Happy Birthday

Ethan asked if he could have his birthday party early this year since we will be driving home the day before his birthday from vacation.  We said yes due to we usually are on vacation on or near his birthday for several years.  This year we said he could have his birthday somewhere else than my house.  We are leaving for the beach very soon and I really did not want to plan to have many kids at my house while I am trying to pack.  So Ethan chose Skyzone on July 18th!

His best friend Warren could not make it to his party so he came over a few days early to give him some presents too!  Also Ethan's Grandma Sherry brought over gifts on his party day.  

He invited many of his classmates and soccer friends.  Emma also invited her friend Anna to jump too!  The kids had a great time jumping for an hour and enjoying pizza and cupcakes!  We came home after the party and we enjoyed a game of Nerf gun fighting with his new Nerf toys.  We also surprised him with his new XBox One and some games.

All and all a fun time!  Ethan will also get to open a few more gifts from us on his actual birthday on August 2nd!

Family Fun

Last weekend the Kyre Family decided that we were kicking this dreary weather in the behind and going out for some fun.  However the weather turned out to be nice anyway!

Emma decided she wanted to enter her art in the Westerville Music & Arts Festival.  She had already drew something at the end of the year with her pastel colors.  She did not have art this year in school so she was a little nervous but I knew she could do it!  She drew it on her art paper and we had it matted with a hanger at Andy's Frame Setting.  He endorses the festival so I got 50% off for him to frame and mat it!  Saturday we went to the pool for a few hours and came home, changed and went straight to the festival.  The Youth Art division was being judged in the afternoon.  We came at 4 pm and she won 3rd place!  We are so proud of her and she wants to enter every year!  This is one of her dreams and I hope it happens!  Then we walked around looking at all the art and we got a yummy jumbo cream puff for dessert later!  In honor of Emma winning, we went to O'Charley's for dinner!

Sunday was family fun day!  We all slept in and drove over to the Olentangy Indian Caverns.  The kids and I have never been there but Erik had a long time ago.  When we arrived, we had an hour and a half wait so they gave us free mini golf.  It was a lot of fun and it was not crowded!  After that we still had 30 mins to spare so we let the kids gem mine.  Emma did the emerald bag and Ethan did the fossil bag since he like shark teeth.  Both were excited to find their treasures!  Then it was off to the caverns.  It was really cool to see them and it really was a little chilly!  We were down a 100 feet below the ground at one point!  After that we decided to go to an early dinner at a new place...Son of Thurman!  It was yummy (cheat meal) and had to bring boxes home!

All in all a great weekend!

Summer time!

July has come in like a lion!  Very busy but so much fun!  First things, first.  Emma danced in The Pride and Spirit of American on July 2nd at Westerville Central High School.  She sang and danced beautifully.  She was very exhausted coming straight from Nationals at TN to rehearse and go right into more dancing.  However this is what she loves to do and does it!

Then Emma danced in the Westerville 4th of July parade with her dance studio.  It was a gorgeous day but very hot!  She again did a great job!  Ethan had fun catching candy and watching his big sis!

We also had a cookout after the parade with my parents and a small firework show in our backyard.  In the evening, we also saw the Westerville fireworks with Emma's bestie Emily.  Exhausting day but everyone had a great time!

This week Ethan went to Westerville Central High School Soccer Camp. It is only for a few hours a day but he loved it!  The kids are broken up into teams by age and stretch, work on soccer skills and do a little scrimmaging.  At the end each day, they receive a popsicle!  He also received a t-shirt as well.  Little man loves soccer!