Fathers Day

We spent the majority of our day in Francesville. John was in IL at Craig's bachelor party, so he met us in Francesville. After we spent time there we stopped off in Monticello at the lakehouse where John's parents, Jason and Sarah and Marie and the kids were hanging out. It was a busy, busy day but was good (I think). We need to get better at knowing when to leave. We need to follow the wise advice of Joe and Tara who say, "Leave while everyone is still having fun!" Otherwise you end up with crying, tired and hungry kids and a 40 minute drive home. :)

Few videos from my phone- John

Jackson loves blowing his Whistle

One of her favorite songs.. mine as well!

Summer Fun

After a long, fun week of VBS I thought it would be wise for the kids and I to stay put here in Lafayette and get some R & R. John went to IL for the night to be with some friends for Craig Janssen's bachelor party, so the kids and I stuck around home today and then went to Columbia Park with Cara and her kids. It was a great time. We played on the playground a while, then had a picnic dinner and finished with a brisk walk through the zoo. Abigail tolerated it. :) She is just not so sure what to think of animals...on our way back to the vans there was an ice cream truck parked right next to ours. You think we were able to get the kids out of there without stopping for ice cream? I think not! Abigail of course picked a blue popsicle, so she was a blue, sticky mess. I had her finish it in the grass outside before coming in the house. I repeated the entire way up the stairs - "Don't touch anything! Walk straight upstairs to the bath! Don't touch anything! " We were a filthy mess, but it just felt like a satisfying, fun mess - hot and sticky as all get out, but we had fun! :)

This is a random picture of Abigail. I came out from the bedroom in the morning after I was finished getting ready. She was laying on the couch, watching cartoons like this - wearing her jammies, slippers and sunglasses. What a diva. :)

Update

I don't know what my deal has been lately. It's been such a long time since I have blogged! Here is a quick recap of the past couple of months.

We spent Easter in Francesville with the Gudeman family.

Jackson with Great Grandma Gudeman. This kid loves the camera. Seriously, you put up a camera in front of him, and he strikes the best smiles. It's hilarious!

The girls getting ready for the big Easter Egg Hunt!

So excited!

Dancing Queen

Abigail LOVES to help me in the kitchen and she wanted to bake cookies. Well, the only time I will bake cookies, is if there will be opportunity for us to share (or give them away rather). We had Brad Widmer and Ben Sprunger over to lay a patio in our backyard, so I said we could bake cookies and serve them to Brad and Ben (we also delivered them to friends and neighbors - of her choosing :)).  Well, she took a plate out to them while I busied myself with something else. Before I knew it she was back in and heading back out with a plateful of cookies. I asked her what she was doing, and she said so matter-of-fact, "They want more." She looked so cute I had to get some pictures.

All the Gudeman grandkids at Lincoln's first birthday party. I can't believe he is 1 already!

There is his charming smile. This kid is so cute I want to eat him up. His squishy thighs don't help matters. I just love to squeeze and kiss on him!

Here is our family on Mothers Day at Family Dedication at church.

We have a fun week planned for Abigail this week. She is spending three days (started today) in Pretty Princess Dance Camp (I just can't stand how cute it is!) and then tonight we are attending a soccer call out/ice cream social. Abigail is a funny kid. She loves nothing more than glitz and glam and the more she can get the better! I'm talking hair accessories, make up, lip gloss (or chapstick, doesn't matter), jewelry, lotion, shoes, dresses, etc, etc, etc. She loves it all. HOWEVER, the funny thing about her is she also is showing a real interest in sports. She loves dribbling a basketball, kicking around a soccer ball, etc. So we are going to try it out and see how it goes.