August catch up

It's a tradition to go to Meijer Gardens with our friends who come for a visit in the summer. This includes my friend Joy from England, my friend Karen from Chicago, and some of their extended family members. We aim to get this same picture each year.

Circle of friends

At the Japanese Garden

Andrew has so much fun with his new calculator.  Evelyn was crying and I asked Andrew to go entertain her for a few minutes.  This is what I came across:  Andrew teaching Evelyn how to add and subtract numbers.  She calmed right down :)

More calculator fun

He does this everyday!  Ryan said he used to play with the calculator for hours and so did my brother.  He's got the love of numbers coming from both sides of the family.

Taking bites out of his tortilla to make a fun design.  So typical!

Andrew's first day of kindergarten.  I was so proud of him!  No tears, no nerves, just lots of excitement

Look who's sitting up!

more summer fun

       This is usually the result after a summer walk

This girl is still silly

Playing dress-up with Dayana

At John Ball Zoo

Dayana was such a big helper!

At Great Aunt Sandy's cottage on Lake Michigan.  

Hollyhock Parade 2015!

Evelyn loved all the attention she received from cousin Dayana

The weather gets hot and it's time to turn on the sprinkler

These two love each other, can you tell?

Evelyn is getting so big and bright-eyed

Cousin Daniel and Evelyn also took a liking to each other.  Daniel could get her to laugh like no other!

5 months old and lots of smiles!

They both found bugs in the backyard.  Andrew has a cicada and Sylvia has a caterpillar.

Traverse City vacation with friends

The end of June we went to Traverse City with friends and stayed in cottage all together. We had such a great time! I think we are all hoping we can do this again next year.

A picture of the whole group

Friends

Kayaking on the Crystal River

Ryan took on a giant dune...the kids and I just watched and cheered him on :)

Enjoying hexabits first thing in the morning

Nothing like taking an 8:00 am dip in the lake

Sweet treats for these sweet kids

Evelyn enjoying the hammock with her Dad

Happy Father's Day!

S'mores!

My boys

Yes, they all finished!