The heat makes you do crazy things...

On Friday night, we had some friends come over and we were out back playing ladder ball. The boys were the ones mainly playing. I was out there when I noticed that one of the guys was in a tank top and his boxer briefs. Not quite sure what was going on but it didn't bother me at all. Later on, another one of the guys appears out of nowhere wearing his tank top and boxer briefs. I noticed a trend starting. So, being the crazy girl that I am, I went into the house and came out to the backyard wearing my tank top and boy undies. Don't question my parenting but even our kiddo joined in on the matching outfits. Way too much fun for a Friday night! Well I won't keep you any longer without the pics...



We did a few relay races, some cartwheels and played red light, green light. Thanks for looking and sorry for the lack of posting lately. Summer always seems to get away from me in a hurry!

Traveling fools

This past week my husband and I went with my bro and sis-in-law to Santa Cruz and Capitola. We went for three days and didn't have the kiddos. It was a very relaxing time. We went to Capitola to have dinner the first night and to walk around. The next day, we walked around downtown Santa Cruz and then we went to the Boardwalk and the boys went in the water. It was highly entertaining watching them body surf. Our last day was spent at the beach in Capitola. My sis-in-law and I watched the boys go in the ocean again and then we all played a little volleyball. None of us wanted to go home because we had such a relaxing time.

Hersh and I on the pier.

The cute and colorful houses you can rent.

My brother and sister-in-law walking on the beach.

The brothers body surfing. I know they had a great time out there!

As for today, I have done some laundry and we cleaned out our pantry and refrigerator. It looks so much nicer and now I know exactly what I need to get from the store.

4th of July Fun...

There is always lots of fun to be had on 4th of July at my inlaw's house. The kiddos swim, we bbq, watch fireworks and have lots of laughs all day. I think we all had a ton of fun. Kuddos this year to my nephew that bought "The big box" of fireworks for grandpa to enjoy. It goes to show that he really is growing up. Also, since he is growing up, we had him light all of the fireworks. Now that was entertaining in and of itself. I'm surprised he didn't catch on fire. The firework show was a lot of fun. I felt bad for Zac because he was wanting to watch fireworks all week long and then yesterday, he wanted to go inside cuz he was scared. Oh well maybe he will enjoy them next year. Well here are a few fun photos from the day.

Zeke having fun in the pool with uncle Fred.

Zac having fun playing in the backyard.

I'm enjoying some yummy s'mores thanks to my sis-in-law.

I think he's too big! A big kid that is.

Some of the fireworks we lit.

I told him he had to make it a good photo cuz my battery was dying. I think he did a good job of that.

Watching Zeke play with sparklers. Sparklers are my fave. Well I hope everyone else had a great 4th as well. Thanks for looking.

Took a slight detour...

to Disneyland. We surprised Zeke last Monday when we woke him and his brother up bright and early to get in the car. We didn't tell him where we were going. He was trying to figure it out and he did guess correctly we just didn't tell him until we got there. So for the past week, we were enjoying the southern summer sun (which is much cooler than this one by about 20 degrees). We wandered around Disneyland and California Adventure and had a great time with the kiddos. I think they really enjoyed it as well. I was able to get Zeke to go on Thunder Mountain with me despite the fact that he didn't think he could do it. I was proud of him and I think he secretly liked it a little. We had breakfast with the characters which was a lot of fun for all of us except Zac. He was a little apprehensive when it came to meeting the characters. I don't blame him, some of them do look a little weird. I loved the new Toy Story Mania ride. I also enjoyed going on Space Mountain and the "teapups" as Zac calls them. We all enjoyed the week a lot, but of course, we are happy to be home again (for now). Here are a few photos from the week.








Well here are just a few of the photos. I took a ton but I can't post them all! Hope you enjoy!

Happy Father's Day!!!

Yesterday we celebrated Father's day with my dad and grandpa. Hersch made dinner for everyone. It was enjoyed by all. He made some very yummy t-bone steaks. We washed and cleaned out the car and I watched my dad play baseball with my kiddos; something he enjoys very much. Today we are headed over to my in-laws house for a bbq. We will be celebrating with the rest of the fathers in the family.
As for my husband: HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!! I love you and I couldn't raise these crazy kiddos without you!


I hope all of the fathers out there have a great day!

Minor accident in the house...

happened last week on our way to Target. I was driving and I hear Zac say "uh oh". I look back to discover that his tag had come off of his blankie. Now I was worried he was going to have a major meltdown in the store but luckily he was just content to hold on to the tag.

This was him at home walking around with his tag.

Once we got home from the store, Zac came up to me and said "fix it please". So here he is showing me where to reattach his tag to his blankie.

Here I am diligently working to get his tag reattached. I used my embroidery thread for scrapbooking to reattach his tag since I needed some thicker thread. He should consider himself very lucky that mommy parted with it.

He was waiting so patiently for me to finish.

Once again, his blankie was whole. I don't know how long it's going to last but it works for now. I tried to stitch it a lot to keep it on there for awhile.

Herschel's 30th

This past weekend we celebrated Herschel's 30th birthday with many of our family and friends. It was a lot of fun. I always love having an excuse for all of us to get together. We always seem to have a ton of fun. Herschel got some great gifts but I think the best gift of all was not having to go to work the next day because school was out! I just want to thank everyone for coming and making the party so great! I think I will let the pictures do the rest of the explaining. With out further ado:

Boys, beer and bbq: a must for every party!

A celebratory shot for the birthday boy!

A quick photo op. before the party gets too crazy!

Lighting all those candles is a group effort!

He said he didn't make a wish because everything he would wish for, he had; great family and friends!

Opening his presents.





My most favorite from the day was playing wiffleball in the street with everyone. I will be back tomorrow to let you know about a minor accident we had in the Smith house today. Not to worry everyone is doing fine. Stay tuned...