Labor Day Fun

Yesterday, Cody and I went to visit my side of the family again. We had a little barbecue and 

tried to keep my nephew, Emery, entertained. He's about to start playing soccer so we 

helped him practice in the front yard. I even got my 82 year old grandpa to kick the 

ball around! It was pretty entertaining to watch him kick and chase the ball... all while 

keeping one hand in his pocket!

I thought I had a decently large amount of energy.. until I spent the 

entire afternoon running around with Emery. That kid never stops! Oh, to 

have the energy of a child again. That sure would be nice. On a short break between

Emery's imaginative games, we looked through some old childhood photos. Ryan, my

brother/Emery's dad, found a photo of himself when he was around Em's age. Can you

say, hipsterest-hipster-before-there-were-hipsters EVER?? Hah. 

Family Fun Time

Cody and I rode the motorcycle to my parents house yesterday to celebrate a late

fathers day, my mom's 50th birthday, and my brother's 27th. Ryan (my brother) and I 

both live over an hour away from our parents -which doesn't seem like much-

but life seems to get in the way too much. It's difficult to find a day where we're all

able to spend time together. That's all right though... It just makes hanging out

with the fam even better!

Time Flies

It's not often that I get to see my nephew, Emery, but I'm always 

overly excited when I finally get the chance. He'll be seven in a couple 

weeks... So weird!! It seems like just yesterday, I was babysitting him and changing 

his little diapers. He HATED falling asleep and would cry incessantly as I tried 

everything humanly possible to put him down for a nap. Now he's in school, 

riding a bike, and doing all that fun big kid stuff. My, how time flies....