Openhouse at Dulles Safety Center

While Dan and Eric enjoyed camping with the big kids, Erin and I took Andrew and Anna to the openhouse at our local fire/police station. It was really fun to watch the little kids interact with one another and not be overpowered by their big siblings.

It was a hot morning, but the kids had fun seeing the "hire trucks" and other vehicles.

Camping Fun

In June, Dan and Nathan were invited to join Eric and Emilia for a fun camping weekend with Reston Bible Church. So they piled all their gear into the Korsvall's Pilot and set up camp at Pohick Bay Regional Park in Lorton, VA.

Friday night's set-up dinner was catered by KFC, but afterwards..... Chef Eric went to work. What's a camping trip without a fire and some s'mores??

During the day, the kids enjoyed lots of planned activities with the rest of the campers. The dads even got to participate in a special water balloon toss!

During some free time, they visited Pirate's Cove waterpark and had a blast splashing around.
Nathan even participated in the Family Talent Show. He told a knock knock joke.... apparently he was very courageous and cute, but the joke...... not so funny.

On Sunday morning, all of the campers participated in a outdoor church service and then packed up to head home.

But before leaving, the guys made one last stop.... to see Pohick Bay.

It was a very special weekend for Nathan and Emilia and their dads!

Jumping Jack Birthday

On Sunday, Nathan enjoyed some more jumping and climbing time at Jumping Jack Sports in Ashburn. He was there to celebrate Chase's 5th birthday with a bunch of his friends from daycare. It was a blast!

Celebrate South Riding

Every year, our neighborhood hosts "Celebrate South Riding" the first weekend of June. We were not planning to go this year as it was the same weekend as our 15 year college reunion (15 years..... wow, it's been that long?!?!) , but at the last minute our weekend plans changed. So after Dan finished coaching the last week of Nathan's soccer, we headed over to the festival to enjoy the rides, food and entertainment.
Andrew may not have enjoyed this slide, but pretty soon, we couldn't keep him off the moonbounce slides.

Memorial Weekend at Lake Anna

While Dan was away in Charlotte, I took the boys to Lake Anna for the first time this year. Unfortunately, I suffered through an allergic reaction to some antibiotics the whole weekend, but the boys had tons of fun playing with my parents and brother.
During the weekend, Andrew mastered his fishing rod and could cast and reel in his line all by himself. Andrew also started to relax and enjoy the "big" boat rides a little bit more.

The boys also had a blast launching and chasing the flying helicopter.

Bachelor Party Mayhem in Charlotte

Over Memorial Day Weekend, Dan headed to Charlotte for the NASCAR race with his brothers and some other guys to celebrate Chad's upcoming wedding. I cannot really comment too much on the festivities, but I can tell you that they rented an RV and pitched some tents in the infield for 2 nights. I understand that it was noisy, but lots of fun. Here are some random photos from the weekend. If you want more details about the weekend, then you will need to talk to Dan.

One of the guys apparently served as Master Chef for the weekend and here is a photo of one of his delicious breakfasts. I believe he somehow rigged a car battery to power his cooking surfaces?!?!?