Mmmmm....Bazbeaux

Spent a lovely evening out without the kids tonight.  Started off with some pizza from Bazbeaux.  I know I've said Dimaggio's in Flora is my favorite pizza joint, but this one is giving it a run for its money.  No kids means we get to have more toppings than just pepperoni! :)

Me and my "Pirate of the Convertible" look.

After driving around the circle and walking for a bit around the canal we found a spot in White River Park and watched the sun go down.

Had a great time with my favorite guy! :)

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Backyard Fun

This evening was spent enjoying the outdoors in the backyard.  Hayden was here to hang out with Rachel.  Before their backyard adventures however we had a solid hour of dancing and jumping around to "We Will Rock You" and "Cotton Eyed Joe"......a...solid....hour!

Then it was out to the backyard for some fun.

Had to grab this shot quick...

...because this was a couple seconds later.

Lightening bug time

A a few moon shots to round out the evening.

Jazz in the park

Occasionally we like to expose the kids to a bit of culture.  Or at least a little more than can be found by watching "Man vs. Food" on the Travel Channel.  Tonight we headed out to the park for the first concert in the Brownsburg Summer Concert series.  Up tonight:  Indy Jazz Orchestra.

Then there was this guy (who I assume was from the newspaper) packing all his gear.  Dusty's question when he saw this:  "What's the point of the telephoto lens if you're standing right at the stage anyway?"  Maybe it make for good definition on the nose hairs. :)

Rachel took the opportunity to do a little  a LOT of dancing.

And the look on Aaron's face when I told him to go dance with his sister.  Actually Aaron said he had a good time....his favorite - the drummer.  Go figure.

And Dusty - Mr. Perfection and Excellence - appreciates listening to good musicians.  So everyone was happy.  Especially since we ended up at Dairy Queen after it was over.

Splashin'

I took Rachel and her friend Chloe to Avon today to try out the new splash pad at the park.  Perfect place to spend a warm afternoon.  The splash pad and playground are right next to each other.  That means I can sit in the shade and keep an eye on everyone.  Follow it up with 49 cent ice cream cones from McDonald's and you have a good time.

And now for a little fun.  This is a shot of the toys Chloe brought to play with:  a dinosaur, a naked Disney princess doll, and a Chuck Norris action figure.  What a combo!  We could play "Caption This Photo", but I'm sure that could head off in a direction that would not be good. :)



Camping adventures

Just got back from spending 2 nights camping out at McCormick's Creek state park with the Painter & Bohrer crews.  We all had a great time and I only managed to inflict 2 minor injuries on myself.  One because I was acting goofy and the other because I should carry a flashlight with me at night. McCormick's creek has a nice waterfall and the kids love playing in the creek.  Waterfall = photo op. :)  Besides the creek there was also smores, hikes, dirt, swimming at the pool, sparklers, dirt, cards, dirt, cake, and more dirt...an all-around good time.

...and the fun continues

Continuing our weekend 'o fun, we headed off to the Painter's for some good food and relaxation.  The water works were already in full swing when we got there.  Temps in the 90's today = time to get out the hose!

After packing away grilled hamburgers, corn, and more pound cake and strawberries it was back outside to enjoy the sunshine.....although the bigger boys did a lot of this...

And the adults did a lot of this....

The little guys spent all afternoon playing in the water, and one little boy seemed to enjoy adding a special ingredient to his pool.....DIRT.  The result was that by the end of the day the kids were jumping into something that resembled swamp water. :) 

 Thanks to a Facebook promotion, we ended the day with some free chicken from Chick-fil-a.  Thank you Mr. Chris!  Actually the day has been wrapped up with a shower.  (See above photo!)  Let the summer begin!

Party Part Two

Since birthdays are rarely a one-day event in our family, we moved right into Rachel's 6th birthday celebrations, the sequel.  All four grandparents on hand, one uncle, two aunts, and all 5 cousins!  I gave Rachel a choice Friday morning....1.) I could make a regular birthday cake or 2.) her grandad was bringing a ton of strawberries from his patch and we could have pound cake, strawberries and whipped cream.  Without hesitation she choose the stawberries.....Mmmmm.

Dusty got to meet Carson (his nephew with the rock-n-roll hair)  for the 1st time. 

There were plenty of dolls and clothes.  I do believe I heard David exclaim at one point....Ugggh more clothes!  He just didn't get the appeal of new girly clothes.

And Aaron.....well he gave Molly some basic instruction on "pots & pans drumming".  This was some payback for the time Daniel let 3-year old Aaron drink coke in the evening while he was babysitting.  Go Get 'em Molly!