The McElwain Family

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Cub Scout Day Camp

Owen went to his first Scout Camp this week. He had a great time, despite the heat. I volunteered for two of the days. Boy...I am getting old - I was exhausted by the end of each day! Anyways, the boys got to try archery, sling shots, and fishing. They also had different stations-like crafts, sports, and space. They also got to go swimming each day. It was very well run and the boys made some wonderful memories. Enjoy the pictures from the week.

Making Space Slime

Sling shots - what every boy loves!

Learning to whittle (sp.) with soap and a plastic knife.

Learning to tie knots

Jumping in the pool! Time to cool down!

Making a rocket with a 2 liter bottle.

Logan and Emma spent time on the playground and doing activities. They also got to go swimming with the boys each day.

The whole gang after a long, hot, and sweaty week!!!

Owen caught 3 fish in a row on the last day. He didn't even lose his bait. Needless to say, he was very happy since he hadn't caught a single thing all week.

Emma going off of the diving board.

Emma again

Archery

Monday, August 17, 2009

The Dining Room Returns!

Well...after 8 plus years of using our dining room as a playroom, we now have it back. Since we are getting the house ready to sell, we knew we would have to make it look more presentable. If you have been to our house in the past year or so...you know how many toys we had packed into that room! It was no easy feat, but we were able to give away, throw away, and pack away the toys. The dining room table is from Jonathan's Great Aunt Rose . Today Emma and I went shopping and bought a table runner and created our own centerpiece. I am not very good at stuff like that, but I think we did okay. The kids can't wait to eat at the table. It's hard for them to understand why we have two tables...too funny!

Saturday, August 15, 2009

Birthday Party

Today we went to our nephew, Connor's 4th birthday party. It was held at the Lutherville Volunteer Fire Dept. The kids learned a lot about fire safety and they had a great time. They rode on a fire truck and even got to shoot a fire hose. It was nice spending some time with the family.

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Dewey Beach

We enjoyed a wonderful week at Dewey Beach! It's always great spending time watching the cousins play and interact-not to mention sitting on the beach relaxing. We had great weather most of the week - only one really rainy day. We enjoyed jumping the waves, boogie boarding, digging in the sand, and eating lots of yummy food! It was another great week at the beach - can't believe it's come and gone already. Here are a few of the 1000 pictures I took this week - Enjoy!

Sweet little Maisie - what a cutie pie!

Emma was really into boogie boarding - Owen didn't try it as much.

Logan liked splashing around in the waves.

Beach Beauty

My handsome nephew!

These two were trouble! They had quite the love/hate relationship!

My cool beach guy!

Owen loved his shades!

The cousins in the hole - little prairie dogs.

Connor cheesing it up

We took the kids out on the beach at night when it was a full moon. It was absolutely beautiful. A man on the beach was fishing and brought over a sand shark he had caught! We really had a good time sitting on the beach and looking at the stars. I thought this was a cool shot of Jonathan and Emma in the moonlight.

Logan and Connor checking out an "un"lucky ladybug.

The whole family went mini golfing in Ocean City. Although it was very hot, we had a fun time.

Funland Fun! Gotta love the Freefall ride!

Pure joy on their faces!

My handsome Owen

Maisie wanted to be just like her big cousins! Here they were playing with I pods.

Logan posing with a sailboat in the background.

Owen riding with the shark that he and Daddy built.

Here is the annual family shot that we took. Every year we attempt to get a good family shot - despite many protests and unhappy campers, I think we did alright.