Home again...

What a great week of vacation!!! With so many adults and kids in one place there is bound to be some drama and excitement every day!!

My favorite was really not having anything to do each day except have fun!

We woke up Friday and headed back home... Ellen and he girls came in our van with Levi and the boys stayed with Rob and Josh to fish with Mike Phail! Sleeping in my own bed was nice that night and we all slept in on Saturday morning!

Unpacking and reorganizing before Ryan comes and we head out again but to Erie this time!!!

Vacation continues....

What a great week we have had so far on vacation...Bella and Julia were here from Saturday afternoon until Tuesday morning! We have had some time of relaxing and of course busy time too! The boat has been fun as we go on short rides or tubing around the lake! The paddle boat is old but everyone is having fun on that too! The kids take it in and out all day and it's Levi's favorite! We have done some fishing too! Drew and Autumn have both caught fish! Yesterday the Phail's and Autumn went to the beach and hang out with some friends and papa and i took my boys over to the DNR to shoot pellet guns!

Lake House arrival...

It's early Saturday morning and I am laying here enjoying the quite! The kids and I arrived at our vacation house last night around 6pm ready for a great week with my parents and the Phail's!! The house is nice...rooms are a little small but beautiful!!! The lake is so pretty and right out our back door! It took awhile to get everyone settled in but it always does with so many people in a new place! Ellen and Emily left around 9pm to head up to Mackinaw for the weekend with her Girl Scout Troop!

Today I want to enjoy the beauty outside that God created! Bella and Julia will be here late afternoon and I'm excited about that!

Thank you Lord for so many blessings in my life! My sweet little boy laying beside me in bed right now that just wants to hold my hand to know i am near...nothing sweeter!!

Another summer day...

3rd day of soccer Tryouts and Autumn is in her U9 team!!! The kids and I met Bella and her kids at the Plymouth Sprinkler Park but it started to rain 😞 so we went out for ice cream then back home! The kids had fun shooting the bow and arrow with Craig then dinner and soccer!

Another fun summer day together as a family! I am thankful for these days. It's time to start thinking about and packing for our vacation! Bella and Julia might come up for a couple days too!!! Craig will be home and working some. He works hard to provide for this family and I do appreciate that!

Sunday!!!

The kids and I started our week off right...church this morning at Oak Pointe!!! Great message to dads!

After church was back to the soccer fields...Alex first then Autumn and Drew later just in time for the downpour of rain! They were troopers! One more day for Autumn tomorrow then we are done!

Craig got home from 4 days of work and we had a great evening with the kids!! While playing Levi told me he was pooping so we ran to the potty and he went!!! SO proud of him!!!

Ready for our first full week of vacation! I want to do a 10 week study of the Fruits of the Spirit with the kids! Need to figure what I want to do and get it going tomorrow!!!

Soccer Tryouts...

The Lyon FC Tryouts for next fall through spring...Alex tried out for U11 and made the Blue team but was asked to play for the Black team too! He was SO excited about that and it is an honor. Drew tried out for U10 and there were enough boys for 2 teams and he made the Black team! Theremis talk that he may play for U9 too since that is his regular age group and they are short players!

Proud of the boys! Autumn goes today and Monday for her tryout so we'll see how that goes...I know she will do great!

The soccer club is really growing and it's fun to be a part of! I worked the sign in table yesterday and got to know so more families! Lynne Lach is our new club President and I know she'll do great things as we continue to grow. I am having fun stepping into manager positions and helping out more!!!

2nd day of summer vacation!

This morning the boys and I woke up and relaxed a little before getting ready for the day...Drew did a great job of getting his chores done and was proud to mark them off on his new chart! We left the house around 11 and ran to Sams Club and Target before picking up Autumn from her friend Brieana's! We then drove to Ann Arbor so the kids could spend some time with their dad while Levi and I went to the mall and met Amanda Bowen and her 3 kids there! After we got home the boys went to a friends for a couple hours and the rest of us are getting some rest!

Another busy day of running around!!!

Last day of school...first day of Summer Vacation!

June 14th...the kids have been waiting for this day for SO long! The last day of school...although honestly, I don't think my kids mind going to school everyday. All 3 kids had amazing teachers and a great year! They love their friends and school...it was a sad day to leave Hardy Elementary for the last time! Next year we will be going to Sayre Elementary and the kids are a little nervous, but also excited! We have 82 days to have some fun before we head back...Alex a 5th grader and Drew & Autumn as 3rd graders!!!

Today we started our vacation with End of School Year Parties...Drew went to his friend Brady's house and had a fun Water Slide party with pizza and ice cream! Alex, Autumn, Levi and I went to the Burrell house for a pool party! We had a lot of fun and spent the day swimming and eating :) Lots of friends and fun in the sun to start summer vacation off right!