America's Got Talent...here we come

Wish I knew how to add music. :)

Beach Music

Apparently the bagpipes don't record very well on video, because this sounds rough in comparison to what we actually heard at the beach. This past week we went to the Outer Banks with Drew's dad and family. Since he was five, Drew has been doing to the beach with his family and the Kowalski family. This year, for the first time in quite a while, everyone was there (all 28 of us). This is a short video of Mark playing the bagpipes at sunset. Everyone in the houses around us came out to listen as well. It was a fun moment during a vacation full of great time together.

Noah and Ben clearly enjoyed listening to Mark play.

I will post more beach photos soon.

Bike Ridin' Boy

On Tuesday night Noah made his first solo trip around our yard without training wheels on his bike. He even managed to stop without falling most of the time.

On Wednesday morning he took off and truly started his life as a bike rider. He can now go up and down our road by turning around in the neighbors' driveways. He is even managing to start himself most of the time. ( I tried loading a second video, but it is taking too long to upload)

He is already discussing the tricks and jumps he will start doing in the near future.

Ben didn't want to be left out and spent the whole time practicing on his Big Wheel. He wanted to make sure he got a few pictures in as well. I predict another bike rider in the family before too long.

Independence Day

We celebrated Independence Day with Drew's family in NOVA. I don't have any pictures to prove it, but we had a great day with Grandma playing at the biggest playground I have ever seen and then going to Great Falls Park for a picnic and hike. Ben fell asleep in the car on the way home and then Noah took a long nap at Grandma's house. Naps were a blessing because we stayed up until 10:30 going to Opa and Grandmommy's country club to celebrate the 4th. It was a long but fun filled day which ended with a 30 minute fireworks show.

Here are pictures from the club.

Cupcakes were followed by cotton candy and snow cones. I did manage to get them to eat a hot dog before consuming large quantities of sugar.

The boys got their faces painted. Ben chose to get his arm painted instead. Noah is a Pirate and his cousin, Jonathan, is a Cheetah. Below are all three boys showing off their paint with Opa.