Baseball Tonight

If I've said it once, I've said it more than a dozen times....one of the best parts about Pat's job in the liquor industry is all of the perks that we are given.  Last night we got to experience another perk....we watched the Sussex County Skyhawks, one of the minor league teams in NJ, from a luxury suite courtesy of one of the distributors that works with Pat.  

It was a lovely night outside and we were able to enjoy the air conditioning of our suite with our friends or head out into our private seats just behind homeplate, to watch the game.  The kids had a great time with all of the food and treats provided, as well as getting to meet and take pictures with the Sussex Skyhawk.  Nicholas was really the only one who enjoyed that- Addison was terrified of him up close.  Pat and I, and everyone we were with, enjoyed the food, company and some of us even enjoyed the multiple refrigerators full of beer (not me, now that I've given up the drink until after my triathlon).

All in all, we had a great time and the kids were able to see some pretty good baseball and have some fun on a lovely night!

Splish Splash

After a Saturday at the beach we made Sunday a pool day!

My Aunt and Uncle invited us over for a bbq and we packed up the kids and headed to Staten Island for the day.  We spent much of the afternoon in their pool, which was the perfect temperature to cool off and enjoy being out of the heat of the day!  

The kids had a great time showing off their swimming skills and jumping skills and we all kept nice and cool in the pool.  

After the pool we gorged ourselves on tons of food and then Nicholas jumped right back in the water- after the mandatory 1.5 hours of waiting time!

We had a great time and it was the perfect way to beat the heat- with family!

Just Beachy Saturday

We had a great Saturday today!

We were up bright and early with the car packed and everyone in swim suits and ready to head down the shore for the day to visit Uncle Geoff, Aunt Jen and Tommy.  We were down there and on the beach by noon and the kids were in the waves by 12:01!!

Nicholas and Tommy had a ball playing in the surf and watching Uncle Geoff dig a giant hole.  We all even got to witness what we can only assume was a Coast Guard training exercise.  

After a few hours at the beach we headed back to the house and spent the rest of the afternoon and evening in the backyard by the pool.  

Everyone was quite tuckered out by the time we piled into the car to make our way home!

It was a perfect way to spend a hot and steamy Summer Saturday!