camping out with daddy

Paul & Seth were planning on having a camp out in our back yard, but due to the rain they decided to have it in our basement. Seth slept in there the whole night, even when Paul left for a fire call early this morning. Seth didn't even notice he left until he woke up in the morning. Seth had lots of fun! Special father & son bonding time.

roasting marshmallows over the "fire" & having snacks

the tent all set up

all tucked in for the night

enjoying books

Seth just absolutely loves books. And if he is quiet and I don't know what he is doing, this is how I find him. Sitting down & looking at books. We have so many books, but I encourage reading for our kids. Seth is also my Little House on the Prairie buddy. We are borrowing the DVD series from my parents and we enjoy watching a video together every now and then.

chubby baby

I just love chubby baby photos. Here I took some of Ethan's hand, arms & legs. He is definitely chubby with rolls & dimples.

our growing boys

brotherly love

Seth teaching Ethan at a young age how to play cars

he'd rather eat it than play with it!

Our smiley and very happy 4 month old baby. He's growing up so fast. He is very content and is laughing & squealing lots these days. He had his 4 month check-up and immunizations and is 14 lbs, 9 oz and 25 1/2 inches in length. Not so little anymore. He is a very healthy baby and we are thankful for that.

Here's Seth in a bear costume. It's not ours but he wanted to try it on. Seth looked so cute in it, auntie Dani couldn't resist taking a picture. It was so hot that day, but the kids still dressed up in the costumes. Seth continues to grow physically, mentally and spiritually. It is so amazing how fast kids grow up and how smart they are. He is a special little boy.

Seth the bear

our smiley little "Effie" as Seth calls him & that has become our nickname for him

new friend & captain Seth

We just got back from another trip to our trailer. Seth, Ethan & myself were sick with a cold virus, but despite that we still had a very nice time. The weather was beautiful and we were able to swim and go for boat rides. My parents & sisters were there and Michelle & Danielle joined us for the weekend as well.

Meet our new friend!

This friend decided to join us in bed the first night we were there. When we went to bed the first night we heard some noises, like chewing on wood or something. Paul reassured me that if it was a mouse, it would be more afraid of us then we are of it. So, Paul went to sleep and I was awake for 1/2 hour or so and I heard more noises. I woke Paul up and he checked it out, but we found nothing. At 6:30 in the morning, Paul wakes me up saying that something bit his arm, and then a minute later his leg. I lifted up the sheets and found a mouse in our bed. Yuck! We both jumped out of that bed so fast. Then we found it sitting on our couch just staring at us. So Paul's theory of them being more afraid of us went out the window. I know that I did not sleep very well for a few nights. But we did set out traps and caught 1 mouse and a mole. Hopefully that won't happen again!

here is Papa's pontoon boat

Captain Seth navigating the boat

hmmm . . . which way should I go?

I think we'll head that way!

here are some more beautiful pictures while on the boat ride

We are back home for about 2 weeks and will go to the trailer one more time for 2 weeks and then we will close it for the season. It is amazing how fast the summer is going. Before we know it summer will be over and fall will be here. Time keeps moving on.

not much going on

There is not much going on in our household right now. We are trying to get over colds and are packing for vacation once again. We leave on Wednesday and come back next Tuesday. So we hope that the weather will be great and are looking forward to spending time with family & enjoying God's creation. Hope you all have a great week!

Storybook Gardens

We went to Storybook Gardens on Tuesday. Someone from Paul's work gave us a one day family pass so we took the opportunity of going. It was fun. We went last year, but Seth was a little too young to enjoy everything. But this year he loved pretty much everything, except he didn't want to go in the splash pad.

hickory dickory dock . . .

Daddy, Seth & Humpty Dumpty

Our smiley baby Ethan, even he enjoyed himself. He only slept for 15-20 minutes while we were there because he wanted to see what was going on!

the seals

check out all the animals there:

the little church, it's actually very cute

Seth enjoying the slides & rocks



here's the little guy who was supposed to be sleeping!

and at the end Daddy & Seth went on the train

What a fun day and a great time for us to spend as a family!

baby fun

My cousin Micah & his wife Beth and their baby girl Micayla visited my parents last weekend and we were able to visit them too. Here are Micayla & Ethan together. They are just a little over 1 month apart.

exersaucer fun! Ethan loves his exersaucer.

look at those eyes!

Seth wanted a picture too and here he is with his usual goofy grin!