A Day at the Fair

The kids and I enjoyed dollar day at the fair.  $1 and a canned good for an afternoon of fun!  

 some funny sheep...

Summer Concerts

We enjoyed several summer concerts at the center of town.  This particular one was great fun for our family and just so good for Hannah.  She met two other friends that were heading to kindergarten at her school.  It was so nice for her to be able to recognize some familiar faces at the start of the school year.  They had a great time together...

 playing duck, duck, goose 

 and dancing.  

yeah for summer..I miss it already!  

Deer

We love living in a place where we can watch the wildlife come and go.  We watched this momma deer and her babies all through the summer and into the fall.  Now if only I could get them to stop eating my tomatoes, hostas, and mums.  :)

4th of July

We had a wonderful 4th of July..great day with family hanging out, watching the parade, playing games and lighting sparklers 

Adam and sweet Abby

 She was just starting to take her first steps.  

 our sweet little niece

 love, love, love, this of the 4 cousins.  

 Excited for the parade

 sister bear and brother bear

 eager little parade watcher...

 lovin' the firetrucks..Ethan wants to be a firefighter when he grows up.  

corn hole!

and some 4th of July art work the next day. 

Fun with Inflatables

We love our family day's!  On this particular day we played mini golf and on inflatables.  I almost didn't post these pics (I'm trying to zoom through and catch up)...but this was the kids first time mini golfing (when it wasn't a youth activity) and I love Isaac esp on the inflatables.  Enjoy  

Hannah loved golfing and this was the perfect place to learn and try because it wasn't an additional charge....she could shoot around all she wanted to.    

 Isaac is by nature a little bit nervous to try new things.  We didn't know if he would do the inflatables or not.  But we were super proud of how brave he was.  By the end he was going down the huge slide on his belly, face first...to cute!  

Fireworks!

We enjoyed watching fireworks with Aunt Beth, Ethan, Nana, and Pop this year. It was kinda a last minute decision...love impromptu's.  We  gave the kids a bath and put them in their 4th of July jammies from Grandma and headed out for a fun filled summer night.  

Beth and Ethan had a Mommy/son date.  

 The kids were so excited to sit with Pop

 This boy just loves life.  It's neat to see how excited he gets...don't you just love the look of amazement on his face as the first fireworks were set off?  

 Isaac did watch the fireworks...but it was from behind his blankie.  He didn't cry or complain...but was a tad bit nervous.  His blankie helped.  

Firefly's

Isn't summer just all about wonderful, simple pleasures like eating ice cream and catching firefly's?!  Seems that the firefly's come out right at bedtime...but on this certain night, the kids enjoyed staying up late and running through the yard catching this blinking little creatures :)