Happy 80th Birthday Grampa!

This past weekend we spent some time up in Big Bear for Grampa's 80th birthday. The weather was beautiful and the boys had a blast fishing, hiking, bird watching, & spending time with the family.

Brandon was able to ride on the Ski Bob behind the boat for the first time with his cousin Lauren and they stayed on for 40 minutes straight, depsite Grampa and Daddy trying to knock them off. The whole time Brandon kept yelling "Bigger Waves Grampa"!

Happy 80th Birthday Grampa!

Vacation Bible School

This week has been VBS at our church and Brandon has been having a blast.....poor Blake is still too young and he has been pretty dissapointed that he is not able to go to "Church Camp". This has given me an opportunity to spend time with just Blake and really work on his potty training skills. I am not quite sure how well he is doing, but he sure does like the candy reward when he does make it to the big boy potty.

Dylan & Brandon are best buds and they are pretty much together all the time. On the first two days of camp, Dylan would not go into their class without Brandon. Today they were able to go on the water slides at camp and they had a blast.

SummerTime Fun!

This has been a busy and fun summer for all of us and "man" has it gone by fast. Brandon and Blake have been spending most of the hot summer days playing with friends, swimming, and going to the beach. It is hard to believe that we are already in August.

Popsicles in the Schalliol family are a must and the Schalliol Boys must have one or two daily. Especially when it is a hot summer day or night a popsicle is the best way to cool off. Brandon and Blake's popsicle of choice right now are otter pops and I have to tell you they are my new favorite as well because they don't make a mess and it keeps them occupied for a little R&R for me!

Soccer for Brandon

Brandon will be on his first Soccer team this year and tomorrow is his 1st practice. Today we went to the soccer store and got his 1st pair of soccer cleets. He is so excited that he has been carrying his bag and ball around all day. His team will be Coed for his 1st year and their team name is the Silver Stars. Brandon's two buddies Dylan and Luc are also on the team and Scott and Dylan's dad Ryan are the coaches. Hopefully this will be a fun and happy experience for all. Go SILVER STARS!