End of Summer Picture Post

Summer 2015 is winding down.

Jonny is trying out football this year.  He's enjoying it!

Brothers!

Lost another tooth.  He's so adorable without any front teeth.  I think, when I look back at him as a child, I'll remember him like this.  Freckly and toothless with a huge grin.  :)

Diaper rash cream should never have been invented.  But since it was invented, I'm glad that Dawn Dish soap has also been invented to assist mothers of 2 year olds.

Lydia fell asleep on Daddy while on a pontoon we rented while camping.

The girls

Snuggles while camping

This little pirate girl...she's a hoot!

And our oldest.  6th grade this year!  She's growing up fast!

We are enjoying the last days of Summer, but also looking forward to starting up another homeschool year.  We will start our lessons at home on Tuesday, and Classical Conversations starts on Thursday! 

Bring it on!

Camping With An Awesome Nursing Cover - Discount Offered!

Recently we went camping for 8 days.  

That's the longest camping trip our family has ever taken.  We all survived - and even thrived!

We had a fun time with just the 8 of us for the first couple of days and then with a great group of friends for the rest of the trip. 

In the second picture you'll see that I have a black and white striped thing on my head.  That "thing" was a life saver for this trip.

Have you ever heard of Covered Goods Nursing Covers?

Best nursing cover ever!

Seriously.

I have tried numerous covers over the past 11 years, and this cover is BY FAR my absolute favorite.

It is lightweight for hot summer days and super soft for delicate baby skin.  

It FULLY covers you - front and back - and the baby so there are no embarrassing/revealing moments when you are nursing in public.

It also makes it super easy to walk around while nursing.

Touring Maple Moon Sugary in Petoskey, MI

While we were on vacation, we went on three different tours.  I was comfortably able to participate in each one because of this nursing cover.

Touring Kilwins in Petoskey, MI

Some of my friends kept teasing me that they wouldn't know who I was unless I had that "striped thing" on.  :)

Cute hats, hey?!  ;)

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Watching the dads and kids play in the annual camping soccer game

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Beginning of Summer 2015

Enjoying Summer...

Finishing math workbooks

We have another lawn mower this year!!!

He's doing well!

Enjoying time with Grandma and Papa

Nate's Grandma

Our new ride...  :)

This is how we roll...about as long as a semi

In Frankenmuth with my parents - happened to show up on "Dog Bowl" day.  Who knew such a thing existed?!

Grandpa Buddy (my dad) with Lydia

Going through the Frankenmuth museum

Photo bomber...

Mud is so...fun...

Breakfast picnic

Field Day 2015 with our homeschool group

Enjoying our friends' new house!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Camping at "Senior Zoo"

We went to Holland, MI for our camping trip.

We had no idea that it was "Senior Beach Week"

And I'm not talking about the "65 and older crowd".

18 year olds were everywhere.

I didn't think there were any adults in the whole campground.

I only saw teenagers.  Lots of them.

After pulling into our campsite and seeing a sign right behind our trailer that said,

"PARTY'S HERE!"

We decided it would be best if we found another site.

They graciously accommodated our request, and we moved to a site closer to the other type of seniors.  ;)

While we enjoyed our quieter site, we were able to observe the behaviors of this strange species called "Seniors".  

They were swarming.  They were smoking.  They walked in herds back and forth.

The kids kept pointing and saying things like,

"Look!  There's another high schooler!"

and

"Wow!  There are lots of them!"

and

"Why are they so active at night?"

and

"So, do all high school boys pick a high school girl, hold hands, and take a walk?  Is that what they do?"

We were at "Senior Zoo."

It became a hilarious joke.

We had a fabulous time together as a family.

It was definitely a trip to remember.  Probably one that we'll bring up for years to come, especially when our own kids become...

SENIORS.