This summer flew by quickly and we all stayed busy as usual. Things we did:
- Binder Park Zoo - fed giraffes, rode the tram and train, saw the special reptile exhibit and touched creepy crawlies (Gabrielle)
- Swam at Aunt Penny's pool
- Went to Mooville a few times
- Hawk Island splash pad with friends
- Family vacation to Traverse City and Michigan Adventure. MI adventure was a lot of work to take a 2 and 5 year old to, but they both actually had so much fun. Oliver was a screaming mess trying to get him in his swim suit (and he kept his crocks on the whole day) but once he got in the wave pool he had so much fun! He loved the big waves, water slides, and splash house. Gabs loves the wave pool, bigger water slides, and everything else! She went on a mini roller coaster with Nick and the 4 of us went on these really cool glider rides. It was actually a great time!
- Weekend on Lake Erie in Ohio with friends John and Danielle. Gabs learned to kayak all by herself and did great!
- Lugnuts baseball game - the kids didn't love it as much as we thought they would....we sat on the grass a little far away from seeing the game, but they loved the cotton candy :)
- Wedding at Lugnuts stadium - we went to our friends TJ and Erin's wedding at Lugnuts stadium and it was so neat. They got married on the field and we all go to run the bases afterward and eat on the concourse. Everyone loved it!
- Touch a Truck & Impressions 5- Nick took the kids to Touch a Truck and Impressions 5 one of the weekends I worked. I guess they had a great time and Gabs actually really enjoyed Touch a Truck. She loved the Eatran.....she's a little obsessed with that bus since they rode it every week at school for their field trip.
- Weekends/holidays at the lake house too of course! - Oliver swam in the lake for the first time since he was a little baby. He said "I'm a blue-blue fish!" (instead of a pout-pout fish....his favorite book). Gabrielle swam from the shore to the island for the second or third year in a row. Oliver LOVES the jet ski and boat "faster!!!). Gabs can swim underwater and gets thrown in the lake - she's still our little fish swimming from morning til night.
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| She really isn't mad, even though she looks it in the this picture. I woke up so late (sarcasm) at 7am on a Saturday and found her watching PBS, eating a Chobani yogurt and had made herself a piece of toast. So self sufficient! |
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| His first fashion decision. He picked out this baseball hat from Meijer and has been obsessed with it..... |
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| My mom crocheted this whole mermaid tale for Gabrielle! |
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| Love the Elsa shoes |
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| Blowing up a balloon by herself! |
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| She found a frog |
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| Has to wear his tennies at all times.... |
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| It must be Sunday morning |
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| Ahh!!! Two kids on wheels?? |
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| He learned how to get his own water. Now he just has to learn how not to overflow it..... |
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| His first real cereal with soy milk - he loved it! |
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| Last night in his crib - big boy!! |
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| Self portrait |
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| Chemistry experiments |
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| He's getting into stickers! |
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| Volcano!!!! |
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