Can it be August already? Part 2

(See "Can it be August already? Part 1" first)

So here are the amazing shirts Christa MADE! 

Each shirt has a "G" on it in a different font and also has the child's initials- how creative!

Such bright colors- and bright kids!

A Sun-shiney Day

Josh drove us all to Appleton and then jumped on another plane for his last academic visit to Florida! Hooray! The kids and I had a great time staying at the cottage on Bear Lake with GG & Gampy.

Cannonball Cade! (The nickname he received last time we were back in the States :)

Gampy & Lil

Kayaking is SO fun! Dass could have sat in there with me for hours and hours watching the fish and looking for turtles and frogs.

Lily's turn!

Modeling their new shirts for GG :)

Why wait for nightfall for s'mores?? 

Viv's fave

and Ob's, and Cade's and Lil's....

Back in the kayak! August had a rough first 2 days and then a large tooth appeared! The only thing that calmed him down was a ride on the lake.

we love cousins

Auntie Rachel, cousin Roxanne and her son Owen (10) all came to visit from California!

Sisters in style!

This game seemed to have lasted for an hour!

One day Gampy took us for a ride to the "Petting Zoo." It turned out to be way more than a petting zoo!

This bear dug and dug and dug and even twisted one of the bars keeping us all separated- let's get outta here! 

Cheetah looked hungry too :) What a beautiful creature.

Slowly making our way to the end of our visit.

These two were inseparable for days. 

Not exactly sure what they were doing...

playing catch

Olivet turned 3 while Josh was gone.

Happy Birthday sweet girl!

We celebrated with lots of family...

and some great accessories!

The girls all decorated the cake the day before- so fun!

It's fun to be 3!

Lil trying on my mom's wedding dress!

Well, Josh made it home and we made it through his absence! We were blessed to spend a couple days up north for our 12th Wedding Anniversary before picking up the kids and driving back to Monroe (a huge thanks to mom and dad, & Nat and Tim for watching the kids!!!)

We also pulled mine out! I wasn't sure if Lil would want to wear it when the time comes, but she loved it right away and asked if she could wear it before I even asked! It was really fun to be reminded of such a special day and to enjoy the memories with my mom and kids!!!