Well, summer is just about over here in the Beer Household, so it seems fitting that I am just now getting around to telling you about it!
We have had a fantastic summer - full of family, friends and a ton of fun!
Brenden finished the 5Th grade toward the end of May. They were supposed to get out about a week before they actually did, due to the snow days they were forced to make up some time! He was VERY excited to be done with school - it seemed like the year drug on for all of us, so I can only imagine how he felt!
After practicing with a traveling baseball league for a few months, he made the choice to play only on the local league here. He decided that he wanted to have a summer that had more than JUST baseball in it and I can't say that I blame him. The local league that he played on was a lot of fun - they even ended up taking 2ND place in the league tournament. As always we enjoyed watching him play and cheering his team on!

Carson has been growing up right before my eyes! I can't even explain how much he has changed in the past 6 months. His speech has improved so much and his whole attitude changed with it. He is still a force to be reckoned with - I don't suppose that will ever change. He loves to dance and sing and comes home from daycare almost every day with a new song that he walks around singing. He is finally sleeping in a "big boy" bed - which is a twin - so far he has only fell out of it once! He is still getting taller and taller, soon he will be taller than both Brenden and I. I imagine it is quite the sight to see me trying to carry him around already!

Doug and I hosted the Beer family reunion out at the Ponca State Park in June. We were so happy that most everyone was able to make the trip and enjoy some time together. Several of the group went to a baseball game in Sioux City, fished, hiked, played board and card games, went swimming and hopefully just had a good time in general. We were hoping to be able to stay at the park with the family, but Carson had other ideas and made them quite clear the very first night. In all, it was a nice visit for everyone and we liked being able to show off one of our "local attractions"
Doug spent some of the summer (ok most of it) taking summer classes, trying to squeeze a few credit hours in anywhere he could. As expected, he still managed to keep his perfect GPA. I am very proud of his dedication! He did a little work for the US Census, basically until they ran out of work to do in this area. A few weeks ago he was offered 2 different jobs! After some discussion he is now employed by Verizon Wireless in Sioux City. We both think he will enjoy the job and do well at it considering he has a proven track record in sales. He is currently in training which takes him out of the area Monday-Friday for a few weeks. I am adjusting better than expected to being home with the boys on my own, hopefully it will continue to go smoothly.
The weather here, like many places, has been unbelievably hot! I am trying my hardest not to whine too much about it after the long miserable winter we had! We have had a ton of days with heat indexes above 100 degrees and temps in the mid to upper 90's. It is truly what I consider a true Nebraska summer! We have also had a LOT of rain, the corn is taller than I have ever seen it before!
Well.. that's our summer up to today. We still have a lot going on during the next few weeks before Brenden starts school, including; a visit from my little brother Dylan, a Royals/Yankees game and Nifty Fifty's celebration in Ponca. Hopefully I will remember to update as things continue to happen!