Basket-ballers!

Every Summer, Jake and Maddie go to a basketball camp in Austin called Brandy Perryman.  It's a 4 day camp and they love it.  Last year, Jacob walked away with a few trophies.  This year, Maddie got her fair share!  I just love these videos I took of the awards presentation.  The Broxtermans were well represented!

Mini vacation at Great Wolf Lodge!

The big kids have been begging us to go back to Great Wolf Lodge ever since we went to the one in North Carolina a few years ago.  Since there is one in Dallas, we decided to take a couple of days away as a mini vacation this Summer!  This one was a bit different -- it had an outdoor waterpark portion of the resort which we loved (NC didn't have that) but it didn't have putt putt golf or bowling which was a bummer for the big kids.  I was a nervous wreck with a toddler around all that water even though Dex could have gone ALL DAY LONG!  It was a quick but fun trip and gave us a little taste of vacation before our upcoming CRUISE!

One of the downsides of traveling with the baby and having everyone all in one room is when Dex decides his wake up time for the day is going to be 5:15 am.  Instead of waking everyone up, we have to escape the room and find something to pass the time.  This resort was very close to the airport which  made watching the planes land very fun!

Our little all stars

It was an exciting start to the Summer around here. Jacob made the Northwest Little League All Star 9/10U baseball team and Maddie was invited to swim at the All Star swim meet for the River Place Rapids. I have to admit that there is no lack of pride in this family for the hard working athletes that they both are.  It's so fun to watch them both pour their little hearts into whatever sport they are playing -- and having such amazing fun at the same time!

Jacob's team was also invited to be on a float in the 4th of July parade which was super fun for all the boys!  That night, we watched fireworks from a dear friend's new house, overlooking all of Austin. 

To say we are blessed, is an extreme understatement.