Sweet Summer Fun 2013

An evening at Creekside, walking in the park after getting some pizza at Massey's.

Piper is checking out the ducks.

Ant watching... We are hardcore bug and worm watchers. If the kids see a bug or worm, they get off their bikes immediately and get as close as possible to watch it. 

And horse watchers too... Our horse friends have been in the back pasture lately so we don't get to feed them. Hopefully they get to come to the front pasture soon! 

Playing the K-day-day in the bucket... In our underwear. Our boy is totally potty trained! 

Enjoying a milk bottle with dad after a long hard day of playing! 

Our playgroup... They've been together since they were 2 months old. New additions keep arriving! 

Piper and I babysat baby Susie last week for a little bit... Piper is doing a poop check. 

Kisses! Piper was enjoying having a real baby around to play with! 

The kids wanted to play in the rain... They lasted about 3 minutes! 

On our way to a dress up birthday party for Noelle! Maddox was sporting his dads jacket and shorts and Piper was a princess of course... Sleeping Beauty! 

Picnic on the patio with all of our neighbor girls. We are so blessed with some really wonderful young ladies that are very sweet to our kids. 

Week in Dixon at Piper's Peace

We had an awesome week at my grandparents house in Dixon. As always, they make it a very special time when we go there.  It was wonderful to visit, eat fried chicken and Caesar salad, go for tractor rides and of course get lots of hugs and kisses. 

Grandpa Piper and Maddox, building a, "house"!

Grandma had picked up 2 lawn mowers for the kids and they absolutely LOVED them. They spent a significant amount of time mowing the grass there.  

Playing in their cousins awesome Barbie Jeep! Maddox was pretending it was black and green! 

Piper pushing her pretend doll around at Uncle Marks house.  

This one is kind of blurry but I thought it was sweet... Maddox smelling grandmas flowers.  

Maddox and uncle Mark put some new boards in the floor of the tree house.  Maddox is trying to pull out some nails.

Can you see us in the trees?

Family golf cart ride to search for deer! 

So glad to have Robert back with us... He drove us to Dixon, drove back home, worked all week then came and picked us up the following weekend.

Maddox is waiting for someone to carry him thru the sand so his feet don't get dirty... Little stinker. 

 Grandpa helping Maddox put batteries in the race car. 

Mowing the courtyard. Someone has to do it! 

Grandma Piper and little Piper...  Grandma walks about 4 miles every single day. She is amazing! 

Why yes, I am the cutest thing ever! 

And guess who came for a surprise visit?! My wonderful mother flew in for a few days... She took a couple days off her busy schedule of casting the TV show, "The Glades", to come spend time with all of us. 

Nena and grandpa!

WE FOUND SOME DEER! Maddox named them, "Maddox & Piper". 

Piper is loving the watermelon! 

At the Lost Nations water tower, where we go to get cell service. 

Beautiful place at Lost Nations

Waiting for mom to go for a ride! 

Beautiful Piper's Peace

The courtyard

This is the, "Bubbling Brooke", Behind my grandparents house. Maddox and I had a wonderful time building a dam here... It was so special for me to be able to play with him in the same creek that my mother and I both grew up playing in. We had a wonderful time. 

Another view of the creek. 

The Pipers, we love you so much! Thank you for a wonderful week at your house! Xoxo

Getting ready to go home after a wonderful week! 

Angel Bunny is 18 months!

I can't believe my girl is a year and half old! She is such a perfect part of our life and I wouldn't change a thing about her. We are so blessed by her cozy hugs and kisses as well as her beautiful smiles every day.

On the big girl swing, since brother wanted the baby one :)

Playing at the Easton fountains! 

Our little China Doll! Robert's parents brought this beautiful outfit back for her from their trip to Tiawan. 

Just watching it rain in the bug chair!

Columbus Zoo!

Piper, who fears nothing... Climbed right on to this gorillas hand! 

Maddox prefers to chill out behind glass :) while the gorilla sticks his tongue out at him!  

The great faces of MadBall

Car wash day!

Today was a beautiful day, nice and warm... So the kids and I decided to wash the Jeep and the Edge. We had a great time. The kids were wonderful little helpers. Maddox was our water man and Piper would dip the sponges back into the soapy water, I did the hard labor of actually washing the cars. We are absolutely loving this warm weather! Hearing the kids squealing with delight as Maddox sprayed me with freezing cold water was worth the pain... They laughed so hard. Piper went into the garage and brought out the tricycle to wash too. It was very cute to see them working together.

Fwench fwies!

This morning as Robert was leaving for work, Maddox, Piper and I were watching him drive off.

Robert leaned out the window and asked Maddox if he knew what daddy does at work all day? Maddox enthusiastically replied, "eats fwench fwies!".

Lately we've been meeting Robert for lunch at A&F's cafe about once every week or 2 and Maddox only wants to eat French fries. They do have the most delicious fries there. And when Robert rides his motorcycle into work Maddox always says to me at some point during the day, "daddy ride mococyco and eat fwench fwies!". Love these sweet moments!

Ps. Day 8 of underwear! So proud of our little man!