Hiking

This was our second hiking trip this week.  Taken on Thursday, I think it's safe to say I wasn't the only one who was missing the mountains and our hikes!  We went with some friends and had a lot of fun.  We grilled out after and the we took the boys for ice cream, to a playground and caching.  A fun filled day and completely exhausted muffins after!! But we did get a first-to-find cache! 

Park trips

Today we headed to Broadview Park, a little over a mile from home.  We packed our dinner and planned on spending the afternoon there.  A little weather threat didn't deter our fun.  But on the way home, each muffin had a branch to tow. This is quite common, having gradually shifted from rocks and sticks to branches.  Maybe if we walked more often we could fill our shed for the fireplace this fall?

Stick-it-forever kisses

I am thankful my muffins still enjoy kisses. Kisses on owies, kisses on cheeks, kisses on foreheads, kisses on noses.  We have giant kisses, bear kisses, Eskimo kisses, butterfly kisses, zerbert kiss combos, noisy kisses...the list goes on.  But the most recent addition are the "stick-it-forever" kisses.  The rule is, any kiss from a parent to their child is always stuck forever.  You cannot wipe, wash, scrape or clean it off, ever.  Kisses between husbands and wives are the same.  But muffins believe their kisses can fall off if they do not get it properly affixed and pushed down!  In an attempt to make this a slightly less violent affair, the trick is to use three fingers.  Not a handful, not a fist, not a jab from a single finger, but a full-effort required attempt to affix their kiss with three fingers.  For the muffins, it seems to be a good fit.  And I like careful kisses, and love the gently calculated three finger "sticks".

Our kindergarten graduate!!

Way to go Drewbie!!!

Vacation

These are just about the only photos taken on our two and a half week vacation back to visit family in the UP of Michigan and Wisconsin. And some of these weren't even taken by me! Anyway, we saw family and friends, relaxed, visited, ate, took in a Brewer game, an amusement park, four wheel rides, swimming, camp fires with s'mores, celebrated Drews sixth birthday, and lots and LOTS of riding in the car!