We have begun putting Andrew to bed without his beloved binky! We were very anxious last night as to how this would go, but to our relief he only cried for about 15 minutes. Whew! I will have to let you know how nap time and this evening goes...keep your fingers crossed for us!

A Day at the Children's Zoo

We had such a nice day today! The weather was gorgeous, so we decided to head to the "big city" and visit the Children's Zoo. We are trying to keep the summer going for as long as possible...

Here we are at the beginning of the trip...Andrew had just woken up from a short nap. Can you tell?

Daddy and Andrew were checking out the monkeys.

Lauren loved the stepping stones and moving bridge over the water.

Andrew and Lauren learning to milk a cow. Grandpa would be proud!

At the end of our trip...Lauren was such a good big sister today. She even shared her lollipop!

What a great day!
What are we going to do tomorrow??

Blueberry Delight

I went blueberry picking with a friend today. The kids were so excited when I got home...but I don't think that they were as excited to see me as they were to taste test the berries. They couldn't even wait until we got in the house...

Our Little Ballerina

Lauren has been taking a Pre-Ballet Workshop this week at the local dance studio. She loves it! She "does not want dance class to ever end!" We will be enrolling her in a regular dance class for the school year...Todd's worse nightmare begins.

Camping

We just returned from our last vacation of the summer...how sad! We have been so busy this summer, I cannot believe that it is coming to a close. Our last vacation was a camping trip with the in-laws. This is the first picture of our camping adventure...

The car was packed, we were ready to go, Todd turned the key...click, click, click. The van would not start. Luckily it was just the battery. An hour, a little elbow grease and $100.00 later we were on our way!

Grandma and Grandpa playing with Andrew in the Lake.

Lauren and I enjoyed the dunes along Lake Michigan...

Our family at the beach! We had beautiful weather every day that we were there!

Now back to those house projects that have been pushed aside for most of the summer...

Mulch Mountain

We spent most of the day outside today. It was a gorgeous day and we really enjoyed our time at home with the kids. As we were preparing to go inside for the night (relatively clean!) the kids made good use of the "mulch mountain" that we had delivered for our landscaping. Another bath for the kids today...although well worth it by the look on Andrew's face!

These are the good times...the messier the better!

Friends

We were watching some of our friends kids last night as they went out on a date. We really enjoyed ourselves and Lauren loved having the extra company. Lauren told me at the end of the night that we should have 5 kids at our house all of the time. Eek!