Slip N Slide Action

It wouldn't be summer at the Wright house if we didn't get in some slip n sliding in. It did not come out as much as we would have liked, but when it did we made a splash!



Carson's favorite pose. Flying like Superman down the slip in slide makes you go faster.



Little man Ike.
  


Drink break.


Owen cruising down the slide.

It's that time of year...

Let the Slip-N-Slide season begin!

Happy summer everyone!

Slip-N-Slide, baby!

We have lived in our house for almost a year, now. There are so many things we love about our house, but one of the major selling points was the backyard. We wanted a big backyard for our kids to play. We always said we are buying a house for the "now" not for what may come in the future. Little did we know how much joy our backyard would truly bring the kids. We've got a nice little hill in backyard. It gives the kids great delight. Last fall we realized it was perfect for racing bikes, trikes, cars, big wheels and scooters down. During winter it was great for sledding and now that it's summer it's the perfect hill for the Slip-N-Slide!

The Slip-N-Slide has been a staple in our lives this summer. It has been modified and "suped-up" since the beginning of the summer. The original Slip-N-Slide was your standard double. We've been through about five of them since. We now put three of them together (my dad's idea-and a genius one it was) and this is our result.

This has been proven to not only provide hours of enjoyment for our kids, but for friends and family, too. The Slip-N-Slide has gotten quite a workout as have the kids who constantly run up the hill over and over again just to go down again. The kids sleep very well on Slip-N-Slide days. We are convinced that the hill is what makes it so much fun. The kids get enough momentum to make it to the end of the Slip-N-Slide, and I mean all the kids (even Stella and Ike.) It is strategically placed on the hill. The Slip-N-Slide has ramps for the kids to get "air" and they now ride a boogie board type thing down to go faster.

Oh to be young again!

Celebrate!

On Aug. 07 we celebrated the big boys' birthdays by having a party for them. It was a beautiful day spent with family and friends. The party was complete with a "light" Star Wars theme which included two Yoda birthday cakes and Darth Vader masks for the kids to wear.

We started the day by putting the boys' hand prints on their birthday tablecloth. It so bittersweet seeing how much they have grown over the years. I will say it gets much easier and the hand prints look "better" as the boys get older.

After doing the hand prints next on our agenda was to make our traditional birthday cupcakes. We always let the kids decorate the cupcakes. Carson, Owen, Stella, Isaac, and cousins Jack and Kate were the decorators this year. They did a fantastic job. The cupcakes really do turn out perfect. Isaac and Stella thought they were hot stuff decorating cupcakes. Isaac only got one decorated. It's hard to get a lot done when you eat more than you decorate. Needless to say the kids were on a little bit of a sugar high after decorating cupcakes.

Pure beauty.

The boys had a little quiet time before their birthday party. This gave the adults time to clean up and prepare for the festivities. When Carson and Owen woke from their naps they had their birthday presents from Dad and Mom waiting in the basement for them.

The guests started to arrive and the birthday party officially began. The boys had a very nice day and evening. The kids swam and went down the extended Slip-N-Slide more times than what I could count. I think everybody had a great time, especially the birthday boys.

Happy birthday to Owen.

Happy birthday, Carson.




Opening presents.

Time to move the party outside.

Thanks for making Carson's and Owen's fifth birthday party a memorable one.

Summer, Summer, Summer, Summertime!

It's summer time! We have been waiting what seems like forever for summer to get here. Carson has been asking me daily for the last month or so if it's summer. I can finally answer with a solid YES! Now that that temps have been in the upper 80's and in the 90's it's officially summer at the Wright house. The kids and I spend a lot of quality time outside. The "new" summer activities that the kids have been enjoying most are ones that involve water. The Slip-N-Slide has been a big hit along with our kiddie pools. I love that my kids love their Slip-N-Slide. It brings back so many great childhood memories for me. We put our Slip-N-Slide on our little hill in the backyard. That has made it a lot of fun. Sliding on it while going downhill really makes you go fast. We are missing not having a "real" pool in the backyard this year, but the kiddie pools seem to be good enough for the kids for the time being.

Racing to the flag

Carson makes a splash

Isaac loves splashing at the bottom of the Slip-N-Slide. (Doesn't he look like Owen here?)

Owen splashes Isaac

Stella's and Isaac's turn

Another race

Stella going down a dry Slip-N-Slide

Isaac going down the elephant slide

Owen jumping into the kiddie pool

Daddy flips Carson into pool

Stella's got an itch

Fun in the kiddie pool

Pool time