The Fair

I am so far behind in my blogging...we have so much going on! I finally got my pictures uploaded to the computer, but still have so many to go through! We are finally finished traveling for awhile, and are gearing up for the school year. I love looking back at all our summer fun, brings a smile to my face, and excitement to the children. They would look at the pictures all day if we let them!

The pictures above are from the *Ottawa County Fair*. We love going there as the lines are so short compared to other fairs, and the prices are unbeatable! We all had a great time.

Princess Nealy

Princess Nealy taking a ride on her royal scooter, with high heels and all!

Carefree Days

Making feet prints

Nealy is very cautious with her arm, but it doesn't slow her down much.

A little fun in the sprinkler was good for everyone!

Keeping her arm out of the water

Bubba napping on the beach!

Even with a broken arm, we have been busy! Nealy has about two weeks left with her splint/sling, and it's barely slowing her down these days. Aidan remains a little fish, and loves being outdoors. Maeve is SO close to walking! I give her another couple weeks! She also (finally) cut two teeth!

Beaching at Night

True colors, Nealy is a ragamuffin

Another true color moment, Maeve's serious look

"Put your hands up in the air"

Daddy walking Maeve around, she would do this ALL DAY.

Love this face.

It was a beautiful night

We took the kids out after dinner to get pictures of them with the sunset. What a beautiful sunset it was! The kids played in the sand and got their toes wet in the very warm (79 degree) water! They also sadly learned a lesson about swimming during a red flag, as we witnessed a man drowning and all the rescue efforts. A sad reminder of how powerful the lake really can be.
We stayed as late as we could, and hope to go back to see one more sunset before we leave. We all love the lake!

Humerus? Yes. Funny? Not at all

They jumped

Bubba relaxing

Smiling for the camera

Maeve's first time meeting a baby!

He loved all the toy tractors

The first temporary cast was fairly large and heavy.

The first few days were rough, the pain med's made her very sleepy

We love visiting our friends out "on the farm". The kids all have have so much fun together!
We were having such a great time. The kids were running around like wild things, jumping on the trampoline, swinging on a rope swing out of a tree house, running around with the chickens and goats, and all was fine. But would you believe that AFTER all the outdoor activities, AFTER we came inside to pack up for the night, Nealy would fall off a bunk bed and break her arm? Yeah, that's how we roll! 4-6 weeks my friends. In the middle of the summer! No cast as of now, just a splint. Hopefully she will heal very quickly, it's hard for my little water bug!

Happy 4th of July!

Aidan was just too cute!

Maeve did not share her siblings enthusiasm

Nealy had made her own necklace out of all her bracelets.

I'm FINALLY getting around to posting pictures of the fourth. Forgive me, it's been a busy week. The kids were SO excited about fireworks, they were SO full of energy, could not wait until they started. It was a long evening! Nealy was her typical self, excited about each and every firework that went off. Aidan liked them, but about half way through thought we had seen enough, and poor Maeve, was not really a fan.

9 Months Old!

Maeve is 9 months old today. Where has the time gone? She is crawling all over the place, pulling up, starting to stand on her own for small amounts of time. She loves to walk while holding our fingers, play with whatever her siblings are playing with, and swing!