Summer Fun

Long time no blog!! It's because we have been having too much fun this summer! It is hard to believe that it is July already, and only 11 days until the Alex and Jenna's birthday...Yikes!! Back in January Alex went to a birthday party at the bowling alley and had a blast. He asked if he could have his birthday party at the bowling alley, too. Since it's Alex's 5th birthday, Joe and I were up for something different, something fun. But of course, we had to run this by Jenna. So, on June 22nd we all went bowling and had a great time!! We all bowled on a lane with the bumper guards - Joe and I needed all the help we could get since we haven't bowled in ages. Jenna's verdict..."Let's bowl!" She whipped Alex and I!! My little girly got two strikes in a row and ended with a score of 118. Despite the all-needed assistance of the bumper guards, I still only scored an 88. Alex finished with a score of 77 and Joe beat us all with a final of 129. So, a bowling party it is this year! The kids and I have been doing the "pool" circuit this summer. We have been to our friend's pool twice. We have been to the water park once (where I got sun burned for the first time in years...ow!!) And we have been to another friend's pool club. Each time, the kids had so much fun!! They are really into swimming and Jenna is determined to do everything by herself. So, I got her arm floaties and off she goes, with a big proud smile on her face. Alex is so cute in his goggles, that he must wear at all times, and beams with accomplishment when he puts his head underwater. We are off to yet another friend's pool next week. We have a small pool set up in the backyard that the kids love, but there are no water slides, and that has been their favorite so far! We had a nice quiet 4th of July. The kids and I went to visit my family for a few days before the holiday and made it back home for our town parade. We were asked to be the "Rochester Family" for the parade - ride on a float and throw out candy - but our kids declined because they wanted to get candy rather than give!! It was really nice and it was actually Jenna who had to hold her hands over her ears more than Alex this year. But they were both in agreement when it came to the fireworks...No Thanks!! So, we skipped them this year and just watched the Macy's Fireworks on TV. Even that didn't hold them to long. Hopefully, they will enjoy the fireworks at Disney.