Summer Blog Salad

Well what have we been up to since my last post (May - gulp). The answer is: a lot! Of course the burden of documentation has been mounting so I shall condense it all into a nice mix. 

After Mother's Day came Father's Day, naturally. And I was especially proud of the gift we gave Jason this year. There was one particular favorite photo this winter I took of him and the boys skating on our backyard rink on a snowy night:

I took a chance on a website called Instapainting and the result was amazing! They took this photo and turned into an actual work of art. It came rolled up on a legit canvas, I was so impressed.

A true oil painting! I had it framed and he loved it :) We all wrote a note on the back, the boys traced their hands, and it is hanging over the piano. 

So if you ask me, that was perfect :) In terms of what actually happened on Father's Day, Jason got the pleasure of escorting the boys to a massive lacrosse tournament while I stayed home. Also perfect ;)

The boys had their last day of school and then we started the summer! So far we've been to Vermont twice, Long Island once, and Chatham for a week. The boys have had some time at hockey camp, flag football camp, and there has been a lot of general hanging out with friends and family. In no particular order, it has all looked something like...

(I caught a baby shark!)

Oh! And on the birthday front, I went to California in June to celebrate (my) GG:

And Jason turned 44!

Which brings us nicely up to date for the most part. Next post is the Summer 2021 trip to Chatham, and then Ashton turns TEN!! Double digits ahhhhh!! It'll be a doozy!