My brother, dad, and I went on our annual fishing trip this past weekend. It was a little windy and we got wet once, but other than that the weather was great and we had a great time. Looks like my dad caught the biggest fish except for that nasty looking one I caught. All I know is I have the trophy this year for the most fish. Better luck next year Timmy.

Marnie took the kids to balloonfest more than once this weekend; I got to tag along the night I got back from the trip. The kids seemed to enjoy themselves, especially Kendal and roller coasters. We had one scary moment when Kendal took a nasty fall. I actually caught most of it on video (see below) before we all ran to try and catch her. She was a little shaken up but is absolutely fine. Scary stuff. Other than that we are getting excited to have all of next week off. We are currently finalizing plans so we will see how it goes. More vids and pics below.

Maddy and Kendal Dancing from Mike Schmidt on Vimeo.

Kendal Takes a Spill... from Mike Schmidt on Vimeo.

So what’s new…? As you know, for Marnie’s 30th we went on a surprise trip to Florida where we went on a short cruise to the Bahamas. We had a great time and did not do much other than relax in the sun. If you know Marnie, this is exactly how she wanted to spend her birthday. I keep telling her Vegas or nothing for mine next year… we will see. The kids were in Cleveland during our trip and spent time with both sides of the family which was nice.

We also had a combo 3rd/30th birthday party for Kendal and Marnie at Mandy’s house in Cleveland. It was supposed to be a surprise for Marnie but she says she suspected it. Mandy did a great job and everything turned out great thanks to Paul’s 6 car garage as we needed a hideout due to the rain. Thank Timmy for the fireworks display and corrupting Kendal already. Marnie and I got a night out that weekend too and went to a concert.

The kids are doing great, this summer has/is going to be more fun than last year simply because Kendal listens much better, is potty trained, and Hayden is big enough for many more activities. Very excited. Tons or recent pictures and video below…

Hayden Talking from Mike Schmidt on Vimeo.

Kendal Roller Skating! from Mike Schmidt on Vimeo.