Saturday, June 22, 2019

Summer is here!

We are loving our beautiful summer weather! A few weeks ago we went to Fawn-Doe-Rosa petting zoo. The kids loved seeing all of the sweet baby animals. 



Afterward, we went out for ice-cream and we ran into our friend Abbie from camp and her sister! It has been years since we have seen each other and it was fun to catch up.


This year we planted our first vegetable garden. The kids have helped me weed the garden and the plants are growing!


Last Saturday we had my friend Anna and her kids over to play while our husbands were both photographing weddings. The kids play so well together. 



Greta wanted me to take a picture of her as she was adventuring around our backyard.


Our flowers are in bloom!


I love this man!


We have had fun in the sun at Coon Lake Beach!


The boys and friend Luke.


Luke and his family rented a jet ski and the boys were able to go for some rides with Dad. 


Fun with friends!



My friend Heather and I 


Greta and friend Cora








We like our web swing, the kids enjoy swinging together.


Greta at 3 and a half has learned how to pump on the swing all by herself! She is proud!


Today it was great to reconnect with my friend Sarah from my growing up years. We found each other on Facebook and we decided to meet up. We went to elementary school together, were in dance class together, and we went to church together years ago. This afternoon we met up for free kids bowling. It was fun to get together with her again and meet each others kids!



The kids enjoyed bowling together! Asa won both of the games!




Happy Father's Day!

We had a fun celebration for Father's Day last Sunday. The kids and I made a delicious breakfast for Brian and then we headed over to my parents house to celebrate with my Dad. We had a potluck lunch and we were able to spend the afternoon outside with my parents and my sisters. The kids loved going in the canoe with Papa and they found a turtle. Afterward, we went to church and then out for dinner at Good Earth. It was a special day! 


Brian picked up our boat after it got fixed on Friday and took his Dad out for lunch to celebrate Father's Day early with him. We are glad our boat is fixed and we have been enjoying many summer days on the lake!


The kids did an awesome job on their Father's Day cards!






Greta taking an afternoon nap on Dad. I love that she still snuggles up with us to take a nap!


Illinois Family Reunion

We had a wonderful time visiting my relatives in Illinois for a Meyer family reunion last week. It was special to have my Dad show my kids where he grew up on the farm and for me to show the kids where I would go visit my grandparents as a girl. The kids loved running around the farm and picking fruit off the trees! It was great to see many relatives that I have not seen in many years.


The four siblings!


The whole group!


My cousin Holly and her family.


Uncle Kevin and Aunt Laura




The parlor room looks the same, I like the couch Aunt Laura put in there. It was fun to see all of the updates to the house and see the ways that they kept the same feel to the house from when my grandparents were living there.





We enjoyed visiting a zoo in the area that included a safari drive through. The kids loved seeing the zebras, camels, and antelopes up close. 







We visited Uncle Jeff's farm and it has grown over the years!





Aunt Laura took us to her neighbor's house to see all of their farm animals. The donkey and one of the goats were especially friendly. 












The kids loved swinging on the web swing!