Firin' Up the Grill

We had some of our friends from church over for a cookout this past weekend. We are so blessed to have such wonderful people in our lives! However, there are a few of them who are on my hit list at the moment. I'll get to that in a minute. The kids were just entranced by Andy's little fireworks demo. He also gave them sparklers and sent them running around the yard. Not quite sure what a smart idea that was, considering the majority of them were 4 or younger. Thankfully they all managed to leave unsinged. About my hit list - some of the guys thought it would be oh so funny to come back with their own fireworks and set a box of them off right outside our bedroom window at 1:30 in the morning. We jolted out of bed, wondering what on earth was going on and why our room was lit up in so many colors. All I can say is this - revenge will be swift and will be very, very sweet. Men can be such kids at times, can't they?

Beach Boys

Yet another wonderful weekend down at the Outer Banks. These boys LOVE to ride the SeaDoo with their Papa. It's their favorite part of summer.



Caleb is finally brave enough to go into the big pool with a life vest on. Up until last week I couldn't get him to leave the kiddie pool. He just has his own time for doing things, that's all.



Alex, on the other hand, has NEVER been afraid of the water. He's always been a natural water baby.




We finally found a way to tire these boys out before bedtime - letting them run up and down the hill at the Wright Brothers Memorial. Works better than popping an Ambien!

Farewell Franklin

Well, we decided to turn our turtle loose. The novelty had pretty much worn off for the boys, and they didn't seem to mind at all when we suggested letting it go. We took it to the park and boy, did that turtle book it into the bushes when we set it down. Turtles can actually move pretty past when they want to. I know it looks like Caleb is crying into his hands in the second picture, but he was just rubbing his eyes. PETA would be so proud of us!

Feeling Hot Hot Hot!

My mom and I took the boys down to the Outer Banks for a few days. With the weather topping 100 degrees here, we were thankful to be down there with the constant breeze. It was so beautiful and relaxing at the beach.



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See those 2 teeny weeny black things on the left side? They are tadpoles. Alex pulled a shell out of the water, and one of these tadpoles was swimming in the water inside the shell. Of course Caleb wanted one too, so he went and pulled a shell out of the water. As I am trying to explain to him how slim-to-impossible his chances of also finding a tadpole were, I hear him shout "I got one too!" Go figure.

No More Pencils, No More Books...

You know how the rest of that saying goes. Yeah - school's out for summer!! Let the beach season officially begin! We all got to join Alex on his end of the year trip to the zoo last Monday. The kids had a great time. His last day of school was Thursday. I so love not having to get up early and fight the carpool lines. No alarm clocks for the next 3 months. Life is great!

Memorial Day Memories

Memorial Day weekend at the Outer Banks - the official start of summer for the Weissinger family. This is our home away from home, especially in the summer. We just LOVE spending time down at the marina in the neighborhood where our parents have a home. There is nothing more relaxing than just sitting by the water, watching the boats sail by. The boys are usually either fishing or crabbing, when they aren't swimming or jet skiing. They are much more successful at catching crabs than fish. We can't wait to go back!





First, they catch them...


Then they cook them...


You know what happens next.

My How Time Flies!

Caleb finished his first year of preschool! Wow, this year flew by. He only has 14 more before he heads off to college. :) Alex finishes one week from tomorrow, then our summer officially begins!


You'll find Caleb on the right-hand side of the picture. He's the only one with his leg up in the air. Of course.




There's no better way to celebrate a preschool graduation than a Happy Meal at McDonald's, Caleb's favorite place for fine dining.