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Well there's probably no one left who is still reading my blog after 3 months of no posts!!  I've mentioned before that I do not like my new computer or how it edits my pictures so it's been difficult to keep up on here!  So I apologize and hope you enjoy the MANY posts I just updated.  You will need to click on "older posts" when you come to the end of the page to be able to see everything that I posted.  Enjoy! =)

1st day of school 2014/2015

Well after 2 1/2 glorious months of summer break it is that time of year again!  I was SO blessed to be able to be at home with the girls for most of the summer!  Now it's back to the grindstone and we are all pretty much ready! 

 

 

Addisyn my BIG 3rd grader!!

 

Keira now in the 1st grade!!

 

Showing off the backpacks!

 

We don't have any frozen fans at our house right?

 

Happy Girls

 

Picture outside of school

 

Traditional picture in front of the school sign

 

Keira at her desk

 

Addisyn gets to sit by her best friend

Addisyn volleyball & braces

Here are a couple things that are happening with Addisyn....

 

 

She had volleyball camp for a week and each day had a theme.  This day was wacky outfit day!

 

It was a good week of camp!

 

On our way to get our braces off....the before

 

And the after

Warren Dunes

One weekend we decided to head up to Lake Michigan and spend the afternoon at the Warren Dunes State Park 

 

 

Girls having fun

 

It's fun getting buried in the sand

 

Jim and the girls attempting the sand dunes

 

Waving from the top

 

Now for the fun part of running down the dunes

Keira's dance camp and lost tooth!

This summer Keira got to do a week long dance camp which was themed Butterfly Princess Camp.  As always she loved it!  She also had a first this summer with her first tooth coming out.  Unfortunately she had to have it pulled out since the new tooth was already coming in and the baby tooth was not at all loose yet but she was a trooper and did great!

 

 

Doing their dance at the end of camp

 

She loves to dance

 

Her teacher

 

Her mouth was still numb so her smile looks a little funny but she was excited to put her tooth under her pillow for the tooth fairy to come that night!

Potato Creek & Zoo

We took a Saturday and spent time at Potato Creek State Park then headed to the zoo.

 

 

Enjoying a paddle boat ride

 

Keira and I let Jim and Addisyn start with the paddling

 

Girls enjoying the ride

 

Taking time for a swim

 

Playing on the beach

 

A train ride is a MUST at the zoo

 

Keira is saying "Here Kitty Kitty"

 

Watching the camels

 

Goofing around

 

Pretty girls

 

The traditional turtle picture

 

You know someone is VERY tired when this happens!!!

Dayton Airshow

Well we have learned that Addisyn's best friend Kayleigh's Dad is a HUGE fan of planes just like Jim (actually he bought his own 2 seater plane this summer).  So we knew we had to get them together and when they invited us to join them at the Dayton Airshow we jumped at the chance!

 

 

Setting up our chairs preparing for the show

 

The girls got to enjoy some bouncy houses before the show started

 

Keira sliding down

 

Having fun

 

The Blue Angels

 

Aerobatics

 

Happy Girls

 

Daddy's Girls! =)

 

Keeping cool with her fan

 

More Blue Angel fun!

 

Ready for her flight

 

A good day!

Fun with cousins

We were very blessed to be able to get with our cousins from Ohio 3 different times this summer!  The fellowship with my cousin is always fun and the kids have a blast together!

 

 

The beginning of June they were coming to Michigan for a vacation so we met them at Lake Michigan for the afternoon

 

 

Our 6 kiddos 

 

Fun in the sun

 

Can't have a day at the beach without digging a big hole in the sand

 

The beginning of July they had to go to Wisconsin for a wedding so stopped at our house to spend the night on their way going and coming home!

 

During that visit they got to join us at the fair before heading home.  Here are all 6 kids riding the swings

 

More rides

 

My girls at the top of the ferris wheel

 

Then lastly we went out to Ohio at the end of July for our family reunion!