Summer Review

I thought that I would try and catch up on some of the things that we have done recently in our family.

Time Capsule
Our family has a time capsule. Each member in our family collects things to put in it that will help us remember what we've been doing for the past year. We make predictions and put in goals that we want to try and accomplish. We are supposed to dig it up every year, but it had been two or three years since we did it last.

None of the grand kids had ever been to our secret spot. Jake had a blast! He would sit down on the trail every few feet and throw dirt all over himself.

We eventually had Jake hold Rudy's leash to keep him motivated. It didn't work to well. Rudy is a bit out of shape!

Kayley got pretty tired too. Even though she was carried the whole way she got pretty thirsty.
Everyone gathered around the time capsule, wondering what's inside!!

Dallas Comes For A Visit
Jeremy's childhood friends, Corbin and Matt, came for a short visit. Corbin has a little boy named Dallas who is just a couple of weeks older than Jake. They were instantly friends! They discovered the fun of jumping off the couch together. They would have done it all night if we would have let them!


Jake getting some air!

GO BEES!
This summer we went to several Bees games. Jake had such a great time! We weren't sure how long he would sit there before he got bored, but he did awesome! He was singing the cheers and shouting GO BEES!

He loved the mascot!



I know, I look ridiculous in hats! It's actually Jake's hat, but he wanted Mommy to wear it.

Having fun with Dad.

After one of the games they had fireworks. This is Jake's excited face after the first few went off.




Five Year Anniversary!
Jeremy and I celebrated our fifth anniversary! We spent a few days in Chicago. It was sooo much fun! We went shopping, to Navy Pier, to the Art Museum of Chicago, and to see the play Wicked. We had a great time! It was good for us to spend some time just the two of us. It doesn't happen too much anymore. Jake stayed with Jeremy's parents while we were gone. It was hard leaving him behind but he had a great time with Grandma and Grandpa.