Lego Camp

Mac went to Lego camp.  He had some frustrations in trying to get his ideas into those Legos.  The picture above is of a destruction derby car he made.  It actually works!  The forklift can get under other cars and then lift up.  Well, it would work if the car had more power.  It was an incredible idea, though! 
Overall, I was a bit disappointed in the Lego camps, I'm not sure we'll do those again next year.

Chandler at Shriner's

We went to visit Chandler at Shriner's Hospital in Sacramento.  He had a major surgery to help him to retain his ability to walk, and hopefully to improve his walking.  He is one tough kid and I admire him so much.  They had Christmas in July while we were there.  Chandler got to see Santa and even one of his reindeer (a gigantic white dog with antlers!). 
Shriner's is an absolutely amazing place.  We are so grateful for their generosity and their support of children with CP. 

John's New Buddy

My friend from school came over for dinner.  We got to meet her husband and little boy, Bradley.  Bradley and John had a great time playing together.  I think it will be great to see how these boys grow up while their moms are in school.

Park Fun

 We took the kids over to the park to play.  John can now ride his bike the whole way.

 The kids had great fun jumping off of the swings.

 Ryan was like a ninja!!!

Maddie got some great air!

Happy Birthday Eliza!

 We hosted Eliza's birthday again this year.  I LOVE Eliza's birthday.  Julie throws the best parties!!

 We got a snow cone machine that made delicious treats!

 The swimming pool was FULL of kids.

 Eliza was happy.

 It was windy, so it was very tough to blow out the candles, but Julie worked it out!

 Here is most of the kids at the party!

CARD Party at DeGarmo

 This year the community party was at DeGarmo.  The kids had a great time as usual.  Grandma, Grandpa, and Uncle Jeff joined us.  We took a picnic dinner and watched the kids play their hearts out.  The really enjoyed this inflated slip and slide.  They also love the art projects.  Ryan's favorite was probably dunking the police officer in the dunk tank.  When it got dark, we got ice cream and watched Despicable Me on a big screen outside.  It was really super.

Miniature Golf

 We found ourselves with a bit of free time, so I took two of the boys and went to play miniature golf.  I don't think Ryan had gone before.  We had a great time.  I won!  Mac was tough to beat.  Ryan was just plain hilarious.  He really wanted to swing the club high!  But, he did a great job.