Zoo Time

This was entirely Max's idea.

Sun & Sand

We took the boys to Neshotah Beach today.

They dug in the sand,

Jumped in the waves,

And splashed to their hearts' content.

We were out of the water,

In the water,

And in the sand all morning long.

Aaron used to spend summer days here with his family.

I think we've got our own summer tradition started!

The Fourth

We spent the 4th of July up north with my family. The weather was perfect, so we spent a lot of time outside playing, fishing, swimming and going to the parade in Iron Mountain. The boys played hard and slept like rocks at night! We had a great time!

A Perfect Day

Aaron and I decided to take an impromptu trip to Door County with the boys last week. We visited many of our favorite places and spent the day mostly outside enjoying the beautiful weather. I think visiting Cave Pointe was my favorite stop of the day. It was a little overcast, but the boys were mesmerized by the cliffs and the water. And I just watched them and felt thankful for it all.

My Sweet Boy

H2OLY

Soooo...it's been...awhile. I know. We have experienced the slow deaths of both of our laptops over the past few months and have been without a computer for a few weeks now. Not fun! I promise to make up for the lapse in posting! Please accept this post illustrating Liam blessing himself with holy water as consolation.

He received his own bottle of holy water at Children of God, a class he attends at church on Sundays. He learned how to cross himself and say, "In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit." It is adorable to see him do it, and he is very reverent when he decides he needs to do a blessing.

The Thinker