So Many Brasels, So Much Fun!

This has been a month of family fun! We started with Grammy and Grampy in town for the 4th and Eli's birthday (and Eli's first fireworks viewing). Next up the west coast cousins joined us for a week that included backyard playing and a bonfire, a zoo visit, biking around town, an introduction to amazing bubbles, a day at the lake, and many evening viewings of Scooby Doo. Finally, our auntie from north of the border came to sample the legendary cheese curds of the farmers' market and play with her great-niece and great-nephew (who was her new best buddy). It seems so quiet around here now that everyone is gone...okay, it is still pretty loud. Two kids under the age of five can make a remarkable volume of noise.

4th of July

Firework viewing with Grampy B

Ready for the parade at Mimi's

Backyard Fun and S'mores

Backyard bonfire

Lots of work to do in the backyard

Double yum!

Becoming a s'mores pro

Swing set full of cousins

Big cousins are great helpers on the swing

Planning out the next sandbox city

A Trip to the Zoo

All our animals

Wild animals

Little monkey

Another monkey

Well, at least all the boys are in the frame...counts as a group shot.

Cluck, cluck

Playground Visit

On the big kid swing

Look at all those monkeys!

Backyard Bubbles (photos courtesy of Aunt Kim)

Beach Day

Our private beach (until everyone else showed up)

Working together on a sand creation

Picnic time