Summer Days

Annie and her mom after the Lanikai 2 triathlon.


Being silly.



We had just finished snorkeling except for Peter (back in May).

Big brother and little brother

Ben blowing bubbles with Annie's visior on.


The 4th of July

Smoothies after soccer.

Dirk's CG alumni reception back in May. Summer is fun. I am so happy that I am blessed to be able to be home with my kids. It is hard at times but overall it is great.

Summer Soccer

Sorry- I haven't posted in so long. Dirk is gone to Alabama for the month to help with the clean-up efforts. So I have been busy being the Mom and Dad. Here a few photos that my neighbor took of Peter's soccer game last Saturday. I promise to post more photos in the next few days.

But here is a brief summary of the summer... we spend the days swimming, biking, scooting, playing tennis, and playing every possible imaginary game. Ben loves legos and turning everything into a boat. They both love good guys/bad guys games and being silly. Peter loves to ask me challenging questions like how does a car engine work and what materials are boats built out of and how do the boats float(which I normally instruct him to call his Daddy and he does by himself). I make the boys do chores, read, help with yardwork, etc. which they tend to complain about and call me mean names (especially Peter). But I hope that I am helping them become great men one day. Summer has been really fun. I have really enjoyed playing at the pool and beach and just having time to spend with the boys. Peter starts school in 2 weeks and I am very sad. I will truly miss him. Last year we homeschooled and overall it was a great experience when Peter listened. But this year he is headed across the street to the local elementary school. Ben will not know what to do without his brother to boss him around. But he will adjust. I hope that you are having a wonderful summer. Dirk is home soon and that will be really nice.

Randomness

Peter was so funny in the hospital. After he had his surgery and was recovering in the ICU, he asked "when can I go back to my hotel room?" (he meant hospital room). Very cute. They both are growing up so fast. I am a little bit sad.

Octoberfest in May in Hawaii- what?

Peter has been taking a music class for the last year, Music Makers Around the World. His last unit was about German music culture and so they had an Octoberfest celebration at the end of the unit complete with food, dance, German songs, and drink (juice).

Honolulu Triathlon

Here are the boys cheering their dad on in the Honolulu Triathlon. They were pulled from their comfy beds at 4:30am to come drop dad off before the race. They made this awesome sign (with some help from mom) which was great to see coming in from one of the three legs.

All the support from the family really helped Dirk...so much so that he ended up 3rd in his age group. Ben accompanied Dirk to the stage and accepted the 3rd place plaque on his behalf (note Ben's PJs from the early wake up). Ben really ate up the attention.

Peter's Broken Arm

Peter broke his arm last Sunday climbing a fence at church. He had to have surgery and three pins/screws put into his arm. It was a level three break- the worst. He also spent the night in the hospital so that they could check him for nerve damage during teh night and into the next morning. He had one cast on for the first week until the swelling went down and this morning he got his new cast. It is very cool.

Sparks-A-Rama

Peter competed in Sparks-A-Rama at the end of March. He had a great time and loved it. Sparks-A-Rama is a competition between Awana Sparks teams from different churches who compete in 6 different games for points. Faith Baptist Church (Peter's team) won this year. Peter was very sad when it was over and shocked that it only happen once a year. He thought he got to do it every Saturday.











Here is Peter in his Sparks uniform. He loves going. He has a great memory and has memorized over 50 Bible verses this year. He really enjoys playing the games as well. Dirk participated in Sparks as a child and has very fond memories of his Sparks days.