Lego Camp

Luke attended Lego Camp this past week.  It was one of the things that he was very certain that he wanted to do this summer.  It ended up being a great experience - he loved it!  The kids spent the week building different parts of a city, including motorized vehicles, bridges, and skyscrapers.

East Coast trip: MIT

Our summer trip to the East Coast this year was planned around a very special charity basketball tournament that Michael has been part of for many years.  The MIT was founded by Michael and a group of his friends 20 years ago, and this year marked its final season.  It was great for Michael to see so many of his friends come together for one last year.

Our travel out was delayed (as usual, or so it seems with trips east!), but once we departed it was uneventful and the kids did great.  They have become very easy to travel with (thank you, ipads!).

Michael played with a bunch of his buddies.  His team didn't win, but it was still great to see so many of them come back together for the final tournament.

Following the tournament, the hosts held a big catered dinner and invited all of the players and their families back to enjoy.  Luke and Mia loved their back yard, which was filled (as many are in June in New Jersey) with lightening bugs.  The kids were fascinated and caught many ... Luke also caught his first tick on his leg (just wonderful!)  Welcome to summer on the East Coast, I suppose!

Popsicles

Such a perfect summertime treat...this was Mia's first

Mommy's off for summer...

...and we're having fun. Here's just ONE of our many fun activities from her first week off!

Fun in the Froggy Pool