More Summer-time Fun

We have such a great time during the summer, I just wanted to post some pictures of our many activities: Fishing at Jensen Park, picking out grandpa's new machine, swimming at grandma and grandpa's, and just hanging out. I just love my kids and can't imagine my life without them! I love to expose them to new things and fall in love with summer all over again through their eyes.

I LOVE Yard Sales!

I've decided yard sales are a great American pastime. I love to go out on Saturday mornings and see what kind of junk, or treasure, people are trying to sell. This year my family decided to clear out the basement and have a gargantuan yard sale. The kids and I got up at the crack of dawn and headed out to help. We had SO MUCH to unload it was insane! The kids were so good and Maisy cooperated even better than I thought she would, until it started to get really hot and then she had a total meltdown. A lot of people stopped by and my parents got rid of a lot of stuff, so I think it was a success!

Luminaries

During this year's Syracuse Heritage Days we came across a booth that was recruiting for the Relay for Life that is put together for the American Cancer Society. Unfortunately there was only a week until the deadline to have teams together to actually participate which was definitely not enough time to get one together, so we settled for luminaries this year. These luminaries raise money for cancer research and are also a way to honor those who have fought cancer. One is for my dad who has beat muscle cancer, and one is for my father-in-law who passed away in 2004 from brain cancer. Next year my sister and I are getting a team together, and we can't wait!