Cribbs Half Dozen: July 2012

July was another busy, fun-filled month for us. We crammed in a whole lotta activities in a short amount of time. The month started off with a bang – Fourth of July! We normally have a family celebration, but it didn’t work out this year. We celebrated the weekend before at a parade with some of our dear friends. This is only 3 families!!

Due to daylight savings, our fireworks don’t normally occur until 10pm. Yes, it is summer time, but it’s just not worth staying out super late for us.

We headed to the Children’s Museum for another outing with some of our friends. No matter how many times we visit, we always find lots of fun places to play and learn.

Elizabeth and Mandy were the Mama dinosaurs protecting their eggs.

The boys chillin’ in the dino nests.

A favorite exhibit of our revolves around one of our favorite items…. LEGOS!!!

The cutest race car driver around!

Best friends and their LEGO creation.

INCREDIBLE PIZZA

A favorite activity of ours is to play games. We have a place nearby called Incredible Pizza. It’s all you can eat, themed dining rooms, arcade games and other activities. This trip, we cashed in on our kiddos great report cards for some extra ‘fun money’. We also had several passes to allow us to play a round of Laser Tag.

We had a BLAST!! The little boys weren’t too sure at first, but they followed their daddy’s lead and we had a ton of fun.

I got a picture of the final scoreboard. Take a guess as to who was who…

David and the boys were on the red team, while Caroline and I were on the red (Elizabeth decided to sit this one out).

We played a few more games and Caroline hit the “Jackpot” twice on the Jackpot game! She won over 800 tickets.

Being the kind sister that she is, she pooled all the points together to share with her siblings. They came away with several treasures from the prize room.

BASEBALL

We added a new sport to our experience this summer. Jonathan played coach pitch baseball for the Detroit Tigers!

Considering it was his first season, he really improved! Most evenings, he and David would be practicing in the back yard with throwing and catching. He persevered and we definitely saw progress.

Swing, batter!!

DRESS LIKE A COW AT CHICK-FIL-A

One of my favorite days of the year is when we get to dress up like cows to score some free food. Over the years, I’ve accumulated our costumes and stash them away for this annual event. This year, David and I scored a breakfast date to Chick-fil-a. Don’t I have a handsome date?!

Of course, the kiddos didn’t want to be left out….

GOVERNOR’S MANSION

We had the opportunity while some family was in town to visit our Governor’s mansion. We had a lovely time and the Butler was a fantastic host.

Holding some of the silver from aboard the USS Indianapolis.

Caroline was able to play on the Governor’s grand piano!

Our family patriarch was sworn in as an Honorary Governor. Can’t you just see the cuteness oozing out of the butler?!

Speaking of cuteness…. This little bench was just the perfect size for our four sweeties to squeeze in!

PERRY PARK

Another of our summer traditions is to go to the local pool for a day. As the kiddos have grown and taken more swimming lessons, this is not as stressful of outing as it used to be! Needless to say, our kiddos are not afraid of water!

A sure sign of a successful pool outing = no sunburn and four tired kiddos!!

2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS

To finish out our summer, we planned an Olympics party with some of our friends. The day started with Olympic poptarts!

The Olympic party consisted of Opening ceremonies, a torch relay, a Parade of Nations, events for the athletes, a cook-out, and watching the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremonies.

Lining up for the Torch relay from oldest kid to youngest kid from the four families represented. These kiddos have known each other their entire lives and we hope they remain dear friends forever!

Parade of Nations: The Nation of Cribbs

The Dad’s even got into the events!

The cheese puff toss was a big hit with all the kids! This was a much more enjoyable activity with shower caps than our last experience… (see March 2012)