I love summer. We just returned from a wonderful time in Michigan. We spent some time at the cottage and some time in Howell for their Balloon Festival. Too bad though, cuz it was either too windy or rainy and the balloons just didn't go up while we were there. bummer!!! They usually fly right over top of my brother Dan's house. What a sight to see. Maybe next year.
Thanks to my wonderful uncle Earl, the kids got their first taste of riding in a speed boat. and they LOVED it. Infact, It was really hard to get the babies out. they would rather just stay in there. they loved watching someone in the innertube behind them. Josef kept telling Uncle Earl to "GO, GO". It was cute.
We went to the carnival at the festival. it ended up being the hottest part of the weekend so we didn't stay very long. I looked like I would fall over. I didn't bring the stroller to MI, so the babies were walking all over wanting stuff.
Where's Joey? OK, there is Lauren. Kaleb come here. Where did Eric go? Let me go find Eric. Watch joe. Lauren is coming with me. Kaleb..... did you hear me? Eric. you have to listen to mommy or you will get lost? Lauren? where did you go to???? Eric, stay with me! Lauren you have to stay with mommy. Hold my hand.... Lauren hold my hand. OH look, Josef is running to that dog... Josef..... STOP!!!! I never thought of holstering my children together until that day!!! WHEW!
They were able to ride some carnival rides.... OH listen to this!!! When WE, as kids, went to the carnival, tickets were 10 for $1.00. I know that was 30 ish years ago... but they are 1.00 a piece. and each ride is 3 or 4 tickets. WHAT a rip off!!!! holy crap! It had better be the ride of their life!!! But to see the look on their face as they go round and round is priceless.
The 4th will be Friday.... and we have no plans. kind of nice actually. Unfortunately we have a 50% chance of rain. a huge bummer for all of the celebrations going on. Fort knox is having a big day, but I think it will be more stress for me than fun. And to keep them all up until 10:30 for the light show is crazy. At least for the babies it is. I bought some in Indiana. I will probably light them in the back yard if it is not raining.
I got back and practically all of my flowers were gonners. My neighbor was supposed to have watered them. My hanging planters.... totally gone. wilted down to nothing. I could have cried. She says.... "I don't know what happened to them." yeah, try giving them some water. I am working hard to get them all back to life.
Mommy got a new tattoo!!!! Cool!!
I'm hot, can we go home? I wanna go swimming!!
Cousin Abigail riding the dragons.
Eric on those fun helicopters
Josef was all grins for this ride.
here we are getting the babies some hats... they would have fried otherwise. 
