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Because I don't have enough to do around here we've now added a few more slimy little pets to our family. This past weekend was our church carnival and naturally the boys favorite game was the one where you could win a goldfish. I didn't realize how much they liked the game until the end of the day when we went to leave and I went to get their "prizes" off of my desk in the office and there were about 15 goldfish in bags!! Aye yi yi! So home we went and found the tank Evan used to have in his room and now they are living on the kitchen counter. So far only 2 have died. And please don't email me to tell me that 13 goldfish in a 5 gallon tank is cruel. Cruel would have been if they'd ended up as food for a turtle or bigger fish or some other pet that requires "live food." I'd say these fish are darn lucky!!

More pool fun with friends

We spend a lot of time in the pool in the summer so this won't be the last blog entry of the boys in the pool. They love having friends over to play in the pool with them so sometimes their friends Beth and Andrea come over after soccer and cool off with them. They are really nice girls and the boys really like them. And who knows, maybe one day one of them will be my daughter-in-law! :) (Waves to Brenda!)

Cub Scout Family Camp

For the first time this year we went to Cub Scout family camp. It was a weekend in late June and 5 or 6 families were there. We love camping so it was fun! The boys enjoyed camping with kids they knew and there were lots of fun things to do there. The boys and daddy spent some time swimming in the pond, we sat out by the fire at night and made smores, did a little fishing, and just relaxed. We're planning at least one more camping trip this summer. We're thinking about possibly buying a camper next year but for now we're tent people!

Marineland

One of the boys favorite places ever is Marineland. This year we splurged and got season passes. We went there in June and it was only an extra $5 to upgrade to a season pass so how could be not do it? We always have such a good time there and it's only an hour drive. Nana went with us and upgraded to a season pass too so I'm sure after she retires in August we'll be making a roadtrip to Marineland! Here are a few of the 300 pics I took this time!!