Baseball Clinic and Fort de Soto

A visit to Fort De Soto.

 Adam attended the baseball clinic at the Trop.

 The other kids came along so that we could go to the beach afterwards.

 Eliza posing with her shell that she found.

Grace trying to fit in the little tube.

 We went to bayside of Fort de Soto, while Jacob was snorkeling a school of mullets came and swam into the bay.  Right after the fish came a shark, it hazed Jacob.  I have never seen everyone get out of the water so fast.

Big brother being the typically bully.

 We went and saw the cannons at the fort after the beach.

 Grace was not very impressed.

Merry and Jacob spent the whole time singing the Halo theme song in the bunkers.

Happy Father's Day

 

Happy Father's Day to the best dad around.

 These kids sure are lucky to have a great role model and friend.

Summer camps in June

 We were crazy busy with summer camps all of June.  Merry and I got to spend a week at girl's camp.

She had a fabulous time and I felt like I was on vacation for the week.

She also spent a week at volleyball camp but I didn't get any pictures.

 Adam was at cub scout day camp and thought it was the most awesome thing ever.

He got to shoot bb guns and bow and arrows and run wild all day.

Jacob was at sea base for a week. We only got a couple of photos from the scout master because he was phone free all week long.  Aside from the tons of mosquito bites he had a great time.  He loved the snorkeling and brought home a huge conch shell he found.

June evening

 Playing in the yard on a June evening once all the sports practices ended for the summer.

Brian and Adam threw the baseball around.

 Eliza showed us all her tricks.

 On the trampoline too.

Merry giving Eliza a little bounce.

 Jacob trying to block us all out.

 He finally gave in a spun Eliza around.

 Merry practiced her volleyball.

Grace and I played soccer in the yard.

Fun summer evening.

Jacob ordained a teacher.

 Today Jacob was ordained a teacher.

We are so proud of this young man and the help he is to our family.

Eliza's dance recital

It's that time of year- dance recital time- I think this might be Eliza's first and last recital because she has not really loved it that much.

 But she sure looked cute in her little sailor outfit.

 She danced to Come on Let me Take You on a Sea Cruise and she was as sassy as she looks in this picture.

 Sassy Eliza.

Showing off her dance moves.

Luckily one of her friends, Nora, was in the same dance- just a different day - to make the rehearsal day bearable.