At Ginger and Bill's wedding, one of the two times I wore make-up this summer. Oh my, what a hang-over I had from that wedding. Notice the drinks in all hands but mine, yet I was the one who couldn't get out of bed for 4 days. Luckily, the wedding day was beautiful and perfect and my pregnant body gave me a one day vacation from illness.

Pool party

Eva and Travis with the neighbor kids, Brady and Abby. They just all loved squishing into this super little pool, even when Brady and Abby had a bigger pool at their house.

Chris...I mean Travis... at the pool party.

Summer fun

Riding the four-wheeler at Grandma Tree's and Grandpa Gerry's. Now, before you go making fun of me for putting helmets on my kids while they ride a machine that moves slower than their tricycles..... they would not even get ON this and try it because it was "TOO SKARWY" until I suggested the helmets to make it safe. Score one up for mom!

I didn't have many great, fun ideas this summer. But, I did manage to come up with this "people car wash" that was a big hit with the kids of the neighborhood. I also got them painting maybe once or twice when I could sit in a chair and didn't have to lie horizontal to keep the room from spinning. (Ignore the fact that they are still in their pajamas though.) Hey, does the princess costume count as a day we got out of our jammies? Mommy was just too sick this summer to be much fun, but for some reason they still thought each day was great.

At the lake

4th of July with the cutest soldier with a buzz cut and wearing camo. They are watching the 4th of July "boat parade" on middle cormorant. Perfect day out! The weather people said that there had not been a 4th that warm in over 10 years.... and also reminded us of the coldest 4th in the past 10+ years which was 2004 when pretty much ALL of you were freezing at our lake. 64 degrees for the HIGH that day. Not to mention the rain...

Feeding the fish at the lake and doing the "silly dance."

Yes, there is a dog in there.

shooting hoops

Travis loves shooting hoops and saying "oh darn it" when he misses.

Travis's 2nd Birthday

Uncle Nolan and Uncle Adam got Travis this cool sprinkler.

Travis would not take off his new "Little Einstein" jammies from the Uncles. Above: Grandma Tree and Grandpa Gerry got Travis an awesome new fourwheeler, which we all thought he'd go crazy about and love it. Instead, he cried and said "no, no, no." Oops. Left: A new Superman fishing pole to use at the lake from G&G Lois and Clint.

I know, I know. My kids are always naked in birthday pictures. That's because I always dress them in their best clothes for their birthdays and then serve something like BBQ's for lunch.

Lois made one of the cakes, I made the other one. I almost broke my stomach laughing when I saw this finished product I had spent an hour trying to make. I guess a table knife doesn't work so well for decorative frosting. I tried to tell Sheila at daycare that Eva made it. I don't think she bought it.

All in.