Summer 2012- a Hot one!

Just before summer begins we have a birthday to celebrate.  Payton turned 10 this year!  Now all my boys are double digits!   It was not his best bday however.  It was also temple night for the youth and because of the dog and expected thunderstorm we split up.  Greg took our older two to the temple and out to eat.  I stayed with Payton and Noah.  Noah stayed home with the dog (he was in a bad mood); I took Payton to Chili's with a couple of his friends.  He got a few presents: clothes, money, and ipod games.  Later he had a sleep over.

 We are so lucky to have nice friends that live in our neighborhood and share their pool with us!!  Thanks Madeira's.  Here the boys are staying cool in the pool and having fun with all sorts of tricks.  Some of the Hebert boys are here too at Tyler's pool.  (Heberts are a family of 4 boys, mostly same ages as my boys.  They moved here from New Hampshire last fall.  Its been a pleasure getting to know them.  They are a great addition to our ward family here in MD.)

 Princess Fiona all stretched out!  She is funny looking when she sleeps like this.  She looks like a hot dog doggie.  Below are pics at Hampton Beach, NH.  We visited Greg's oldest brother (Nate) and his family.  - This was just before and during July 4th. 

 Since I had the dog with me I couldn't go on this side of the beach where the boys were playing in the ocean.   I did my best getting some shots of them having fun body surfing, boggie boarding and just trying to stay warm in that awful cold water.  (July 3-4th it got warmer and I actually got all the way into the water.  Im not a beach lover, well- not an ocean lover; maybe if the water was warmer.) 

A tree branch in Nate's yard needed to be brough down.  Here Bob and Greg are working on it.  They actually had to leave some of it up.  It was too high to reach.

Here is the happy couple enjoying a lovely sunset.   Below are awesome sand sculptures from a contest they had during the holiday break.  We also ate some of Blinks fried dough.  Our friends the Heberts told us about it.  It was a nice treat but it reminded me and my boys of my homemade fried dough that I believe is just as good! 

Guess which one of these won first place?

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                                                                          yes (this one below)

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Here we cross a big bridge to get to Kitty Hawk Maine and the Yummy candy store.

 Alia likes chocolate!

 Walking back at the beach.

 Alia likes to help walk Fiona.

 Im so missing my hunk of love right now.  This is a good pic. of him.  After our family vacation he flew out on a 2 week business trip. 

So, Nate took us up Mt. Major in Alton, NH. It overlooks Lake Winnipesaukee. (We didnt' venture up Mt. Washinton this time but maybe next time we will hit the Presidential Mts.)

 Payton says he's got the whole world in his hands!

 Gray still looking a little swollen from his oral surgery.  This hike was like a week after he had all 4 wisdom teeth taken out.  He is on meds. and actually doing quite well at this point.  The first 4 days were the toughest. 

 What a beautiful couple!   It was windy up here and a little chilly, but really a beautiful day for a hike.  Payton, Noah and I picked some wild blueberries that were at the top.  Greg and I really like hiking and I think we have decided we will do as much as possible in our lifetime together.  Hopefully we can hit a trail in every state!

                   What a handsome crew!  It sure was nice to see more of New Hampshire.   On the drive back Nate took us by a favorite restaraunt "Wild Willy's" and we ate some delicious hamburgers.   http://www.wildwillysburgers.com/territories.cfm     (If you're ever up there it's worth the stop.) 
(Sorry no pics of Dar and Garrin this time.  That was thoughtless of me.)