Fourth of July Weekend: Part 2

After a fun weekend at the lake, we packed our stuff up and headed to Indianapolis to celebrate the Fourth of July. We stayed in a hotel downtown and walked to the zoo. Downtown Indy had a bunch of fun things going on to celebrate the fourth and we had a great view of the fireworks from our hotel room.

Two tired kids!

Fourth of July Weekend: Part 1

We kicked off our weekend with a trip up to the lake with Mimi and Papa!

Our First Love

Sadie is almost ten years old and the best. dog. ever. This is where she hangs out while we play outside. Don't be fooled by her white face, she still acts like a puppy if you throw her a tennis ball. Having a little sister and brother hasn't been the easiest for her (think tail pulling and riding on her back), but she is an angel and takes all of it with a wagging tail. :)

Friscan

I just got home from an amazing trip to San Francisco! Katie and Madison made my first trip to San Fran perfect. Our adventures included a gorgeous drive along the coast to beautiful Stinson Beach. We rode a double-decker bus on a tour through the city. We saw the painted ladies and loved the sea lions on Pier 39. We rode BART to downtown and walked from Fisherman's Wharf to the financial district (passing Little Italy and Chinatown along the way). We admired the Golden Gate bridge and saw the crookedest part of Lombard Street. We ate a brownie sundae in Ghiradelli Square, caught up on the Real Housewives and read all of the latest gossip magazines. Katie & Madison- Thank you for such a wonderful time, I miss you both already!

Summer, Camera, Action!

Camp Shuttle

How do you fit three carseats into the backseat? Just like this...

It was a little bit of a jigsaw puzzle to fit all three in, but we did it! As Uncle Doug would say, we "rolled four deep" to the park.

Camp Wiggity Wack

This summer is extra fun because sweet Evelyn will be attending "day camp" at our house two days a week. All three campers love to play in and around water, so we set up an aquatic center in the backyard!

When we run out of swim diapers, bathing suits become optional.

Sadie LOVES to get in the water on hot days!

Since this last photo was taken, we have added one more pool and a sprinkler for more wet adventures!

Happy Father's Day

Our daddy is the very best,

He shines high above all of the rest!

His hugs, kisses, and snuggles mean so much,

and his heritage is NOT Pennsylvania Dutch.

He teaches us soccer and basketball,

And prefers not to take us to the shopping mall.

Daddy tucks us in and says good night,

He makes our hot dogs taste just right.

Without him we would be really sad,

Because he is really patient when we are bad.

We love you daddy with all of our heart,

You are funny, handsome, and very smart.

Happy Father's Day, we hope it's great,

AWE5OME should be on your license plate!

Written with love by,

Boo & Buddy :)

Kickin' it at KI

My friend from school, Elle, met us at Kings Island this week. We hopped, skipped, and held hands all through the park. We went on all of the rides together, but the one that received the most squeals was the Great Pumpkin Coaster!

Reid and Elle's brother, Alex, tried out the Beetlebugs ride. While Reid was totally up for the whipping-around-in-a-circle fun, Alex was NOT a fan.

We had a fun day kickin' it at KI!

Butterfly Whisperer

This week, Sydney found a butterfly with a broken wing sitting on a leaf. It wouldn't or couldn't fly and she was very worried about it. So she put her flying-insect-pal in a bugcatcher for a little rest (who doesn't love a little R & R every now and then?!). It must have worked because it happily flew off a few hours later!

Happy Summer!

School's out for summer, yippee! There will be more frequent blogging and many days like this...

and this...

Markers Gone Bad

While mommy put Reid down for a nap, I found the markers!

Two Kids in a Coupe

Vottomatic

Daddy took me to my first Reds game! We had amazing seats. Our afternoon was filled with a little baseball-watching and a lot of cotton candy, hot dogs, ice cream, playgrounding, cheering, and walking.

When Daddy Was Away...

We went to the zoo to play! Daddy took his annual fishing trip a few weekends ago. We stayed very busy... our weekend included a fun trip to the zoo followed by the playground, bike rides, and ice cream. :)