Family Adventures

Our extended family came north for a visit.... WAY NORTH!  Kris and her kids live in The Keys, and every summer they spend some time in the Chicago area visiting family while they escape the heat.  This year, they came all the way up to Boon!  We had soooooo much fun sharing our everyday with them.

Happy Father's Day!

This year Daddy was gifted a cast iron skillet!  

End of the Year Festivities and Honors

 Lucy was chosen as Student of the Month for May!  Way to go, Lulu!

Emmie and Lucy whispering at the awards ceremony.

Grammy helped us celebrate!  Lucy earned several honors this year!

Lucy and her very favorite librarian, Mrs. Thompson.

Arizona: Splash Down

The Joynts we super gracious to let us invade their home for the week.  The kids were beyond ecstatic that they had a pool--with a waterfall--in their backyard.  Lots of quality water therapy took place!

Go Cubs, Go!

Being in Arizona this time of year means 1 thing: the Cubs are at Sloan Park!  Ruth flew in and joined us for one of the last Spring Training games of the year.  While the Cubs did not have a great day, it was a great experience for our kids to see them in action.

Lucy LOVED the sunflower seeds that Tim sent!

Mitchell opted for some cotton candy.

Classic ballpark hot dog for Owen...

...and then a nap.

Lucy found the 1 monkey in the whole place... and named him Rizzo.

Spring Break 2017: The Departure

This year for Spring Break we headed southwest to Arizona.  Needless to say the kids were VERY excited to head off to new places.  We drove down to Detroit in order to catch a VERY early flight the next day, but it was very worth the early wake-up!

As background information--I had suffered through 18 days of vertigo in March;  in fact, I got a shot in my ear drum the day we left in efforts to stop the spinning.  While the vertigo did break,  I was exhausted and not so stable most of the trip.  Everyone was really good about taking care of me throughout the trip, and I am sure it was a nice treat to get away.

School's out!

When we got to Phoenix later that day, we made our way to our friends' house and relaxed in the sunshine for a while.  The kids loved shooting some hoops!