It Ain't Easy Being Drew

Oh, Drewbie.

Drewbie, Drewbie, Drewbie.

Our little man. Our little cuddle-bug. Our sweet, sweet baby boy.

He's such a fun, little guy. Always bringing a smile to our face. Even when he's sleeping.

 

Yes, those are 2 straws in his mouth. And yes, he's sleeping.

Rainbow Loom and Lemonade Stand

Summer isn't complete with a Lemonade Stand. But taking it one step further, Emma decided to take advantage of the neighborhood garage sales and sell some of the many Rainbow Loom trinkets she made over the course of the summer.

She invited her friend Sydney, to be her assistant sales manager, give her half of the profit, of course. Emma had big, big plans with the money she had planned to make. Like: donate some to Riley, buy a swimming pool, and buy some more rubber bands.

And, let's see. After about 10 minutes with no customers, I believe she said, "Mom, this is really hard."

Uh huh, Emma. 

Get used to it, sister. 

 

Zip Lining at Papa and Grandma Ann's

My dad built a zip-line at his river cottage and letmetellyou, the kids LOVE IT.

Mountain Biking

Andy & I have passed our love for biking along to our kids. And I must say, with Drew just learning how to ride his bike without training wheels this summer, he gets the Gold Star! The kid not only learned how to ride without them, but he mastered it, taking his skillz to the trails with no fear. We enjoyed many, many trips to Ft. Ben this summer, taking advantage of the wonderful trails that they have!

 

CYO Camp

This was the first summer that Emma stayed overnight for camp. The first of many, hopefully, at Camp Rancho Framasa.

As a Sassafras Camper, she stayed 2 nights, 3 days in Cabin C with a few of her other SPX friends. She enjoyed all the traditional "camp" things: swimming, fire building, rope challenges, nature, hiking, horseback riding, climbing tower, archery, and - because it was a CYO camp - scripture.

She absolutely loved it, and can't wait to go back next year!

Emma and Ava

Cabin C girls are the BEST!

OBX 2014

Another fun OBX vacation was had by the Swickheimer's. But this year, fun was had without me (tear). Because I took 40 hours of PTO just as soon as I started my new job, I couldn't take another chunk of vacation hours. So, alas, fun was had without Momma.  :(

What a difference a few years makes. Left: 2010  Right: 2014

 

The Handlebar

This summer, I - along with my SPX moms - rode on The Handlebar, a pedal-powered pub. Although it started out kinda rocky (with the bike moving unbeknownst to the driver, throwing Alicia off the bike and hurting her foot) we had a fabulous time!

Anna-Lissa, Amy, Alicia, Chrissy, Jenny, Jane, Megan, Maureen, Natalie

Alicia getting some assistance from Megan