Weekend at Cherry Hill

We took the boys to Cherry Hill this weekend for a little "light" camping and some fun. CJ got to go miniature golfing Friday night for the first time which he really enjoyed. We spent most of the day Saturday at the water park and both the boys had a fun time with that. They had a lazy river which we wondered if we were ever going to be able to get CJ off of. They also had a neat kids play area called Pirates cove which had a big pirate ship and little slides just the perfect size for CJ to go down all by himself. Jason, Gail and I took our chances on the Cardiac Canyon tube ride that was pretty fun, the only one who got dumped in the drink was Jason but he still had fun. I think we will make it a yearly tradition to take the kids up there as an end of summer adventure.

Our new deck (finally)

I have been waiting since we moved into our house 3 years ago to get a new deck and it has finally happened. We are so excited to be able to go out and enjoy our back yard. For anyone who came to our house before you know how ghetto it used to be with the rickety stairs and the shock wire around our postage stamp size cement pad. Now we have lots of room to stretch out and put out our patio table. Plus there is now safe and easy access to the lawn for the kids and dogs both. There are still a couple minor details that need to be completed but for the most part it is finished. So if anyone wants to BBQ let us know!

Gus is 1

Gus had his first birthday on Sunday. We had a party at our place and broke in the new deck. It was a lot of fun although I don't think Gus knew all the fuss was for him. He didn't have much interest in opening any of his presents but all the other kids helped with that. He did however think the cake was "awesome" as CJ would put it. Thanks to everyone who came and help us celebrate!

Monster Bus

So we were out at Jordan Landing the other night and I saw something that I just had to bring CJ to do. That child just loves monster trucks and I knew this may be the only chance he ever gets to ride in one. There was a Monster Bus in the parking lot giving rides to raise money for The March of Dimes so of course we had to do it. We had to invite Poppy to come along because I knew we would never hear the end of it if we didn't bring him. So last night we got everyone together for the big event. Jason didn't get to come along because he had to work late and he sure missed out. I had told CJ earlier in the day what we were going to do and showed him a picture of the bus I had taken on my phone, he said he was going to "freak out". He was excited all day about riding in a real monster truck, until we got there and he saw how big it really was. It took some coaxing but we got him on the bus and in his seat. What a crazy ride we did all kinds of donuts and twists and turns around the parking lot. I think the boys had a good time I wish I would have gotten a picture of their faces but there was no way I could have taken a picture while that thing was moving I was too busy holding on for dear life.

In the Fountain

We went over to moms for dinner the other night and the boys decided to entertain us. Gus finally discovered the fountain in the courtyard. At first he was just having fun playing with the water, but soon that wasn't enough and he had to crawl into the water to really enjoy himself. This fountain used to be on of CJ's favorite things to play with but I think he has passed that torch to his little brother. Of course CJ couldn't let Gus get all the attention, so he decided he would shove his face in his cake.