My Future's So Bright...

Owen & Ryan are looking good in their shades!

Ryan's First Crew Race

What a great morning!  Ryan's Godmother Liz had a crew race in Norfolk this morning.  Daddy and Colin were off playing softball so Ryan and I headed over for the race.  The race was just outside the Norfolk Botanical Gardens.  We got there just in time to watch Liz's 4 crush the competition!!  I was itching to hot-seat into the boat when they pulled up to the dock!  Ryan thought the whole event was very cool, especially the oars and Liz :)  Maybe there will be yet another rower in the Baird family.

Our Own Olympic Flag

In the month of August we are doing a Mommy and Me Olympics with Stroller Strides.  To kick it off we got to make our own Olympic flag and fly it during class.  We even won the Silver medal for our flag.  It was lots of fun and great mess to make. 

Home Depot for 2

Ryan got to join big brother today for his first Home Depot project.  Swinging hammers must be an innate boy skill.  Thankfully all fingers were spared and the flag holders turned out very well!  Colin painted his flag blue when we got home.

Car Wash?

The car was in desperate need of a wash and so were the kids :)  They all had a blast and the car looked great.  Both boys are super-duper helpers, especially if it's a Daddy project.

Mornings on the beach

We hit the beach every morning while we're here to take Riley for a swim.  The boys play and we enjoy the sunrise.  This morning we grabbed the fishing pole and some squid and Colin had a go at catching something.  Not sure that the bait and hook actually stayed in the water long enough to catch anything swimming by.  He did catch lots of seaweed and had a great time.  By the end of the morning Colin was quite a master at reeling it in.

Mini golf

We're having a great time in Duck with Dave's parents, Andrew and Sarah.  We took the boys miniature golfing this evening, what an affair...  Ryan was very "helpful" as he picked up everyone ball for them and handed it right back so that they could hit it again.  He did take a few swings at the ball as you can see.  After a few holes Ryan and I hit the stores nearby and Colin finished his first 18 holes with Dave.  He had a great time and had some pretty amazing shots.  Some yummy pizza to finish off the fun.  Colin ate 5 pieces!!!