June Vacation Fun....

June was a very busy month for us but mostly because we had so many fun things packed into a mere 3 or 4 weeks. After our trip to California, we headed up north for our first cottage trip of the year. We spent time with my grandparents and had lots of fun on Glen Lake. Here is Claire snuggling with Gigi. Please note, she has now given up her pacifier and we have been "badee"-free for over a week now!

I tried to capture a good picture of our big 8 year old boy. :)

And here is Anna's 5 year - almost 6 year picture.

Ethan, Anna and Daddy by the lake enjoying another beautiful Glen Lake sunset.

Here are Ethan and Anna on top of Sleeping Bear dunes. Claire was not cooperating for pictures but made the climb up too. They loved running down and we spent lots of time doing it over and over again until everyone was totally full of sand...that's the whole point, of course.

Joel coached Ethan's baseball team this year and here is Ethan playing first base.

We also managed to squeeze in a trip to John Ball Zoo in GR. Here are E. and A. on top of the statue of John Ball.

This was taken at a beautiful rose garden just outside the zoo. You may see this photo in a card later this year....if they don't ever sit next to eachother again and smile. :)

More posts coming of 4th of July and our trip up north again with lots of aunts, an uncle, 2 dogs and a grandma and grandpa. :)

More California Pictures.....

Wow - our month of June was extremely busy and I didn't ever get a chance to go back and finish our pictures from our fun trip to California. So, at long last, here they are......
Here is Miss Claire with her cousin, Mac. They look sweet but can be alot of trouble, and those of you who know them know what I mean. :)

Mommy and Anna

Here is Claire with one of the many kittens who lived on the front porch while we were there. The kids had so much fun with them. Lucky for Joel we were in CA otherwise we would now have 2 cats.

Lots of people think these two look alike. What do you think?? This is Ethan with his cousin (2nd cousin?), Chris.

Here is Claire with Chris's younger sister, Kelly, playing a hyper game on their porch. Kelly was the reason we all made it out there since she was graduating from high school - good excuse to get together. I think right before this picture, Claire was running full speed into Kelly and they were then roaring at eachother. :) I can't remember exactly but I know it was something crazy like that.