Indiana Dunes

While Chad was on vacation we had CeCe, Ben and Macy's cousin, over to spend the week with us. The kids were beyond excited to spend the week with her. We also worked in a visit to see Aunt Meme (as the kids call Amy). The Borens took us to the Indiana Dunes and we had a great day at the beach. It was a blast for the kids and adults!

Fourth of July

Fourth of July was spent at the lake with the family. Chad was on vacation the following week so we got to spend extra time at the lake and spent a couple of days with the Borens. We all had a fun day at the beach and hanging out at the Boren house.

Macy on her raft - her hands were over her eyes because, "The sun is too bright!"

I had to take this picture to show off that not only are we a very loyal Dodge-Chrysler family, but we are also very patriotic. Notice the red, white and blue minivans! We should have had our own parade!

Pick up Sticks

It's been a couple of months since our last blog. The summer is going sooo fast! It's been great.
These first pics are from Father's Day. Dad got the kids to help him pick up sticks in the yard. This was funny to us because as a kid this was the chore I hated most! Little Sophie who's just over a year old joined in and Macy found her own little cart so she could gather her own sticks. Unbelievable!!

Here they are playing in the sprinkler, and yes, my children are in their underwear. It was hot and they had fun - that's all that matters!

Here they are with Pappy and his gifts! Natalie is in there, just a little hidden.

Here they re using stickers as sunglasses - I really don't know.

Fun with Cousins

We spent Friday with the Blume girls. We did the zoo and then lunch at the Dog 'n Suds. We had a ton of fun seeing animals, eating and playing around. There's never enough time for family and we treasure every fun moment!

Bill, the male lion at the zoo, had cozied right up next to the glass. The kids are probably just a couple of inches away - pretty cool! If only he'd looked our way. Ina, the female lion, is in the background.

How cute is Natalie's hat. She's standing next to the hyenna.

We had the Dog 'n Suds patio to ourselves so the kids used it as a playground as well. It worked out great!

Sophie had fun hiding everyone's shoes!

Lawson Family Reunion

The Lawson family has a reunion every year in June. It's always a great time to see everyone and catch up. Of course with 53 people (at GG's last count) it's a little tough to talk with everyone there. It's nice to have everyone in one place if even for a short time. This year we were celebrating some beautiful recent additions - actually, it seems like there's a new baby everytime we get together!

I promised the Dillmans some space on the blog!!

We stopped at DQ on the way home and Macy went crazy with a blue Artic Blast!

Macy and Aunt Amanda

Memorial Day

We had a wonderful weekend with the Whites over Memorial Day. We were treated to a weekend that felt more like July or August than the end of May and we loved it!

Happy Birthday Connor!!

Noodle Salad

We have a saying in our house, "Good times and noodle salad" I won't go into the whole back story, but it basically means making good memories. So, I decided that I would post a semi-regular column with "noodle salad" moments. Just some random fun stuff from the last few weeks. Enjoy!

These first pics are from our dinner with Jeff, Amanda's boyfriend, before he left for school. It was a fun night, but we missed Cyndi and Jake.

 

Ben as superhero!

Macy as Diva!

A snack after a long day of swimming!

And, my new orange laundry room! This is noodle salad for me, because I did it myself!!