The Seminaras: June 2016

This was a week to celebrate Daddy - both his birthday and Father's Day were the same week, and it couldn't have been more special for him. First his sister and her fiance Andy came to visit and we celebrated his birthday a few days early with them. They boys signed cards for him and we had Gary's favorite an ice cream birthday cake! It was special to have Jenny and Andy, Grandma Reggie, and the boys here to celebrate. Gary picked out his own present - wouldn't you know, a new fuel tank for the '61 Chevy! He was happy as a clam. It was also nice to finally meet Andy, he and Jenny are just perfect together - looking forward to the big day next June 2017!

Happy Birthday Daddy - Brady playing a musical card with Parker looking on

Jenny and Andy with the boys

The following weekend we celebrated Father's Day. The day started with Brady helping Daddy cook everyone waffles. He loves to help. Later, Brady had multi sports and Parker had kiddie soccer, then the family came over for a cookout and celebration. It was nice having Grandpa Bob, Grammie Terry, Uncle Erik and Katie, Uncle Chris and Trish, Grandma Reggie, and our family all at the house. We even had a visit from Uncle Paul who was able to stop by before some plans he had with Darcie and the kids. It was a beautiful day so we cooked out some beef and chicken, had some cherry pie (Daddy's other favorite) and chocolate eclairs (Grandpa's favorite) and played for hours in the backyard. The kiddie pool from Uncle Paul has really come in handy this summer for cooling off on our 'hot' Massachusetts summer days. Sorry, but we're still used to hot being 110+ deg, not 90 degrees! So great to be so close to family that we can get together often and for the boys to grow up knowing them.

Sunday we checked out a local airshow / car show. They had a biplane and a Texan giving rides (for $) and two barns full of historic military vehicles, old Indy cars, and classic (20s-30s) cars. The classic cars were driven out and we saw the police catch Al Capone! Complete with a Stow MA local helicopter chasing him down. Brady even got to steer the first robotics car and show the basketball into the hoop. No fighter jets but still a pretty fun show!