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| Kids painting their fireworks picture for the 4th of July |
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| Not bad fireworks for not being able to see what i was doing :) |
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| A flag cake in celebration |
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| Emmett's Fireworks! |
A RibFest we attended in Naperville. We didn't even try any ribs but the kids enjoyed the kids center of it. :)
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| This bull ride didn't last very long. Emmett declared it 'too dangerous' after about 45 seconds on the bull. |
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| Maybe a little braver facing the goats with Daddy. |
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| Blow up slides! A HUGE hit for Emmett. |
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| I'm not a big fan of carnival games but a chance to go fishing! Emmett was in :) |
Little Jackson's Baptism!
We were honored to be asked to be Jackson God parents. Such a sweet little fellow!!
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| Us with Jackson Duane. |
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| Jacob, Rachel, Us and Jackson after the baptism. |
Georgia Trip!!!
We were able to make it to Georgia during part of Matthew's shut down. It is ALWAYS sooo good to be able to hang out with the family at the house and just do family things :)
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| Emmett loved their pool!! |
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| Daddy was an excellent 'shark' to ride on. |
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| Audrey and Grandpa Time. |
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| Audrey with Auntie Lydia |
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| A 'drive-in' movie for the kids. Audrey, Emmett, and a boy Em's age they babysit for. |
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| Putt-putt pros |
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| Hole in one? |
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| Watching the others on the ride. |
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| Grandma, Audrey, and cousin Asher!!! |
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| Matthew and Emmett... ready for a serious race! |
We left a little early so that on the way home we could stop and do a little 'vacationing' exploring style. It was a fabulous idea as we were only on the road ~6 hrs a day and we got to stop at some neat places.
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| Hotel on the way home. |
Atlanta, GA Aquarium
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| Atlanta Aquarium! Sooo many neat fish |
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| Mantas... Emmett was a little short and couldn't really reach to touch one. |
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| alligator |
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| Family photo at the Aquarium |
Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory
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| Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory. |
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| We got baseball bats!!!! |
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| Ready to hit that ball!!! |
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| Family photo at the Louisville Slugger Place |
Fair Oaks Cattle Farm
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| Fair Oaks Cattle Barn Tour.... they had rides too :) |
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| Cows!!! |
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| Train Ride |
Michigan with the Bahler Family
We no sooner arrived home from GA, that we did some laundry and headed to Michigan to be with my family. Sadly it was rainy most of the time we were there but that didn't stop us from hanging out and finding a few fun things to do at the resort.
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| Shane getting ready to rock climb |
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| Audrey styling the hat. |
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| We caught tadpoles and frogs!! |
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| Using the net to get them out of the pond! |
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| Play do inside when it rained. |
Beach Time
This was technically the first time we were at the beach but after this quick stop on the way home from the Bahler Vacation we made it a point to go back several times the rest of the summer!!! I never knew it was only like 20 minutes out of the way from heading to my parents house!!!
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| Serious Sand Digger |
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| Castle with trench |
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| Had to use the bucket too!! |
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| Buried Feet in the sand. |