Natalie's First Tooth!

Natalie lost her first tooth last Friday!  Mom and dad missed the big event, but babysitter Luke made sure the tooth got under the pillow.

The tooth fairy left a tooth pillow and some money....

She twisted the tooth out!

The next tooth is already partially in!  We will see, the neighbor tooth is a little wiggly already...

Start of First Grade!!

Natalie had her open house on Monday...

Dropping off supplies and filling her locker!

Tuesday morning pre-school breakfast!

Ready to go!!

Oh yeah, and Star Wars is coming up too!

Mother/daughter pic :)

She's ready for first grade!!

The whole gang all serious at the bus stop.

And not so serious!

Off they go!  Looking forward to another fun year at Highland :)

Grand Rapids Day 1

The day started off with an Obi drop at the doggy hotel and Tim bits!  Then we were off to Grand Rapids!  Only one scary bathroom stop (yeah creepy gas stations) for Evie....Our first stop was a hot dog joint for lunch with free pinballs!

As always, the zoo is a first on our list.  The John Ball zoo was a fun afternoon.

Evie is on gryffindor.

And Natalie too!

The entrance to the zoo has a funicular ride that takes you up the hill to the top of the zoo.

Here we watched the cars go back down.

Kind of like a cool slow roller coaster!

It's a really natural hilly set up.  Complete with zip lines and waterfalls!

Closest encounter of the day-tigers!

Everybody loves a good bongo :)

Really neat lion enclosure.

Stinky birds!!!!!

Girls above the monkey valley!

Hanging out...

Lots of great animals, what a fun afternoon at the zoo!  Went to check into the hotel and both girls fell asleep.  Picked up a pizza and ate/unpacked.  Now we are on the move again to go see the musical fountain in grand haven!  It's pirate weekend, the music is supposed to be pirates of the Caribbean!!!  Can't wait!

July, Is It Finally Summer?

Lots of pictures to catch up on for the month of July!!!

Taking a downtown river walk with the high waters.

Things are really moving!

Evie and grandma catching the sylvania fireworks!

New tube for the lake :)

Evie with the first sandbox of the season!

Natalie and Lindsey want to go faster!

Pontoon boat ride with grandma and grandpa!

Sam's first pontoon ride ever!

Evie is enjoying the ride!

Lounging by the lake :)

Natalie is convinced she's not too big for the swing!

Party in the sandbox!

Speed boat time!

Ending the night with s'mores

And sparklers!!

Natalie and Lindsey fireside.

Face painting for USA World Cup!

Game face!

Stinky birds....

Zoo with grandma and grandpa....

Natalie's first trip to the new aquarium!

Natures neighborhood madness!

Rockstar Evie with her first dentist appointment.

Duck mouth Natalie getting fluoride.

Diva Evie on the ride up to the airport with grandma and grandpa.

Natalie dressed as mom!

Sasha's last day as a single child...

Popsicles and pool time.

Arts and crafts outside can still be messy!

And after a long day with no nap a 10 minute car ride is still long enough for Evie to fall asleep!

Cuties!

The last dance camp day, complete with princess performances!

Jazz dance!

Natalie and miss Jen.

Baby Eliza - 3 days old :)

Baby Beau - 3 days old ( already working on hair like his dad's)

A weekend in the pool!  Plenty of play time in a humid weekend!