustine

This past weekend we visited the oldest city, St. Augustine. Our first stop was to the boys favorite spot, the Old Jail. We took a tour, I got locked in a cell and we got to see what it was like to be in a jail back in the olden days and how they operated. This was our second time touring the jail and we had the same tour guide, Ian. He's funny and really interacts with the kids!

Our second stop was the Old Fashion Store. We were greeted with a free piece of candy and a tour of all types of things that were sold. Beans, medicine, rat traps and much more! The back of the store was a warehouse where we got to see bigger things that were made such as a washer and dryer, sewing machine and bikes!

We also took the trolley and toured all stops throughout the beautiful city! It was a gorgeous day to spend outside as a family!