Our Trip to Maine

We went to Maine at the end of July with some friends. We had a great time! The boys enjoyed the beach. They loved playing in the sand and in the tide pools. The water was freezing so they just stuck their feet in.

Andrew playing by some rocks

Will loved sailing boats in the tide pools

This is one of my favorite pictures!

Alaina and Andrew playing in the tide pool

Happy 4th of July!!

The boys and I went to my parents 4th of July weekend. Josh is working on a huge paper (his last big assignment for his masters) and needed some "quiet time." We had a good time!

My dad put up this swing for the kids! I had one hanging in this same spot when I was a kid! The boys and my niece enjoyed it!!

We took a trip to the Little Red Schoolhouse, a nature center.

On the 4th, we went to a parade. I was very excited about going. We use to go every year and the boys had never been to one. Andrew was a little out of control trying to run away. Will's favorite part was getting all of the candy! He doesn't eat a lot of candy (not by choice) but he loved getting it and putting it in the bag.

Isn't Adrienne cute??

Wow... those fire trucks are LOUD!!!

Andrew loves watching all the people go by

Fun with the Grandparents....

We went down to visit the Hahn's earlier in July. Saturday night, we went to an indoor pool. The boys had fun. Will wouldn't go down the slide (below) until we were ready to leave and then didn't want to stop. Andrew went down the slide quite a few times too!

Visit with Aunt Sue

We got a chance to visit with Aunt Sue. She is a missionary in Japan and is home for the year. It was great to see her! We are excited to spend time with her while she is home!!

Happy Father's Day!!

On Saturday, we went to the Indianapolis Zoo. The boys had a good time in the morning but then got very tired and crabby. We left without seeing everything but hopefully, we will go back another day!

Us in front of the flamingos

Will and Andrew both fed the giraffes. They seemed to enjoy it!

On Sunday, we went to the park for a picnic and to play. It was another beautiful day!

Strawberry Picking

I took the boys strawberry picking this past week. Will did a great job but before he picked every strawberry, he would ask, "Should I pick this one, Mommy?" He would yell this across the field if he was far away looking for the perfect strawberry. It was pretty funny! Andrew on the other hand was more excited to dump all the strawberries out of the basket that I had just picked - he did this several times. He then discovered that you could squish them - he loved that! So in the end, we picked a big basket and then bought some pre-picked ones for strawberry jelly.

looking for the perfect strawberry....

trying to eat the stem and all...

Leslie and Adrienne's Birthdays

We went up to my sister's for her girls' birthday party. Josh wasn't able to go so we ended up staying and playing for a few days. Leslie had a Cinderella cake and Adrienne had a ladybug cake. They all had fun playing together.

Andrew loved riding on the caterpillar

The kids always have "toast on the steps" with Grandma before bed. In case you are wondering, yes, those are Cinderella shoes on Will!!