Happy 4th!

We had a great Independence Day weekend.  We started off on Saturday by going to the parade in Fenton and then spent the rest of the day out on the water either boating or swimming.  We then wrapped it up by watching some fireworks that were shot off from the island in Lake Fenton.  It was a great display and being so close to it helped make it even better.

We then spent Sunday with Meme and Papa, Alison, and Aunt Missy swimming, eating outside, and then lighting off some firecrackers of our own.

Today, we had a family trip to Costco, and then after a nap, Michele and Jake spent some time out with the whale pool and a new water toy that I picked up.  I made a few appearances, but it's a tad too hot for me out there today.  I prefer the AC in the house, even if it means doing chores to stay inside and enjoy it.

Here are our pictures from the weekend, plus one that was just a random fun day at home with Mommy in the summer!

June is gone...

Can you believe we've flown through June already?  We had a fun month celebrating Father's Day, the end of school, and most importantly to Jake, Toy Story 3!!!

We all had a great time watching it in 3D.  Jake was very quiet and focussed through the whole thing.  Afterwards, when I asked if he thought it was funny, he said yes, and was able to mention about a million things.  When I asked why I never heard him laugh, he said he wanted to be quiet so he didn't miss anything!  I have a feeling that it can't come to DVD quick enough for him.

Last weekend, Michele took a little weekend adventure to Philadelphia with Jen and Melissa so they could visit Tiff and Francesco.  It sounds like they all had a great time hanging out and got to sneak in a trip to the beach at Cape May before a huge storm blew through.

We started the weekend up in Tawas for Craig's Open House and stayed the night in Meme and Papa's trailer.  Then, Jake got to spend TWO NIGHTS with Grandma and Grandpa.  He had a great time and was, allegedly, very well behaved.

Here are some of the great pictures that we captured from the month.

Last Swim Class

Jake had his last swim class this weekend.  He did really well, but he still needs some work, so hopefully we'll get to spend plenty of time this summer in Meme's and Papa's pool and Grandma's and Grandpa's lake.  Then, maybe he'll be able to pass out of this class next time and move onto the next one.  Here are some photos from his last class.

Also, congrats to Katy who had her Open House today.  We are very proud that our little flower girl is all grown up, and is now a high school grad.  The next thing you know she'll be off to college.

May... in review

We had a pretty busy month of May.  I'll see if I can recall some of the cool things.

• We got to celebrate Mother's Day with both sides of our family together.  We had a great meal and had a beautiful day to fly some new kites and play a few thrilling rounds of Cosmic Keep Away.
• We helped Michele celebrate turning 30+.  We celebrated some on Mother's Day and then again on her actual birthday when we headed out to On The Border for a delicious dinner.
• We got to see both sides of the family again on Memorial Day weekend. We spent a fun day swimming with the Anderson family (jumped in the pool pretty much as soon as we got there, so we didn't even have a chance to pull the camera out).  We then spent the next day boating with the Trosko family (including the Hermans).
• On Memorial Day Michele and Jake had a great time planting flowers while Daddy took care of some inside stuff (way too hot!).  Then, Mark, Kelly, and Emily came over for our second round of kabobs from Westborn Market.  They were just as good this time as last!

I'm sure I'm forgetting stuff, but that should be a pretty good list of highlights.  As usual, you can see our pictures here.

Green and White Game '10

We had a busy, but very fun weekend.  Saturday started off with Jake in a new swim class.  This is his first class where he goes in completely without parents.  The last class had him try it in the last week, but there are no Mommies or Daddies in the water with them this time.  He told Michele that he was a little nervous when it started, but then he remembered that swim lessons were a lot of fun!

After that, we met Meme, Papa, and Alison in East Lansing for our second trip to the Spartan's spring practice.  Jake is getting very good at sitting through these short games.  He's been asking me to take him to a Tiger's game, and I think he's probably ready.  It was easy when he was an infant, and then got a bit harder.  I think he can pay attention long enough, or be distracted easy enough that we'd have a good time assuming the weather was nice.

We hope you all enjoyed your weekend as much as we did.

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