A Day in Amish Country

We have friends from MI that moved to amish country a little bit before we moved.  We had been wanting to visit them, and this past summer we had the chance.  We met up for dinner and visited a farm in amish country.  The kids had so much fun.  

There was a great petting farm..the kids loved feeding the animals  

 Isaac went for his first pony ride by himself and he actually liked it!  

 Hannah our little cowgirl  

 After they rode, they got to give their horse a treat 

 Hannah loved holding the baby puppies  

 Fun to reconnect with friends :)  

 These girlies hid under the table and played cards...too cute.  

Beth's Birthday

Still from July.  These pics are from Beth's birthday.  What a blessing it is to be close enough to make her a cake and have her over for her birthday!  

 Isn't she beautiful!?  

Fun at the Zoo...Grizzly Bear Ridge

We love the zoo!  Here are some pics from a beautiful sunny day last summer.  We were exploring the new grizzly bear exhibit!  So much fun!!  

eagles nest

the grizzlies were playing and playing the water

new otter exhibit

My little otters coming down the otter slide

my friend Christy went up and came down with them...she's great!  

Isaac's Big Boy Bed

What's this?  I'm actually making a blog post?!  I debated if I should skip ahead to today or keep plugging through the summer.  I decided to try to work my way through the summer posts.  

Anyway, back in June we moved Isaac to his big boy bed and then started working on transforming his nursery from classic pooh to a big boy vintage toy themed room.  We had this bed given to us and it's been in storage for years.  It was good that it even made it through the move because it works perfectly for Isaac's big boy room.  I saw some red bed on pinterest and knew that would be perfect for our Ikey.  The red that we used is actually the same color that is on the walls in my sisters family room.  How handy that they had a whole extra can of paint to share?!  

Head board and foot board before 

 and after...

 My little Ikey enjoying one of his last days in his crib *tear

 nothing like the bum in the air pics  

 He was VERY excited about his big boy bed!  

 It's amazing how all of a sudden they look so much bigger in a bed!  

 Of course, Hannah wanted in on the excitement...she was excited too!  

The transition was fairly easy.  He loved his bed and did not get out right away.  Now, several month later, we struggle at bed time...he tends to get up once or twice before settling in for the night.  But he does love his bed and does pretty well.  

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!