In June we went camping with our small group from church. We went to a park in Muskegon, Pioneer Park. This was the first time we had been there and we had tons of fun. The lake was a little cold, but the kids still loved it! We survived some strong thunderstorms! And I realized one of my favorite things to do is watch storms come over lake Michigan. It was pretty amazing!!
We spent the 4th of the July at the cottage as always. It was really cold this year though, so we spent a lot more time inside. The kids did some crafts and we went to the local carnival one day. The kids still had fun hanging out with their cousins though!!
We have been watching Madison every other wednesday this summer. She is getting so big and smiling all the time now. Abby especially loves having her around. The girls tend to fight over who gets to hold her and feed her! Atleast she is well loved!
Brooklynn turned 5 years old at the end of July. I can't believe she's that old already. We had two parties this year, one with each side of the family. She got lots of new clothes for school, which she is very excited about! She will go to kindergarten this fall as she can't wait!
We went camping at Silver Lake at the end of August with my sisters and thier families. This is one of our favortie places to camp. The kids love the dunes and there is plenty to do there. Again the weather was not as warm as normal, so we didn't do a lot of swimming. The kids kept busy riding bikes and we spent two days on the dunes. It was lots of fun!!
So Abby and Brooklynn got a hold of the camera and took some pictures of themselves. I thought I would post one of their pictures to show what wonderful photographers they are!! They thought they did great!!
We are going to try and enjoy this last month of summer by spending as much time outside as possible. We have one more camping trip planned and hopefully we will get to spend some more time at the cottage. Hopefully the warmth will stick around for awhile now! The girls are excited for school to start, which is good, but I enjoy having them home too!!
