Soccer Fun!!!

Colton and Loraeil are playing soccer on the same team this year and they are too cute.  Holding hands while they play soccer, ha ha.  Colton has improved 10 fold and gets better every game.  Lots of goals and blocking shots in goalie too!

The coach and her daughter were calling Colton, Collin.  So finally Colton says, "Excuse me, my name is Colton."  Then at water break time, Missy asks Colton, what was she calling you?  Colton says, "she was calling me Collin, she has to be out of her mind!"  OH BOY!  ha ha ha

The great rescue

Colton practicing rescuing a classmate at swimming lessons.

Waiting....

Colton swims first for 30 minutes, then Maddox.  Maddox is not known for his patience, but today he decided to lay under the bleachers and read

View from the suite

Lots of mozzarella sticks consumed, plus a hotdog or two.  Colton learned not to shake soda before you open it.  Valuable life lesson from the Redwings.

Redwings game

Company picnic for Daddy in a suite, but the boys wanted to hang out on the grass for the most part.  First baseball game was a success if the scale is 10 minutes of watching out of the 7 innings we stayed for.

Home sweet locker

Every day after swimming lessons Maddox hides in a locker.   What a goofball.

Numero dos

Tooth #2 lost tonight on the way home from the lake house!

Playground

At the playground in the 1000 Islands!

Master boater

Maddox lives standing tall and going "really fast" on the boat!

Little guy

While looking for "bad bugs" (Japanese beetles) to catch with our soapy water cups, we found this little tree frog!  We have since found him another day plus found one more little guy too!

Happy 7-11!

Celebrated with free Slurpees after going for mom's blood draw.

Garden

No veggie garden this year, but the hydrangeas are beautiful!  Pink, purple and blue.   Colton loves helping to cut flowers for the house and to give to friends and family.

Revvy

Maddox loves Rev, or as he calls him, Revvy.  He first covered him in blankets and pilliw, exclaiming, "he's hiding!!"  Then he laid down with him and snuggled.

Rock star in the making?

Look at this kid! How cute can one person be really?

Hiding

I hidin' fwom Gampa!  Shhh!!

RNYC

Redneck Yacht Club, Dodge Bay.

Catching zzzzzzs

Sleeping during the fireworks with his earmuffs on.

Post fireworks

Long day after refusing to take a nap and sneaking downstairs to play this afternoon...  but for a few minutes before passing out the fireworks were "oh wow" and "it's so big."  (He snored in the truck on the way home.)

Waiting...

Fireworks in Clayton tonight!   Just waiting until dark!

Clothing optional, but safety first.

On vacation... clothing optional.

Wakeboarding

Wakeboarding in the St. Lawrence River.  Happy vacation!!!

Funny quotes

Colton:  Dear God, Please tell my mom and dad they are the bad guys, and I am the good guy.  Amen.

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At Springdale Farms after looking at a 600+lb hog laying in his pen.
Colton:  Mom, what is that thing on the his bummer that looks like an anklosaurus' tail?
Mom (whispering):  Those are his testicles, honey.

Jellystone Adventure

The rain didn't spoil the fun for our first family camping adventure!  Even SiSi came to stay in our cabin for one night!