Surgery

Well, the dreaded day has come and gone and Scott has been doing much better lately.  It's been about a week and a half since his shoulder surgery, and things are going well.  The first several days were a little rough, but every day he seems to be getting better.  He'll be in a sling for six weeks and we're not sure what to expect after that, but for now, we're just taking it a day at a time.  He feels badly that he can't be more helpful around the house and with the kids (at least that's what he tells me. =)) but I don't mind picking up the slack.  He did manage to empty the dishwasher the other day.  I was so surprised!  It sounds like a little thing, but it made me so happy.  A couple of his friends showed up the day of his surgery with a hilarious bouquet of balloons.  They did "man up" their gift a little with the UFC hat and shirt, though.  

Last Hurrah

With shoulder surgery looming in the near future, Scott has been trying to fit in as much golf and other two-handed activities he can.  He and Logan went wakeboarding with some friends of ours yesterday.  Scott had been once before, but this was Logan's first time.  Apparently, he hopped right in the water with no reservations.  He must get that from Scott.   

VA Beach

The beach was the first "mini vacation" we took during Scott's week off.  I was shocked at how fearless Mason and Logan were.  The minute we got to the beach, they took the boogie boards and headed into the water.  Brady was more comfortable on dry ground, however.  Maybe next year he'll get in on the action too.  Claire was perfectly content to relax under the umbrella and had fun splashing in the baby pool.  We're already looking forward to our next beach trip!

Natural Bridge Caverns

Natural Bridge

Wintergreen

So many updates, so little time

Here's a quick recap of our fun summer adventures...Scott's entire family came and stayed at the ranch for our third annual Schlensker family reunion.  This is the only time of year that everyone can be in the same place at the same, and as always, we had so much fun!  Mason attended his first-ever cub scout day camp where he learned how to shoot bows and arrows and  BB guns and got to do all sorts of fun boy stuff.  Logan lost his second tooth and Scott took a week off work so we could have our own mini family vacations at VA Beach, Natural Bridge and Wintergreen.  It's been a fun summer!