We had a great time on our trip to Ohio. The boys were really great in the car. I was expecting 22 hours of screaming, but they did great. I think they watched Finding Nemo pretty much the whole way to OH and then Toy Story 3 the whole way home. We only hit one bad patch of traffic. That was in Dallas, it took us a little over an hour to go 3 miles. The highway was shut down and all the cars were being diverted onto the service road. It was horrible!!! But we made it through.
Our time in Ohio was really fun. We got to go to a HUGE pool and Aiden got go show off some of his swimming skills. The boys had lots of fun running around in Grandpa and Grammy Tsa's huge yard. They really loved the outdoor shower. I think they got messy just so they could use the shower. They had lots of fun with Grandpa and Grammy Tsa's dog Jake too. He was very tolerant of their attempts at gentle petting.
They also got put to work a few times. They helped Grammy Tsa clear out the rocks in the front yard. Here's a picture of them standing by their rock pile.
Drew completed two more triathlons and he's got 2 more to go. He has signed up to do an Olympic length one at the beginning of September and I think he's doing a half Ironman at the beginning of October. I think he's retiring from triathlons after that. He'll still do all the swimming, biking and running, but just to stay in shape not to train anymore.
I've already started on my Christmas projects. Hopefully I haven't bitten off more than I can chew project wise. But that's why I'm starting so early!
I will try hard to get the August update done more quickly than mid way through the month. There should be lots to tell regarding Aiden's first month of school.
Until then, I hope everyone's summer is going well and you're surviving the heat that seems to taking over the entire country!
Love,
April, Drew, Aiden and Asa
