Golick's!

Benny is taking part in the Barrington Rec summer soccer program. He plays on Tuesday nights from 6 to 7:30 pm. On the way to his first soccer practice we noticed that we passed the Golick's Dairy Bar. So even though it has been wet and rainy, we are making it part of our routine to stop for an ice cream after practice. So far we have tried:

Week 1
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
Cookies n Cream
Peanut Butter Iditerod
Totally Turtle

Week 2
Cotton Candy (Benny of course!)
Mint Chocolate Chip
Peanut Butter Cup
Black Magic Cheesecake

I can't wait to try a new flavor each week. Being the geek that I am, I went on-line and found their web site. So now I can read about the flavors to help me make this difficult decision.

Uncle Caleb Visits

Uncle Caleb (and soon to be Aunt Stephanie) made their way out East for a visit.  As Caleb usually does, he bought the boys a present that is unique and best suited for outdoor play.  The video above says it all.

T-Ball Season Finale!

Benny's T-Ball season is finished.  I was the "dugout Mom" and spent my time with the kids in the dugout asking them (okay, yelling sometimes!) to sit down, to keep their hands to themselves, to avoid using the word "poop" or "cow" in their cheers and other basic reminders that 5 and 6 year olds need.  The kids were good though and it was a fun season.  

 

Benny on the bench.

A close up.

Not too many kids around to yell at!

The coveted trophy!

A Rare Sunny Day!

It has been a dreary month with very few days that make you want to jump in the pool.  Here are some shots from one of the sunny days we had.

Jacob lounging in the sun.

Benny being tossed around by George.

Benny relaxing.

A sunny day in the pool - what's not to like?

This game called Cadoo

Jacob got a board game, named Cadoo, for his birthday last Fall.  We tucked it away under the couch - where we store all of our mismatched and missing a piece or two board games and the boys forgot about it.  Ben recently found the game and asked us to play a few rounds.

Cadoo is a cross between charades and Pictionary.  You roll a dice and then get a challenge - which can include acting out a phrase for others to guess, drawing a word and having the other players figure it out, or answering a basic question.

Ben always ends up having to draw out a word or phrase.  I wanted to share some of his drawings.

This picture is of "eyelashes".

And this is a "lunch box".

And a "sea horse".

Back to Blogging...

The blog has taken a back seat to a busy month of extra hours at work, t-ball and baseball games and practices, and just overall running around.  This other social networking site, you might know it, called Facebook has also taken up some of my time!  But we are back on the blog!  

More New York....

Day two in New York City went a little like this....

We started the day with a walk around Times Square.  The boys decided that M&M World was their favorite shop.  I have to admit, you can buy some pretty funky colored M&M's there.

We then took the subway up to the Museum of Natural History (which was exciting for the boys since "Night at the Museum" was filmed there).  Here are the boys and Jackie on the front steps (Ben is hiding behind the lady on the left as he was angry that we had to go outside for this photograph!).

Here are Ben and Jackie next to the biggest mosquito ever found.  Apparently is was found in the Amazon valley in 1962 (although I might be making that up).

Here, the boys and I pose next to some statues made by somebody (hard to keep it all straight, that place is huge!).

Jacob poses with his favorite flightless waterfowl.

Ben and a giant wheel he says is from "Indiana Jones".

And of course, even in New York, the boys have to play a few video games.  The third floor of the ESPN Zone is a great place to play them since they also have a bar!

After all that activity, Jacob, Ben and Jackie had to take a bathroom break at a Subway restaurant before the family embarked on.....

...the night bus tour of New York!  This is a self portrait as the bus pulls out of Times Square.  It was a two hour tour that hit many of the highlights of the city (including the Chrysler Building, the Empire State Building, views of the Statue of Liberty and much more).  What a great way to end the day (along with the slices of pizza we picked up on the way back to the hotel!).

It certainly was a great weekend and the entire family is looking forward to a return visit next summer.