Fun!

Isn't this what summer is all about???

What a fun night of swimming, playing, BBQing, roasting marshmellows and being with great friends! Here's to another great summer at Copper!

Summer 2009

It is the start of Labor Day weekend and in many ways I am feeling sad that another fun filled summer has passed. What a great summer it was! Today L. and I were recalling all of the fun we had. He came up with a pretty good list:
1. Bible School
2. Baseball Camp
3. A trip to NH to pick up our New Puppy!!
4. L. lost 3 teeth...his first 3!
5. L. also had his tonsils and adenoids removed and was a rock star patient through the whole thing!
6. A trip to Easton, PA to the Crayola Factory on a VERY rainy day.
7. Lots of HOCKEY...L. played 3 on 3 every Wednesday, L. and J. did Skills and Drills hockey practice on Mondays, and lots of skating with Sam.
8. A great trip to Hilton Head!!
9. A few trips to the town pool...but L. wanted to mention it because he went off the high dive!
10. We watched daddy complete another triathlon.
11. Both boys completed their first triathlon.
12. S learned to crawl, eat real food, and got his first 2 teeth!!
13. Spend lots of lazy days at Copper playing tennis and swimming with our buddies. Some great BBQ's too!
14. Playing lots of baseball and street hockey outside!!
15. Trips to the beach.

I thought this was a pretty awesome list. The reality of routine and structure in right around the corner and although in some ways I crave that, I love summer and will miss being in PJs 'til 10 everyday!

I hope everyone had a great one and enjoys a relaxing Labor Day weekend!!
XOXO

Our Pond

This pond is across the street from our house. We spend lots of time here during all four seasons! This summer has been a summer of catching snails and other pond life. The boys love filling buckets with pond water and then depositing their treasures from the pond inside! Luckily, they are kind enough (to the creatures and to me!) to leave everything at the pond when we leave. We loved taking our dog, Murphy to the pond. He loved to jump right in and fetch tennis balls. Our new pup, Riley, loves the pond too! He hasn't ventured into deep water yet, but enjoys dunking his head under the water. It is funny to watch! We see lots of geese, turtles, and fish at the pond too. Our pond is home to a crane, which walks around on its long legs in the water. Skipping rocks or just throwing rocks is another fun pastime for the guys. I am sure you can imagine how much fun this spot is for little boys!!

Ice Cream Pie

So the kids have been having a ball this summer with our friend, Sam, who has been taking them skating twice a week for ice hockey lessons. Sam will be a senior this fall and is the captain of the high school ice hockey team! To my guys, he is like Wayne Gretzky! They absolutely adore him! Unfortunately, Sam just broke his collar bone in a hockey tournament this weekend. The kids were bummed, but came up with a great idea to cheer Sam up! "Let's make him an ice cream pie!" So we did! It is messy, fun, and yummy too. Of course we had to make one for ourselves! Notice what the kids are eating at 10:30 this morning!! Good thing it is still summer...back to good habits next week!

To make Ice Cream Pie you will need:

An Oreo crumb pie crust (I buy Nabisco)

About 4-5 cups of your favorite flavor of ice cream or 2 favorite flavors.

Hot fudge sauce

Cool Whip

Cherries without stems

Sprinkles

1. Melt the ice cream on the counter until it is soft.

2. Spoon the melted ice cream into the pie crust.

3. Heat the chocolate fudge sauce and then pour on top of the ice cream.

4. Put some cherries on.

5. Spread Cool Whip evenly across the pie.

6. Finish with sprinkles.

7. Freeze until hard in the freezer.

8. Enjoy!!

September Already!

I decided that this school year, I am going to try to write here and there to share what is going on in our house (never a dull moment!) with my family and friends. I hope to be able to share some of the daily activities, stories, good shopping finds, recipes and fun I share with the kids, my husband and our adorable black Lab!
I woke this morning and said to the guys, "Guess what? It's September!!" I needed to say it out loud because looking at it on the calendar still didn't make it seem real. We had a PERFECT September day here! Low 70's and bright sunshine. I took a catnap on the sun filled, screened porch! It felt great! Hoping for a few more hot days before school starts...kids want to swim!!