Niagara Falls Minus the Barrel

We had great time in Niagara Falls experiencing this amazing sight. We went on Maid of the Mist boat right directly to the bottom of the falls. They say mist, so that's what I was expecting. More like drenching rain. Seriously it's good they give you ponchos. Brandon and Zach thought it was great, although Nate was giving us a look like, "Seriously Guys, we're doing this on purpose?"


The Frost boys with the Mounty.

Looking down on the falls.

Nate and I on the Maid of the Mist...doesn't he look thrilled?

4th of July

We had a great 4th of July weekend this year...unfortunately I only had the camera handy for one event.

We went to the Rivercats game on Friday with Grandpa and Grandma and a sold out crowd. They had a great fireworks show after the game. The boys especially liked getting Rivercat claws to wave.

Then on Saturday we went to the Parade in downtown Roseville and to the festival in the park. That night we put on our own fireworks show.

On Sunday, my Uncle Roger and Aunt Flo dropped by to spend the night while they were traveling. It was great to catch up with them.

Thanks everyone for an awesome weekend!


Zach getting a hole in one.

Brandon playing Tic Tac Toe

Nate scoring a basket

The boys waiting for the parade to start.

Marine World

Mom took us all to Marine World in June. The boys had a great time on all the rides. Brandon and Zach loved the Cobra roller coaster and Tony Hawk's Big Spin. Nate enjoyed all the kiddie rides too, which his brothers consented to go on as well. We actually made it to 2 shows this time. The Sea Lion show was hilarious and the Dolphin show was amazing as usual. Thanks Mom!


Riding the frogs

Checking out the dolphin show

Happy Birthday Brandon!

I can't believe my first little baby is 7! How does it go by so fast? Brandon got to celebrate his birthday at his Grandpa Ron's cabin on Lake Bonaparte in New York. Since Brandon is 7, here's 7 things we love about Brandon in no particular order:

1. Brandon is 100% forgiving, he never holds a grudge.
2. He likes everyone...everyone is his friend.
3. He's a really good reader.
4. He has a killer baseball swing.
5. He is fearless and confident.
6. He still likes to cuddle.
7. He loves music, we get concerts all the time.

There's 7 of many great things about Brandon!


Lovely, huh? They were warming him up a little.


Seven years later...you've come a long way baby!

Camp Week

We decided to do some camps the first full week of summer break. Brandon and Zach went to golf camp and worked on their driving, chipping, pitching and putting. They did really great!

Nate and I did a music camp where he got to shake his booty with the other toddlers.

Brandon also had Cub Scout Twilight Camp in the evening. His favorite things were water rockets, water games, the obstacle course, and archery. Jerry had fun helping out too.

Great job guys!


Zach putting toward the hole.


Brandon had an awesome drive here.


Nate playing the rhythm sticks.


Brandon taking on the obstacle course.


Brandon winning the raingutter regatta boat race.
You make your own boat and then blow on the sail
to race them.

Bubble Lady

We've been hitting the weekly library shows that are part of the summer reading program. It's really too bad I didn't have the camera at the 1st one when the animal show involved a bear and an alligator.

But I did have it along for the Bubble Lady and Zach got chosen from the audience to help. I always thought he was a bubblehead.

Children's Discovery Museum

On the way home, we made a stop at the Children's Discovery Museum in San Jose. It has a lot of great exhibits, but the kids particularly loved the waterworks. There were so many ways to use water to move plastic balls around. We were probably at this exhibit for 45 minutes and it was the only one we visited twice.


You roll the ball down this ramp and the stream
of water shoots it up in the air.


Soaking wet and still darn cute.