Visit to Grammie's

The girls, mom, and Little J made a weekend trip to 

with Aunt Fell and Cousin Girl J to Grammie's.

The first day we enjoyed playing at Grammie's house.

The kids always enjoy walking on the bleachers near her home.

Then we went to the park.

The girls have so much fun dressing up as princesses and 

playing in the toy room.

Busy Bee was taking a picture of me while I took a picture of her.

One of the days we headed up to the Mall of America.

The girls love to go to the Disney store.

Friends

These two boys have a "silly" time playing together.  

They are always finding ways to make other people laugh. 

This time they were putting on the "silly man show."

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.