Neighborhood Fun!

We had such a fun weekend with our neighbors! The past couple summers we have spent many nights around the fire, roasting marshmallows with the gang on Howard Street....and since it was such a warm evening Saturday night, Clare and Sam decided to start the ball rolling with the first bonfire of the season! :-) 

Camden loved being part of the action and watching all the big kids run around!

Someone came up with the idea to line the kids up by the fence for a photo op. Best idea ever! We will have to make this an anual thing now :-)

Surprisingly, the boys were the first to appear (and little Emma) :-) 

Eventually, all the kids made their way over and the adults started clicking away :-)

Leo sure loved his S'more....so much so that he wouldn't put it down, not even for a picture - ha!

Love this group of kids and their families! 

Sunday morning brought another fun activity....our 2nd annual Howard Street Boat Race!!

Brett and Jack worked hard on their boats prior to the big day!

While the big boys worked on their boats, Camden had fun exploring the grass!

Brett woke up bright and early Sunday morning ready to race! He was excited and loved showing off the boat that he made!

Last year he made a raft, and this year....a Pirate Ship! 

The neighbors met at our house first for pictures. Brett was eager to greet Carolyn and see the boat that she made!

Hanging out while we waited for everyone to arrive :-)

Then...time for pictures of all the kids!

Since Camden was still napping, I stayed back with him and sent the camera with Kyle.....and these are the only two pictures he took! I guess he was just having too much fun to bother with action shots :-)

The kids eagerly put their boats in the water as soon as they got to the park..

And they were off!!

When Camden woke up, I quickly put him the stroller and walked to the bridge near North Creek to watch the boats cross the finish line! 

Emma and Anna watched for them too :-) Next year they will be old enough to participate!

Unfortunately, that is the last picture I took because Brett arrived in tears :-( Somehow, his boat got lost along the journey and he was devastated. He did come up with the idea to quickly make a new one which helped ease his disappointment....but it just wasn't the same as having the one he worked really hard on.
Despite the disappointment during the boat race, we had such a great time with our friends and look forward to many more neighborhood activities this summer!