Family Pictures

 We had a family pictures taken a couple of weeks ago by my friend Melissa.  They went great after a rough morning.  That morning we discovered that our pet chinchilla was dying, so of course the kids were pretty upset and there were lots of tears.  Then on the way there we got lost and were 15 minutes late.  Luckily once we got there the kids were very agreeable and we got lots of smiles (there may have been some bribes involved).  Thanks so much Melissa!!  We LOVE them!

Back to School

First day of school has come and gone and we are finally getting the hang of our new schedule.  I had intentions of blogging about all of our fun summer adventures and trips but have decided that it is too much work.  On top of over committing myself to a bunch of different things, I am now selling clothes at 2 different stores.  I have basically not stopped sewing since the kids went back to school.  In between sewing marathons, I am driving to the kids school 3 times a day, driving them around town for various activities, and trying to entertain Perry who is really missing his brother and sister.  So here is some pics of my cuties on there first day of school.  Enjoy them because it might be awhile till I post again:)

 

Summer Days

We have been having a great summer

eating smores..

lounging in pools..

picking all sorts of fruits and veggies..

jumping in lakes...

catching big fish...

playing in our underwear (okay maybe that is just Perry)

perfecting our dive...

seeing movies with our cousins and friends...

and playing in the sand.  

We have had an awesome summer so far and I hope that you have too.  Maybe I will be able to go back and post about all of our adventures but for now you just get a couple of pictures of what our summer has been like so far!

Happy 4th of July!!

We spent 4th of July weekend out at the lakeshore.  We had awesome weather and had a great time @ the parade, beach, boating, concerts, and fireworks.  I love summer in Michigan!

Our Little Fish

Kaden is on the swim team for the first time this summer.  He is absolutely loving it!  He couldn't be happier that he gets to swim almost everyday.  He has had 2 meets already and swam the freestyle, backstroke, and freestyle relay in each meet.  So far he has earned every ribbon except a first place ribbon so he is hoping to get one of those soon.  He has a signature dolphin move that is very cute but isn't exactly helping him to win any races.

 

This was from the first meet at Blythefield.  It was in the 90's that day and Emerson and Perry were such troopers for making it through the 3+ hour swim meet.

Happy Father's Day!!

One of the fun things that the kids & I did for Chris this year was to bake him "burger & fries".  I couldn't believe how realistic they looked.  They turned out super cute and were NOT a lot of work.  I stole the idea from here.

Every year since Perry was born I make the kids take pictures with these letters and then Chris has them framed in his office.  It is so fun to see the difference from year to year.

 Father's Day 2009

Father's Day 2008

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Chris' annual father's day dvd that we make for him. Warning--it is quite long.

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