Another fun weekend

We've been so busy that it's been a while since the boys have had a weekend at Moz and Gramps' house. Well, they made the most of it this weekend. Golf, kiddie pools, breakfast buffet. I think they had a blast!

Tough guy

With boys, I always knew injuries were inevitable. Fortunately, we haven't had too many, but Reed had a doozie last week. Alex was throwing a golf club (obviously a big no-no) and it landed on Reed's head. Right in that little spot above the eye on the bone - and it bled and bled. I rushed home from work and took him to the doctor. They were able to put a few steristrips on it and not do stitches. He doesn't seem any worse for the wear!

The good thing about Vacation Bible School

according to Alex is that Reed can come next door and give him a hug when he wants to : )

Hole in One

The St. Louis Hole in One is a family tradition (especially when recreating Brian's childhood!), so we look forward to it each year. It's especially fun this time because Alex is in school at St. Louis and Reed knows tons of kids in preschool there, too.

We headed up tonight to kick off the week. Alex and Reed both hit some balls and ran into some school friends. It's amazing how good Alex has gotten at hitting the ball - he hit a few as far as some of the grownups! After all the hard work, they had to refuel with snocones and candy : )

Father's Day

Yesterday we celebrated three amazing fathers - Brian, Pops and Gramps. The boys are so lucky not only to have an incredible dad but also two very involved and super fun grandfathers. If only the boys liked hanging out with them (ha!)

 To celebrate, we had BBQ nachos (at the request of Brian), beer and ice cream. We also had the requisite dad photo - I think we've taken the same one for at least 3 or 4 years in a row! The moms got in on a little golf action in the backyard, too.

Camp week

Brian said the other night that this is the first time in 6 years that it's felt like summer. I couldn't agree more. In the past we've always had the boys just continue going to their daycare or preschool for the summer. The weather changes, but pretty much everything about our routine stays the same. But with the boys getting bigger this year, it seemed like a good time to really enjoy summer break.

So after a vacation and a week at home with Caroline, Alex and Reed went off to their first summer camp this week. Alex went to a CBHS all sports camp and Reed went to his regular preschool's summer camp. And, I have to say, I think the two week break from routine made this week extra fun.

Reed enjoyed seeing some of his old friends from the school year and having fun new summer teachers (and a lot fewer rules!) Alex loved, loved, loved the all sports camp. He played football (with real helmets and pads on the field), tennis, soccer, kickball, ultimate battle ball (whatever that is!) and took a tour of the school. He even got recognized as one of the Campers of the Week. The cutest thing, though, was that he was most excited about the recognition because it meant he got a second t-shirt - one he could give to Reed! I love these boys!

Summertime

Summer is officially here and the boys have been enjoying every minute of it. Caroline babysat (or big-boy sat, as they call it) last week. The boys slept in late, wore their pajamas all day, played video games and ran around outside. It was the perfect way to start off the summer - a lazy week at home!

Alex topped off the week with his first ever spend the night at a friend's house. His buddy Andrew invited him over, and although I was hesitant, he jumped at the chance. He couldn't wait for Friday to come! They ate pizza, played with water guns and had donuts. Alex did great and a fun time was had by all. Even Reed got a special dinner out with us and a solo trip to the bookstore.

We are so happy it's summer!

The Johnstons go to Washington

We had the most fantastic trip to Washington last week. We stayed with Brian's aunt, Kath, and took in all that Washington has to offer. Everyone says that you should wait until kids are older to visit Washington, but we found tons of stuff for two little boys to enjoy. And outside of a few weird conversations about the "Silver War" and Vietnam, the boys seemed to just soak it all up.

We started out the trip with visits to the Air and Space Museum and the Museum of Natural History both on the National Mall. After 5 full hours of museum-going, we took our first ride on the Metro and headed back to Aunt Kath's for some take out pizza and rest.

On our second day, we took in all the monuments - from the Lincoln Memorial to the White House. Then we stopped to check out the view from the Old Post Office Tower - amazing! We took a brief monument building stop in the National Building Museum and headed back home for an afternoon in Kath's beautiful garden and sprinkler time. When the boys were finished playing, we took Kath up on her babysitting offer and walked to the cool area near her house for date night.

Then came our most anticipated day - for two reasons. First, we went to the Air and Space Annex at Dulles and it was incredible. We all agreed it was the most amazing museum in Washington with a real space shuttle and the Concorde! After a stressful afternoon of keeping the secret of the evening's event we finally made it to anticipated event number two - Kath's surprise birthday party. Kath was indeed surprised and we all had a blast.

Finally, with the cat out of the bag, all the out-of-town guests were able to come over and hang out at Kath's house for lunch on Sunday. We headed to Old Town in Alexandria for some shopping and cupcakes and then joined everyone before heading to the airport.

We were sad to leave but glad that we had such an amazing trip to kick off the summer. Thanks to Kath for a great visit and tons of fun memories!