We start back at JUNE 26th... JT's birthday morning.
Here he is, 3 years old!! SOOO BIG!
JT gave a present to Sam too. His first Optimus Prime. What nice brothers? :)
Best part about birthday mornings... CAKE FOR BREAKFAST!!
Ya-Ya came over too...
and brought more cake!!
We had a good day. After all the sugar, we took both of the boys to see the new Transformers movie. JT fell asleep (more like crashed after the sugar high). Then we went to feed the ducks and have dinner. We enjoyed the day together. :) Here is JT and Sam helping Poppy mow his lawn.
We got one night out with our friends. We wish we could have spent more time together... but we enjoyed our dinner and drinks. 
The guys...
some things never change.
This is MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) also known as, Rocky Training. The boys went with their cousins to Rocky train. They had a great time.
The boys and Uncle Fred.
Fourth of July...Carly does not like getting her picture taken, but with Aunts like us... she has no choice! :)
The boys enjoying the pool with their big cousin Cosie.
Sisters.
JT with Poppy and Grandpa.
The kids playing badmiton without a net, but they had fun anyway!!
I'm guessing JT is tired?
Duck, Duck, Goose... yea, we are bringin it back!
At the end of the night, we didnt do fireworks (the kids passed out as soon as they got in the car) but they had fun with glow necklaces and bracelets and tons of tattoos. It took weeks to get them off!
Aunt Trixie came up while we were in town. We got into a bit of trouble for discussing Daisy's weight. Here are a few pictures of her.
Sam had been wanting to go mini-golfing, so YaYa treated the boys and Cosie to a fun afternoon.
Somewhere along the lines, JT decided it was more fun to sit on the hole accessories rather than play golf. :)
Love this pic.
JULY 11th... Sam and JT's combined ROCKY birthday party. This is what everyone saw when they walked in. We decided to go with Red, White and Blue because Rocky does where those shorts and the boys also like Apollo Creed.
Matt got this cardboard cut out for Hayden a few years back. He let us borrow him for the party.
Rocky favors. All the kids got Rocky CD's, candy, punch balls, and knock em sock em finger puppets
Matt superimposed Sam and JT's face on a Rocky picture.
The Rocky cake I didnt make :)
The boys taking a picture with Rock.
The party has begun. It rained all day, but around 3 the sun came out and the party started at 5, so it was perfect! They ate and swam.
IT was a bit cold for my Arizona boys...
Finally, Carly let me take a picture of her! :) She looks nice when she smiles for the camera!
Rocky Training. This was my favorite part!! After dinner all the kids went through stations of Rocky training while Rocky music played. The stations were Under the Rope Punching with Dad, Push Ups and Sit Ups with Uncle Fred, Jumping Rope led by Poppy, and Finishing it off with Bruises given by Anita. The best part was that we had boys and girls ranging from 3 to 16 and they all had a great time. Just look at the pictures. Thanks everyone!!Under the rope punching... Sam, JT and Cole
Jump Rope - Carly and Avery
Bruises. Colton and Kenna
Jump Rope - Sam, JT and Cole
Under the Rope Punching with Cosie, Jake and Hayden
Push up/Sit ups with Colton, and Anthony. The best part about this station was Uncle Fred calling out insults!!
Dad demonstrating proper technique
Even Uncle Tom got into it when the girls were whimping out at the push ups and sit ups!
Bruises for Sam, JT and Cole
The girls mixed it up a little and danced through the rope punch station. This is a video...press play.This was funny too... Uncle Fred said Push ups and JT laid on his back then he got up for the push ups and well, the video shows it best...
Here is the video... press playColton and Anthony jumping rope
Look how ready they are to fight now! 
Finally, we had the pinata. But instead of hitting it, they punched it. We used an American Flag hat like the one Apollo Creed wore in Rocky IV. 
CANDY!! Look at Hayden! He is in the air!
Before cake we danced to a little Rocky music. JT is getting down here... right after the picture he took a header into the driveway and had scrapes on his head and shoulder. I love that boy!
Cake Time!
Of course we needed 2 - Rocky and Superheroes -
Presents. This is always a crazy time. Especially for a control freak that their mother is!!
The next day. Aunt Lisa got the boys Rocky outfits and JT wore it for 3 days straight. Here he is practicing the next morning. This is my FAVORITE picture. Look at his face!
We went to the Strong Museum with Hayden Anthony, Cole, Uncle Fred, Aunt Nita, Aunt Carol, Grandma, Grandpa and me. That place is pretty cool.
wegmans!
End with the most recent thing we did... I went to the Keith Urban Concert with my girlfriends. It was a lot of fun. I had to post a couple pics. 
I had a blast ladies!
Next up... we are waiting for YaYa and Poppy to get here on Monday. Then we will be heading to California and going to Disney for the boys birthday present! We are so excited!! Will post again soon!
