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).

My Baby Boy

I love this little boy so much.  He sure is a joy to be around and I love his little giggle.  He is so ticklish.  I could just hold him all day.  Of course this is not possible, but I am so thankful for the Ergo carrier and being able to have him me while I work. 

 I think this is one of his favorite places to be too.

Purple Girl was so excited to pick the below outfit out for brother since it had a puppy on it.

Little Sleeper

Nature Hike

For our first week of school we took a "field trip" to a near by Nature Center and enjoyed a hike through their butterfly garden.  The kids once again had fun finding "treasures" on the ground and enjoyed seeing all the insects.  

For school, the kids drew pictures of their favorite thing in nature:

Then they sat and listened and we made a list of all the noises we heard.

Finally, we enjoyed a sack lunch.

This little girl had fun.  She is my story teller and has quite the imagination. As we were walking along the trail, she stops and points up into a tree and starts telling us all she sees an owl.  The kids tried to convince her otherwise, but she was certain there was an owl in the tree.  

After the kids sat quietly and listened, I asked what noises they heard.  The oldest two said birds, insects, wind and vehicles...Busy Bee said she heard an elephant sound.

Finally, on the way home, I asked the kids what was their favorite thing they saw.  Busy Bee said she enjoyed the camel.

No, we did not go to a zoo - but Busy Bee sure had an exciting morning!

Sisters

These two really do love each other.  

Of course, they tend to be able to wind one another up, especially right before bedtime!

Nieces Lunch Date

I was blessed to be able to take my three nieces and Purple Girl out to lunch.