First Day of School!

Leah started her first day as a Junior Higher at Memorial!!
Cameron went to Coolidge as a 3rd grader-can you believe,a 3rd grader?!
Dana on her first day of her last year of high school-the tears are certainly flowing!!

Where were you when the storm hit?

Cams playing nicely in the sand, notice the beautiful blue skies!
Paul enjoying the sun, again notice the skies!
An hour later!Notice the dark blue-black skies

That seems to be the question when I got back to work today!! People were pretty surprised to hear me say-the beach!! The weather was great until around 3, 3:30pm then I noticed the sky getting a little darker! Being the alarmist I am,when there's bad weather a-comin', I am a-runnin'. So the life guard walks up to me (of course!) and tells me that there's a Severe Thunderstorm Warning and a Tornado Warning for Illinois. Great, just where we are headed! So Cams and I start bookin' for the car while Paul and Leah slowly meander their way! Dana calls me crying that there's sirens in Lansing and they are making all the kids at school line up in the hallways! And her phone goes dead!!! Again Great!! I am bawling and the kids are silently freaking out in the backseat~Cam suggested praying, why didn't I think of that? Anyhow, we made it home with only heavy rain and none of the high winds that blew thru-I was actually surprised when we got home and saw the damage in the neighborhood! God listened to Cameron's little voice!!

White Sox Fun!!

Last nite we went to the White Sox game and had a blast. It was the first fun thing we did since Paul's been on vacation. For once it didn't rain, the weather was perfect, and our seats were awesome! Leah got her glove signed by Paul Konerko so she was thrilled! Cameron stayed home and had fun with Grandma Kathy, so we brought Dana's friend with us. We got to met Minnie Monoso first and got some free tshirts! And the best part-Sox won!!

Meet Tulip Lagestee

Call me crazy!!! We officially have a pet bunny! Her name is Tulip (because she's a Holland Lop of course!) I don't know what came over me. All I know is that we were having a great time at Lake Co.Fair in the 95 degree heat and Leah asked for a bunny in the 4-H tent and before I knew it we were walking out the fair with a rabbit! Not a funnel cake, a giant Scooby Doo stuffed animal, not Hot Wisconsin Cheese but a real live barn animal. I insist that she stays outside but it's so hot, even I can't stand to see her out sweating! Dana loved it until it chewed a hole in her brand new Hollister shirt that was for school. Leah is beside herself with joy since she is a huge animal lover so I am putting my selfishness aside for her! She really is a cutie. I already bought her a leash so we can walk her around the yard!

Holland Trip Part Three (the end, I promise!)

We went after waiting all day for the rain to stop to go on these Sand Dune Riders. It was well worth the wait, we had a riot. Of course Leah snagged the bag seat and we were flying! At the top of the dunes, the driver let us stop and run down the dunes. They were SO big and then we had to climb UP! Leah talked heself into the drivers seat! :)

Holland Trip Part Two

Most of these pics I took at Holland State Park Beach. My mom and I starting talking to this family sitting next to us and it turns out they know people from our church and a lady I work with. How weird is that? They were from Mokena.

This pic was taken at a little drug store soda fountain, it was so cool,like the 50's. Cameron got a real Green River (they added the syrup and seltzer water, and I got a chocolate Coke.

Holland Trip Part One

My mom and I took the kids to Holland MI this week for a few days. It was great to get away for a little bit. We did a lot of things in a few days.
Leah tries out some wooden shoes, not exactly her size. We did get Cameron his own pair, he said he would wear them for special occasions, like Christmas! :) They also loved the hats!

We ate lunch at the Dutch village and had, of course, raisin buns and Eidam cheese. Yummy!

LEAH AT CAMP! HER EMAIL ADDRESS

This is for Grandma's and Grandpa's and all other relatives. If you aren't a relative and want to send her an email, go right ahead. I just posted this so everyone had her email and I wouldn't have to read it over and over to people! Leah is at camp, we dropped her off today! She wants us to send her emails because the camper has to stand up and sing when they receive an email. If you want to send an email, the address is clbcc@cedarlakeministries.org and put her name in the subject. She loves getting emails!!! Thanks everyone! By the way, she's there until Friday am,July 13th.

I, believe it or not, am having my 20th high school reunion this year!! So I needed to submit a family photo for the book. We went right after church on a 96 degree day! I had to do it today b/c we are never all together! I think that the pics turned out pretty good for a quick photo shoot.

Part 2

Dana and Chloe clicked for the day, they both love fashion, purses, and nail polish :) ! Dana was having a great day until she really hurt herself getting out of the boat. We thought she broke her knee, but it looks like it's ok. All she thought about was being able to play volleyball and soccer.

A Boating We Will Go! Part 1

We went to Ryan and Aimee's to pick up Leah and spent the day on the water! We had a great time, the water was awesme and the kids got to go tubing and hang with their cousins.

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!!!

We had quite a different 4th of July than we had planned but it was still fun! We were supposed to spend the day in Michigan but due to rain threats we stayed home! We were graciously invited to Jon and Mel's where we had a great time! Cameron is a little pyromaniac! Happy Independance Day!!

VB TIME!!!

Just when Leah's season ended, here comes Dana's! This is TF South's summer league and they looked awesome tonite! They beat Lincoln Way in 2 games. I have to say without bragging that Dana's jump serves were great. It must the fact that her braces are off and not weighing her down! :) I have a video of one of them but can't figure out how to work it! Let the season begin!

THE AMAZING CAMERON

Cameron and I went to the park so I decided to take some pics of him doing his tricks! There were 2 girls there so I think he was really hot-dogging it for them! Leah is away for the week with Ryan and Aimee at their trailer so Cameron and I are pal-ing around! It's really great to have him all to myself, he's really funny and tells interesting stories!