We haven't done a random picture post since April - so here are some extra snapshots from May, June, July & August! :)
On Friday, May 22nd I was able to spend the day fishing with my Dad. We caught a few fish and when we got back to town the kids were excited to help clean the fish!
Nater got up close and was helping Grandpa identify boy fish and girl fish!
The very next day, May 23rd, the kids go to go fishing themselves with Grandpa and Grandma!
Helping Grandpa steer the boat:
Cutie up front to navigate!
Slightly windy! :)
A common sight in our yard - Mads swinging from the tree!
There she goes again!
We had a garage sale in May and we were able to fit the van in the garage!! (For about 5 minutes until the mower and kid toys went back in! - But hey, it fits!)
On May 10th we were able to visit the Duch farm for Nick's birthday. The kids helped plant some trees:
Dash loves to nap on Mads' bed!
And Tater loves to nap in the van! :)
Look at this! Mads got a call from her best friend, Shannon, one night. The two girls proceeded to giggle on the phone for over 20 minutes before I made Mads hang up and get to bed. She was just comfy, lounging on the bed and chatting away!
When Mads brought home her art projects from the school year she wanted to show them to Amelia:
Nate was showing off his projects to me later that week!
Crazy kids with some Fun Dip tounges!
How fancy are the kid cups at Red Robin - the straws have mustaches!
The grand opening kick off for the A-SQUAR-IUM was Saturday, June 13th.
We found Nemo!
SpongeBob Squarepants:
King Triton!
and Bruce! Swim Away!
This is as close as these two dogs will ever get to each other. They usually prefer their space while napping!
So, I may have had to do a tiny bit of rearranging, but all three parts of Amelia's name were in the front row of the Coke case. Enjoy a Coke with Amelia Ann(e) Joseph(s) :)
Look at those muscles and that tough Minion tattoo!
We went to our first ever Concert on the Square on Friday, July 10th. The kids had fun dancing and playing with friends!
Mads is SEVEN and a HALF! July 12th was her halfsies birthday. We celebrated with a trip to the Sky-Vu!
Thumbs up!
Hey! Sweet Ad!! Stateline Vision Center... you should check them out!
We saw Minions - super fun!
Friday night, July 17th, we were able to have a fun family night. We went to Freeport to have some ice cream at The Union Dairy. Mads' ice cream had Pop Rocks in it!
Dash usually sleeps on Mads' bed these days - but he made an exception for Nate!
On July 18th we welcomed our new nephew - Brantley James into the world! The kids were so excited to meet him! Mads was able to snuggle Brantley first.
Tiny kisses for the baby!
Then it was time for Nate to hold his new cuzzie. Nathan is just enamored with babies. He kept asking to see Brantley's feet and got upset when we wouldn't let him unwrap Brantley!
So much love!
We went to another Concert on the Square on Thursday, July 30th. Nate got cozy in his chair with his Fun Dip! :)
While driving to Tunnel Trail for our camping weekend, we stopped in Black Earth at Rookie's for dinner. The kids had meals that came with a treat - I was hoping that it would be a chocolate chip Rookie Cookie like it had been many, many years ago when my cousin Lisa stuck one in her coat pocket for an entire winter before realizing she left it there. Well, the kids got a package of animal cracker. No Rookie Cookie. And that, my friends, is a big ol' Thumbs Down in our book!
The Monroe Park & Rec put on a "Date Night" on August 18th for the kids to bring a special guest for games and dancing. We were the kids dates - group shot at date night!
There were lots of fun games. This one had the kids sucking M&Ms to the straw and moving them over to the other plate.
They both did a fabulous job!
Then was a competition to see who could shake the ping pong balls out of the box tied to your waist the fastest!
Hilarity ensued!
Hula Hoops came out and Mads showed us how she could hula 8 hoops at once!
Look at this! Tater was in the newspaper on August 19th!
Nathan has been battling his allergies pretty badly this summer so I set him up with an appointment to see the allergist on August 27th. He had some allergy testing done, which wasn't super fun.
Nate was tough, though, and we got through it!
Laying down, ready to be tested:
20 things were tested and Nate came back positive for cats, dust mites and mold. It was indeterminate for dogs, trees and grasses. We decided not to do further testing and to just treat Nate as if we know he's allergic to those things.
Some tears were shed, but a green freezie pop makes it better! :)
We have been so busy recently that it doesn't feel like we have much time for fun. It's nice to look back at these pictures and see smiles and happiness in our eyes!
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