1st Rides

At our church picnic this summer there were horses for the kids to ride.  Madison had never been on a horse but was very excited to give it a try.  She was very brave and got right on the horse.  She could have ridden all day if we let her.

Madison has been to the zoo a few times this summer.  When Christopher was in town we went and they rode the camel together.  Madison had a blast!

15 Months

Kaden is 15 months today!  His official appointment isn't until Friday but I weighed him and he is 22.5 lbs.
Kaden is a parrot and likes to repeat lots of words.  Some words that he says on his own:
Mama
Dada
Yes
No
Uh-oh
Hi
Light
This
What
What's this
Thank you
Please
All Done
More
counts 1-2-3
waves bye
blows kisses
high fives
barks

He's still a sweet boy but he has also found his voice and wants to be heard when he doesn't get what he wants.
Kaden isn't walking yet, but is cruising on furniture so I don't think it will be too long.
We love our big boy!

Meijer Gardens

My kids love Meijer Gardens.  They have such a wonderful children's area. The favorite is the great lakes where they can play with boats.

4th of July

Our kids had a fun 4th of July weekend.  We started the day with a cookout at our friend's house.  Later we did some small fireworks at our house and we finished the night by having a campfire with our neighbors followed by watching some larger fireworks that were set off around the neighborhood.  The next night Angie and I took Madison downtown to watch the fireworks put on by the city.  Madison had a blast.  It was a great weekend with perfect weather.

Father's Day

Happy Father's Day!

These two kiddos sure do love their dad :)

Manistee Vacation

We were blessed to go up north to Manistee and stay with at my aunt's cottage this May.  I absolutely love West Michigan in the summer.  Madison, Kaden and I went up with my parents and Todd cam up later in the week for a long weekend.  The weather started off chilly but warmed up as the week went on.  Thankfully there is an indoor swimming pool so we could still have fun in the water.  Madison loved the water so we went everyday.  She however doesn't love the sand so it took some time and convincing to get to walk or play in it.  It was a fun week and a nice break from normal everyday life. 

Bike Fun

We had a nice weekend with great weather.  It was much needed after such a long winter and a spring that isn't sure if it's ready to stick around.  We decided to pull out the kids bike seat.  This was Kaden's first time since he was too little last year.  He had fun!  Madison loved it again this year too.
Madison is learning to ride her little bike so Kaden may get the majority of the rides in this.