Michigan's Adventure

Dan and I took Hailey to Michigan's Adventure last week. It was nice to spend the day focusing just on her and all the fun things she wanted to do. She absolutely loved it. The majority of the time was spent in the amusement park, although she did enjoy a couple hours at the water park.





We were so excited when Hailey decided to try the go karts on her own. Once she figured out to keep the gas pedal pushed down, she was zipping around the track and it was so much fun to watch. We were cheering her on, along with another dad that was waiting to watch his kids next!

Happy Anniversary!

Happy Anniversary, Dan! Yesterday we celebrated our 8th anniversary. Wow, 8. I am very blessed to have you as my husband and I look forward to many more years.

Happy Birthday Hailey!

Happy Birthday Hailey! My sweet girl has turned 4 and in some ways I can't believe it, and in other ways I feel like she has been 4 for months already. Lately, she has been acting so much older and I am so proud of her. She enjoyed her party with lots of family and friends. Very fun, yet very noisy! Happy birthday to Dan too- let's not forgot Daddy amidst the many, many birthdays in August.

Summer Fun

I've been MIA on the blog for quite some time now...enjoying the summer I guess. Here are some photos to sum up what we've been up to this summer. Water, water, and yes, more water fun!

Drew has not ceased to amaze me in the water. He leaps into the water with no fear whatsoever. He is loving both the lake and the pool. He jumps off the diving board on his own, goes down the slide, and is now using swimmies.




The kids love soaking each other with the hose- fully clothed.

Checking out her cousins new wake board.

Drew loves tubing with Daddy.


This one I had to throw in, just because it was so cute. Drew was happy to be her prince and dance with her.

Moments that make you melt

I seem to have a hard time capturing the moments where the kids are making you laugh uncontrollably, or when they are doing something so sweet and precious. Well, I was able to snag a quick photo of Hailey reading a book to Drew- I love these moments! And of course, she wasn't "reading" to him...yet. The capacity that kids have to memorize and learn amazes me. I love that she can flip through the book and tell him the story because she knows it by heart, or will correct me when I read to her because I forgot to say a word and she knows exactly how it goes.

Loving The Sunshine

We have been having so much fun this spring, and spent many, many hours playing outside. One of our new adventures this spring is putting the kids in the bike trailer and taking a ride on our bikes as a family in the evenings. We love it! We borrowed a bike trailer from our neighbors for a few weeks to see if they would like it. They loved it! I was so excited to purchase one from Craig's list a couple weeks ago and I have been able to use it as a double stroller as well. This morning, Hailey, Drew, Georgia, and I enjoyed being outside circling the block with Hailey leading the way on her princess bike and the little ones were so cute in the double stroller. I love spring!

Family Vacation

We enjoyed a much needed family vacation in Orlando, FL last week. Although the weather was a little cool, it didn't stop us from having fun! The kids had so much fun at the pool...yes, we were in the pool on days that were close to 70 and days that were in the 50's-crazy to think about. Thankfully, the pool was bath water, so as long as the sun was shining, we were fine. Hailey and Drew both loved the water slides.


We took Hailey to Disney World and had an unbelievable day! It was 70 degrees and beautiful, perfect for Disney. Hailey had so much fun- and I think that is an understatement! She was on cloud 9. Her highlights were the princesses and the fast rides. She loved the roller coaster, which was so fun for Dan and I to see. She went on it 5 times and loved the front. Another favorite was the teacups.