Order!

I walked in the living room one day to all Will's trucks, tractors, loaders and gators lined up from biggest to smallest!!! Nice job buddy:)

Watering Trees

One of the joys of being part of a tree farm during a hot, dry summer is keeping the trees watered and alive!!!! Ryan is usually gone at least 2 nights a week plus Saturdays watering but on this particular night Ryan didn't need to water everything, so he took us with him and let the kids take turns riding with him on the tractor. What a fun night!!! I wish we lived in the country and were able to let the kids run free like we were able to that night.....so much adventure to be had!!!!!

Hot Summer Days!

One of the ways we have kept cool this summer, besides the beach, is the fun water fountains downtown Holland!!!! This particular day we met the Mangum's and the Moore's to have a water playdate.....fun was had for all!!!!The girls waiting to be surprised when the fountain they are on goes off!!!Gotcha!After awhile the kids decided to start laying out their towels on the concrete ledge and lay in the sun to warm up and dry off!

Summer Fun!!!

One of our favorite past times in the summer is going to the beach. And seeing that we live so close we usually keep the car packed and ready to go whenever we simply "feel" like it:) Well, today was one of those days and man was it absolutely beautiful!!!!! Kailyn loves to swim and Will loves to dig in the sand......which means this mommy has gotten more time in the sun this year! Today, however, when we arrived it was yellow flag and then was changed mid-morning to red flag. So out came the life jacket and an adult was required for my water rat to swim.....and seeing that we met a few friends out there it worked out pretty well and she was still able to swim to her hearts content. Will tried the water for a little while but wasn't too big on all the huge waves!If only summer could last forever.....I really don't want it to end this year, but here it is already August! What a memorable summer it has been....our first stitches, swimming without any help, jumping in without anyone to catch and many other things I'm sure I'm forgetting.....God is so good!

Din-o-mite Birthday Bash!

On Sunday night we celebrated Will's birthday some more....but this time with his requested guests: Gavin, Kooper and Kolter, along with their families and sisters (who just happen to be Kailyn's age)! We also invited Uncle Chad and Aunt Libby and Uncle Aaron to join us for a roaring good time! As our little guests arrived, they followed the dino footprints into the house and to the slider where they picked out a dino mask, tatoo and a party hat! Then it was off to the deck and then a yummy dinner which included many of William's favs.After our first game....the dino walk. What a fun time!Happy to be opening more gifts:)A gator that looks like it is full of mud......my friend Katie said she tried to find a clean one because she knows how I am, but I'm glad she picked out this one because Will loves it!

He also got a cute triceratops that roars and moves and an awesome book of Tonka puzzles!

Following me up front to play our Dino egg hunt game. They found all the eggs in no time and then headed back to the deck to open them up and see what was inside!Handing out goody bags so they could put their treasures in them and take them home:)
I had such a fun time planning this party that I was a little sad to have it over with........Thank you to all our special guests who made turning 3 so much fun!

3 Years Old!!!!

On Saturday, July 31, my baby turned 3!!!! I'm not sure how we have gotten to such a high number in such a short time, but I guess the calendar doesn't lie. To celebrate we had a special lunch at McDonald's and then cake and ice cream with our grandparents!!!!William has an obsession with blowers (especially backpack ones) so this gift was a hit!!!! Thank you Walmart:)

Another obsession as of late is John Deere.......here he's showing off his gator.
And his cool new John Deere sleeping bag.....adorable!My first attempt at a dino cake....it was pretty easy and turned out really cute!The big floor puzzle that we put together at least 3 times!!!!

William we are so proud of you and the sweet little man you are becoming.......I just can't believe how fast the time has gone! We love you so much!

Fish Lessons #2!

The last week in July and into August was Will's turn for swimming lessons through West Ottawa!!!! He was excited, especially after spending 2 weeks watching Kailyn everyday!! I enrolled him in a backpack class and he is doing great! As a matter of fact, he jumped into my aunt's pool today for the first time without anyone catching him!!!!!!!! Then he continued to jump in for the next 2 hours, followed by his second to last swim lesson today. I'm so excited for tomorrow, not only do we get to watch to see how much Will has learned, but it's the last day of swim lessons for the summer!We are so proud of how much you have learned this summer and how well you are doing for only being 3!!!! We love you!