Haydon Hawks.

When I think back to when I was younger, I have some the fondest memories from when I was in elementary school.  This is probably one of the many reasons I decided to become an elementary teacher.  Travis and I both went to Haydon Elementary school.  We loved it there!  If you are a Haydon Hawk alumuni, you have to remember how awesome the teachers were there. All I have to say is...Ms. Jones!  She was probably the most memoriable teacher I've had.  She made learning fun...I remember putting on plays and skits in her class all the time.  Well guess what....

I will be a Haydon Hawk once again in the fall...I will be teaching 2nd grade there!!  I feel so honored to be giving back to the school that has left an impression on me.  I hope to be the "Ms. Jones" of Haydon for all my future students! :)

Fun and Fireworks.

For the 4th of July, we headed to Old Town Manassas for the fireworks.  The boys had fun running around and climbing on the cannons.  I thoroughly enjoyed standing in line for ice cream with my mom for 45 mins!!!  We had some good quality girl time :)  All three boys stayed awake to see the fireworks display. Tyler LOVED it...Brady was unsure...and Chase...well I think he was indifferent :)

Outside Fun.

There is a good chance that you will either find us at the park or at the pool.  The boys LOVE being outdoors...and so do I!  I pushed Chase in the stroller and Travis pulled the boys in their wagon to Braemar Park.  They played a little basketball with their daddy, while Chase went for a walk with his mommy :) 

The boys wanted to wear their hats and wear them backwards "like a daddy".

Travis' parents have a beautiful backyard with a fabulous pool, which we take full advantage of!  The boys love swimming.  Tyler swims all around the pool with his floaties on.  We are hoping that Poppa will work on swimming with him at the beach ;)  Brady LOVES jumping in to you.  The first time he went swimming at their pool, he walked over to the diving board and wanted to jump off!!! This boy has NO fear!! You can't take your eyes off of him. 

He cracks me up!!

Chase loves the water as well.  The pool water is usually too cold for him so we just turn the hot tub down and put him in there...it's like bath water.  It usually puts him right to sleep.

Summer Time Fun.

The weather has been beautiful here and we have been taking full advantage of it.  I've been taking the boys to the park near our house.  Sometimes we drive there and other times I make the 2 mile walk with the stroller and the baby bjorn...talk about a workout!!  The boys love to bring their basketballs and baseball gear.  I guess I'm preparing myself for the days I will be running the boys to and from practices and sitting and cheering them on at their games.  It's gonna be so much fun! 

You better watch out for those "bulldogs"!!!

Lead off batter Brady Crowder is up to bat!

Our homerun hitter Tyler Jacob will be bringing it home for us!

People at the park keep telling me that I have my hands full. Just wait till you start running around!

Chase - 3 Months Old.

Who doesn't love a smiley baby?!  Every morning Chase wakes up with a smile on his adorable face.  He is just the happiest baby ever.  His favorite thing to do is to lay in his crib and smile and laugh at his mobile.  When it stops moving, he let's out a little fuss to let his momma know to turn it back on again.

New York.

On Thursday, June 17th, we headed up to Long Island, New York for a wedding.  One of Travis' best friends, Chris, was getting married and Travis was part of the wedding party.  Since Chase is still so little and I am exclusively breastfeeding, we brought the whole gang and some reinforcement...a.ka. "Gamma and Poppa".  We had a great time and I know Travis enjoyed seeing all of his GW baseball buddies. 

While Travis was playing golf with the guys, we took the boys to a New York diner to get breakfast.  The boys had chocolate chip pancakes and then grandma gave them a bite of her "cupcake" (blueberry muffin).

<3 My Boys!! <3