Fourth of July

We spent the fourth of July weekend going with the Yoder family to the farmhouse in upper Michigan for a family reunion. I grew up going to this farmhouse in Michigan so it was special for me to be able to take my family to visit the farm.

Since it was my entire family there was not room for all of us to stay there so we rented a house with my parents, brother, and my aunt and uncle and their daughter and granddaughter. The house we had was perfect and it was really close to the farm so we could still be around for the reunion.

The reunion gave us time to catch up with a lot of family that I have not seen in awhile. We had yummy food, played a scavenger hunt, went on a hayride, and just enjoyed being together. On Sunday the aunts and uncles watched the grandkids and all the cousins went tubing down the Ausable River. This was a highlight for me and Brian!

The last night they threw a birthday party for me and Molly. My birthday is the 5th of July and then Molly's is the 6th.

Summer Days

I love the summer! There are so many fun things to do in Iowa City area. We have spent the past few weekends hanging out as a family enjoying the beautiful weather. We went to Kalona and spent time at Kalona days. The girls got to ride ponies, eat junk food, and watch a parade. We also went downtown Iowa City and went to the farmers market, played in the fountain, went to the library, and played on the play equipment. It is great to be able to be outside and enjoy the summer sun with family.

New Pool

We got this cool new pool with a slide, a big deal if you are four and two! The girls love it! I love sitting in the sun and watching them play for two hours.

Goodbye Martinson Family

Many of you know that over the past year we have become friends with the most wonderful family, the Martinson's. They run campus crusade in Iowa City and we found out a few months ago that they are moving to Miami to work with campus crusade. It is really a sad thing for our whole family and they will be missed greatly. Here are a few pictures of the time se spent with them this past weekend. I pray that Nora will always have a strong christian friend like Lizzy in her life. The memories of watching our little girls grow this past year will always be special.

Outerbanks June 2010

We had a wonderful time at the beach this summer with our friends and their families. I have tons of pictures so I am going to just make a bunch of posts with different pictures. Enjoy!

Outerbanks 2010

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