Fishing at Granddad's

This past weekend, we went down to visit Granddad and Grandmama. We had a good time, helped them move in their new couch to the "Man Cave" and even went fishing! Scottie has been asking to go fishing for the last couple of weeks so when he saw the river he was very excited. 

dad explaining how to hook a worm...

mom and shaun enjoying the river

 We dug worms, Granddad hooked 'em and then they watched the bobbers with great anticipation... and nothing happened...

 Then all of a sudden, Scottie's bobber disappeared under the water and he started reeling, and reeling, and reeling... Then out came a fish!!

He was so excited he started pumping his fists and saying "YES!!" It was a great afternoon and I am sure with these boys many more fishing tales are to come!

Trip to Baltimore Aquarium

we ventured over to baltimore to visit the national aquarium with some friends. this has been on my bucket list to do with the boys and since peter was out of town and her husband was working long hours as an accountant, we decided just to go! the kids had a blast on the drive, loved all the fish and behaved really well for the time we were gone. i was so happy we went. maybe next time we will venture to the discovery museum too!

Uncle Jeremy Visits!

Although I don't have too many pictures of this week, it was wonderful to have my brother come and visit during his harvest break! The boys loved playing Transformers and Batman with Jeremy as he actually knows what they want him to do (Mom is good, but Uncle Jeremy is the best!)

We also went camping while he was here in Maryland. He had a great time getting to know some of my friend's kids, playing "ghost in the graveyard", baseball on the sand, in the water at the lake, marshmallows over the fire and just hanging out with the guys.

Shaun loved his time with his uncle, and I loved watching him with my boys. He will be a good dad someday... way in the future! I loved getting to know him better seeing what a great young man he is becoming. I hope we have more time together like this in the future! To say goodbye, I made him a special meal... his favorite~ Chicken parmesean.

Fun with Granddad

I had the opportunity to have my little sister stay over with us when she had a day off of school and Dad needed to work. We had a good night and the next day after jumping on the tramp and playing some Wii, we headed down to Woodstock to get Christiana to her birthday party. We dropped her off at the Stonybrooke Skating Rink and Granddaddy joined us there. We were able to play putt-putt golf, Stephen lighting up the greens and Scottie trying to keep up with his brother and Granddad helping teach correct putting technique to a 2 year old ;) !! They played some in the ball pit and tunnels, then played for a bit in the arcade. Stephen challenged Granddad to an air hockey game~ Stephen's favorite. We topped it off eating out at a Chinese buffet in Strausburg. It was a fun night and many memories made. Its also a good thing this place is in Woodstock, not close by so the boys can't get there too often!

Fun with Friends

We are enjoying the Spring-like temperatures and having a great time with our friends. We were able to go to the park a few times in the last week, and for sure boys will be boys! Stephen even helped teach Scottie about baseball as he was gearing up for his first practice on Saturday.. Enjoy these pictures of the boys with their buddies, Tyler and Carson Chinn and Michael and Nicolas Kerr-Hobert. They had a blast at the park...

And playing in our back yard with their buddies!

Skating Fun

We had a blast this past Thursday going roller skating! Both boys took to it quickly, and mom remembered how to skate like I did back in the day. Its like riding a bike. You just get going on it again once your balance is back. So it was Christian Family Skate night at Winchester roller rink and many of our friends were attending so we thought we would join in. It was difficult at first trying to have 2 boys hold on to me for dear life as this was the first time they really were on skates on a slippery floor. Stephen then decided he would rather hang on to his big friends and skate with them or play air hockey on the side while Scottie, my dare devil, put up a big fight to holding onto my hand and had to do it "All my meslef". It was precious to watch them learn a new trick and I promise to bring my camera next time. All I have for today are some blurry pics taken from my camera phone, but they will have to do!! They have Christian Skate night every Thursday, so I think we will make it a habit of supporting this effort! The boys will be skating circles around me before I know it! Hope you are making new memories this year with your family and finding new adventures to try your hand at too!

Random Pictures of the Steyaert Boys!

Hope these pics give your day a lift!!