The Boone Family

The excitement for the couples trip getaway weekend is something we look forward to the moment we plan it.  This year we were headed to Baltimore, MD.  Look at us...so giddy for a weekend away kidless When we arrived we dropped our luggage off at the hotel and found a restaurant to try.  It was called the Rusty Scupper.  The scene was quite fancy and the prices on the menu were more than we anticipated, but...when in Rome? On the way home we stopped by the store and Bob purchased "regular beer"...turns out we were tricked...just a stinking sticker on the can. Poolside beauties...catching some rays and reading some books...living the dream! This is amazing...Bob reading!!!! Super fun crowd at the pool! We were able to catch an Orioles baseball game.  What a cool stadium it is! After the game we traveled over to a super cool outdoor place where there was a live band, a night club, and giant jenga. A very interesting night club for adults...we brought the average ...

This is Bob checking in.   A couple of years ago we decided to buy the boys tickets to see the guys from the show dude perfect when they were coming to Cleveland to perform at rocket mortgage Fieldhouse. The show was postponed multiple times over the last year or so due to Covid. Needless to say, the boys have been waiting for this for quite some time.   We had some friends (the Foisy boys) who were also going, so we met up before the show for dinner.   We also ran into some friends from the neighborhood (the Wolf boys and mom, Jen).   Getting to take pictures with the cardboard cutouts of the guys from Dude Perfect was a hit.    They made the show about as fun as it could have been.   The boys really seemed to enjoy the experience and it was fun getting to go with them.  

This is Bob checking in.   Back in 2020, I was supposed to go with Landon as a parent chaperone to Camp Fitch for his 5th grade field trip.  Because of COVID those plans had to be canceled.  Amherst schools decided to reschedule it for 6th grade and I was able to make it work this fall.  The boys were talking about the “open air” cabins leading up to the trip, but I didn’t know what they meant.  We showed up to find out that the cabins were a blend of cabin and tent.  You can’t see it here, but the doorway on the other side of the cabin has 3 large windows with  no screens or windows to keep out the weather.  We brought sleeping bags and hoodies because we knew the temp was going to drop into the 40’s at night.  When we arrived I was assigned a group of 7 boys.  This could have gone very wrong, but I was crazy lucky with the boys that ended up in my group.  We had an incredible few days.   One of my favorite aspects of the camp...