Cider Mill Day

Mama Lynn and Papa T went with us to Yates Cider Mill...warm donuts, fresh apple cider, perfect autumn weather & great company all made for a fantastic morning! Thanks for the wonderful, fun-filled visit, Mama Lynn and Papa! We love you!

time with friends, family & the zoo

Finally back to posting now and then. Who would think that reviewing for a silly recertification exam could take up so much time?! It's over and done...for another 7 years anyway. So weird to think that Kate will be ten at that point and I...almost 40? Surely my math is off! Here are just some random snapshots of the past month of our summer: Sidewalk painting the porch ''

Zoo fun

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As we walked through the aviary, Kate plugged her nose the entire time. Upon exiting, the promptly lets go of her nose as says, "Well that was quite stinky!

Summer Travels

A bit behind in my updates...three weeks ago we joined my family for a much needed vacation in Newport Beach. While there, we spent time in Crystal Cove, eating burgers and sipping shakes from Ruby's Diner, s'mores, walking the nature trails along the beautiful coast (the kids went crazy when they saw lizards, road runners, families of quail, sea urchins and more),upscale dining double date with my folks while Lauren stayed home and put the kids to bed(thanks Sis!), birthday celebrations and ferris wheel at our new favorite mall in Cali (the Spectrum--Nina you have to go there!). My parents were gracious enough to let us stay at there gorgeous and expansive timeshare. Needless to say we had a blast!!!













Michael being impatient with my camera-happiness...get on the ride already...Kate and Joesph LOVED it!



Girl's time- a special treat
Holding her ladybug chocolate we brought her from Laguna

the pacific

i am acutely aware that i have failed to blog about our recent trip to california and have been reminded of such by a certain friend on several occasions--the full details are soon to come Nina! :o) this week has been busy jumping back into our life as we know it and it doesn't seem to be slowing down anytime soon. but this life is great, we are joyful and smiling (well, unless i am hungry, then i am not so joyful or full of smiles), we are healthy and so very blessed to have such an amazing family and supportive friends. anyway, here is just one picture i had the opportunity to load tonight...more to follow!

the great detroit zoo

Last weekend, along with the Duvall family, we took the kids to the zoo, for Joseph this was a first. His reaction to almost every animal was surprise with his little hand covering the mouth as if he was shocked to see such wonder before his eyes. Kate and Addison had fun scampering about too! Michael and I actually bought a season pass and found that we have much to learn from our seasoned zoo-goer friends...notice the shade umbrella Kaylee is sporting.





Side Note:
Now walking, Joseph has found that he has many passions whether it be taming tigers, or hiding from Mom in the dryer. My boy is always fun and full of smiles.