Originally posted June 29, 2008…
The first half of the summer has gone by so quickly for our family. It is hard to believe that June is already gone. Harder yet to believe is that little Lukey is now five. Luke is definitely his own little person and rounds out our family nicely. It’s hard to remember what it was like before him and now we can’t imagine life without that little stinker.
He had two parties this year – a formal one with friends and family on the weekend and a small, informal one with just the five of us on his birthday – Tuesday, the 24th. Obviously, he loved all the attention, presents and cake; but what he really wanted was for us to sing to him. Yes! He loved having us sing Happy Birthday to him so much that he had us repeat it twice – and relight his candles! J Grandmaw Bryan called and sang it to him on the voice mail. He must have replayed it nearly 50 times, as he was on the phone for over 20 minutes! J He’s such a funny kid…
The kids and Ann made and served Tom his favorite Father’s Day food items all day and then went and bought fireworks! There were sports on the TV, a couple movies, lots of food and we got to sample a few of the fireworks (had to make sure they were working properly, ya know) – the perfect Father’s Day…
Matt & Abby both ended their ball seasons this week, losing in the first round of their respective tourneys. Abby got to be the captain and call the coin flip before the game. She was excited to get a trophy in her league. Matt’s team ended up 2nd in the league and 3rd in the tourney. Tom took those two to Dairy Queen to celebrate their seasons. Both kids were over ball by the time they hit the tourney. With all the rainouts, they played a lot these past few weeks and they were ready for it to be over. Luke has one more ball game and then he is done and we can get down to some serious summer fun at home!
Recently, Matt & Abby got to spend the night at Grandma & Gigi’s house (in lieu of driving to Buffalo to see Keith and Rosie). They had a blast plus it allowed Lucas to have some special time with Mom & Dad. Matt has begun working out with the football team twice a week and will be going to football camp after this holiday weekend. Abby signed up for soccer again, so it’s only a matter of time before the kids start gearing up for the next sports season!
The kids can’t believe that the summer is already half over. We keep telling them the best part of the summer is yet to come with the pool, the fair and of course Independence Day just a week away. We are really looking forward to friends and family coming out for our annual party next weekend and we hope to see you there…