Going Fishing

JJ and Reese decided to take a little break and go fishing in the pool. They wanted to try out their new fishing poles. We later enjoyed their catch and cooked it for dinner.

Meijer Garden

Today JJ, Reese, and I met up with Mimi at the meijer gardens. We braved the tsunami and it paid off. We had a lot of fun and didn't have a lot of people there which worked out well. JJ kept wondering where the butterflies were. Every time he saw something that may have resembled a butterfly he got all excited until it didn't move. He was able to see "Mad Mom," and on our nature walk he saw many woodland animals. JJ also volunteered to be in a play that they were putting on. He first got to transport the eggs and then dressed like Fred Meijer's Lamb. It was so cute, it was his first performance and he did a great job. We wrapped up our trip by playing in the Great Lakes and the little water fountains by the entrance to the children's garden. By the time we were done the sun had come out. It turned out to be a great day.

Pool Time

We set up the pool in the backyard this week. The kids had a blast going up and down the slide. They kids even tried running through the sprinkler for the first time. This is what makes summer great!

JJ has his first tube ride!

The family spent the day with the Coates family at their cottage on Lincoln Lake. We went for a pontoon ride and JJ decided that he wanted to ride in the tube with Tana. He had fun for a bit. It was so cute to see the two of them tubing together.

Summer 2012

We have had a great start to summer. So far I have gotten a lot accomplished at home. I've had fun playing with the kids on the deck. We have added a sand box to our oasis this year and it has proved to be everything I thought it would be. :-). The kids have really enjoyed it though. Reese is very efficient at going in and out of the house. Both kids have been doing a great job at closing the door too. However, this seems to be all Reese wants to do. We have gone to toddler time at the library also. Its amazing to see how JJ remember's his songs and so easily gets back into the swing of things. Reese was a but mir apprehensive, but I'm sure next time will be a different story. Tonight we went to go get ice cream in downtown Caledonia. We had fun although we found out that Reese doesn't like soft serve ice cream. JJ managed to eat all of hers anyway. What a great start to summer.