Little J

Little J's older sister's just can't get close to enough to him at times.

Busy Bee was helping to entertain Little Brother while mom was making dinner.

Big Brother thought Little J looked funny in his hat.

Michigan Trip - Post 5

While the men were out golfing, Aunt K and 

I took the kids on a walk on a trail near Great Grandma's house.

The kids enjoyed finding things to collect along the trail.

There was also a ramp that led down to a view of the river.  

The kids thought it was the best thing ever to run down this ramp.

Us mom's are always up for ideas to release some energy.

So, we let the kids take turns and run up and down this ramp several times.

While walking, we found a cicada that had an injured wing, but was still alive.

Big J was brave enough to pick him up and show him to the other kids.

Busy Bee sure enjoys her time with her Aunt and 

even convinced her Aunt to run with her.

Once again we are so grateful for a safe trip.  We are blessed to have family to visit and spend time with.  Thank you to all who made the trip and also blessed us with your hospitality. 

Five Months

Little J is now five months old!  

What a sweet, happy little guy he is!

Big Brother picked how we should "pose" him for his pictures. 

He already knows that Little J is going to be a Michigan fan too.

Little J continues to be our happy little guy.

He rolled over a few times this month - belly to back. 

The love between these two brothers is already so special.

Little J may only be five months old, but he knows

when his big brother is near.  Big J has this little guys heart.

They both adore one another.

Michigan Trip - Post 4

We made a special trip to visit Great Grandma.

Unfortunately Busy Bee was too busy this morning to sit for the camera.

Busy Bee enjoyed her time riding on the boat with daddy.

The boys enjoyed fishing. 

Michigan Trip - Post 3

Like always, the kids loved their time in the water.

This little girl stayed close to shore and liked being in the tube.

These three kids ventured much farther out into the water and 

enjoyed swimming together.

Big Sister was so kind to keep an extra eye on her little sister and play with her.

These two cousins had fun together and of course had moments of silliness.

The cousins and Aunts/Uncles enjoyed a fun game of baseball together on Labor Day.

Michigan Trip - Post 2

Once again, this little girl was our entertainer.  

She found Big Brother's pair of goggles the first day and wanted them on the entire trip.

Then when big brother took off his life jacket, she needed that too.

The kids enjoyed eating watermelon together.

They always enjoy running through the trees and trying to climb them.

Little J thought this duck was so funny.  We all enjoyed taking our turns putting our hands in the duck and "getting" Little J.  His giggle is so precious!

Michigan Trip - Post 1

We were blessed as a family to travel to Michigan to visit family and spend some time at the lake.

Little J got to meet some relatives for the first time.

And the kids all got to enjoy some fun time with cousins.

I love this picture!

Then we had them stand oldest to youngest (Little J didn't make this picture).

Then I told them they could be silly.

Then I told them to jump as high as they could.

The two two year olds just stood and observed (both the silliness above and the jumping below).