Berry Bounty

The boys and I made signs and this is one of mine.

We are have wild strawberries in abundance on our property and we are looking forward to these cultivated blueberries and wild blackberries. We have raspberries too, but they don't look the best so I didn't include those.

Good looking

I love this picture.

Bike Ride

Yesterday Ken and I rode almost 15 miles. This picture is at Hennes Park where we stopped and went down to the waters of Lake Michigan. On the way home I got stung on the back of my leg twice and today it is as big as a baseball and it hurts. I am glad I am not allergic. It was a beautiful bikeride though and we both enjoyed it.

Celebrity CRIBS

What a special gift it was to have Ken & Carol come down to the party.
Alaina LOVES the crib that carol made for her baby dolls. The problem is Alaina hasn't quite grasped the idea that it isn't for her.
What a pair of celebrity smiles from the ladies. (doesn't look Alaina look cute in her new suit?)

Tender Moments

I Rode the Wolverine . . .

and found these beauties at the end of the line

 

Summer Fun

Faith having Ice Cream with her friend Maddie after a great play time outside!

Faith and Maddie playing on the slip and slide

Faith in her new swimsuit

Faith and some of her friends from daycare!

Faith and papa measuring the house at nanas on Fathers day, it was soooo cute!

I love Faiths smile!

Faith Dancing in her pretty dress.

Faith practicing T-ball in the yard with the T from Joe and the bat and ball from GG for her birthday. I think she may be a slugger like i was! Go Faith!!!!

Good night little lady

When I showed Alaina the crib I made for her, she crawled right in. I hope she enjoys putting her dollies to bed.

Two-year old twinkle toes

We enjoyed Alaina's birthday party. She was on the move so it was hard to get her picture, but I got a few. It was a really fun party with lots of people. Their new house is great. We saw Addison for the first time and what a little beauty she is.

Beautiful birthday girl

I thought this picture of Faith at her birthday was priceless.

June Fun

Faith batting at T-ball

Batter Up

Faith and Mariah (Faiths new best friend! LOL) Building with marble works. This was winters when she was a kid and it works perfect today. They really made toys so much stronger and durable back then.

Lindseys new hair-do isn't it adorable. I think she looks 10 years younger!!

Winter and Ryan

Joe and I, we went out for Karokee last weekend with my friend Tara and we had a great time! I love to sing!!!!

HAPPY 4TH BIRTHDAY FAITH!!!!!

SMILE FAITH YOUR 4!!!!

GG and Aunty Shirley

Winter, Maria (her boyfriends daughter) and Faith

Yummy cake girls???

Faith liked it!

Here is the amazing cake! Faith picked out Tinker Bell this year and the cake was so cute and boy was it delicious!

Faith was practicing smiling before we got her pictures done

Faith and Skippy on Faiths bday morning fun

Faith goes "THIS ISN'T HAPPENING! THIS ISN'T HAPPENING ITS A ZULU PET!" It was so cute! Thank you to everyone for all of the gifts and wonderful time we all had on Faiths birthday. I can't believe that my baby is 4!!!

it is a good day . . .

the last day of school
leisurely getting up and getting to work
listening to matt maher, jj heller, page CXVI, leeland, and tenth avenue north
windows are open
taking the wolverine to the windy city to see my nieces
the garden is blooming

today's psalm is beautiful
Psalm 139:9-10~If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.

Goodbye school -- Hello summer!

Isaac and Adam had a great school year. The end of this year is bittersweet as Isaac is moving from the elementary school over to the junior high. On the last day of school there was an awards ceremony and Isaac was busy getting his name called quite often! He was one of the 6th graders to have earned the Citizenship Award each year and was given a special honor. Adam has gotten it each year too! Isaac also got the Presidential Award for Academic Excellence. I was so proud of both boys!!! Here's Isaac with his best buddy Zack. They're such great kids!

Here is Adam and his amazing teacher Mrs. Behrendt. I couldn't have asked for a more perfect teacher for him -- what a lucky boy! I also loved volunteering in her class -- she and I always had so much fun together! Maybe too much fun! Those are tears in her eyes as she was having such a hard time saying goodbye to all the kids. What a blessing she is!

The last day of school. Every year on the first and last day of school I've taken the boy's picture on our front porch. In the fall we'll be taking the picture in our new home!

And now summer is here! On Saturday I picked up my nieces Cailin & Maren at the airport in Milwaukee. They're here for 2 weeks! Hooray! My brother Mark will fly in on Saturday to spend next week here too. The cousins have been having so much fun together. The weather has been yucky so we've been having indoor fun. We went shopping for fleece fabric and they all worked together making these blankets for each other. What a great keepsake to remember this fun time together.

Happy summer everyone!

Love, Joy