Homer Days, Happy Birthday Celebration for Tyler!

It has become a nice tradition visiting Papa Ralph, Gma Ellen, and Papa T for an overnight camping adventure in their back yard. Riley and Brendan joined us again this year and Avery, Jen and Dave joined us for some Homer Days Fun at the Parade and some visiting back a the ranch. The kids enjoyed the face painting (but not Tyler...he does not like face paint or stickers!) and tattoos and played a bunch of fun free games. Ryan and Riley even rode a bull...YAHOO! The fireworks are fabulous...second only to the company. It has quickly become one of our favorite Summer traditions.

No Training Wheels

(Look how bad our road is:( It's kind of a neat perspective though.)

Pictured above, Ryan is taking a break from the action. He just needs to improve on using his breaks and keeping steady!

Boy were we ever delighted to see Ryan riding up and down the road with no training wheels. The neighbor girl, Kahlen, celebrated the accomplishment a few weeks prior and it really made Ryan determined. Daddy and Ryan went to a grassy field to practice a few times before he ventured on the road. We couldn't be prouder. Of course, we hope to get Tyler riding a little sooner b/c it sure is hard running after the bigger kid trying to hold him up on the bike. (We scored the new bike at Menards on a rebate for really cheap...how lucky.)

Happy 7th Birthday Riley!

Birthday Parties @ Dave and Jen's are always alot of fun. The cousins love to play together and that Riley sure knows how to party Hello Kitty Style. Of course, Tyler opted to wear his Mario instead:) We spent some time playing with bubbles, playing basketball and enjoying the pool. Tyler swam without a life jacket for the first time and Riley gave it a whirl too!

Lansing Lugnut Adventure!

We discovered that we really enjoy visiting the Lansing Lugnuts. The boys were lucky enough to score some balls from the players before the game began. At the end of the game, we lined up to run the bases and I took a foul ball to my back. OUch. The boys also enjoyed the inflatable toys that are out in the outfield. It's a nice break mid-game for the little ones.

Lil Ones on a Lil Slide

We had a day of fun on the waterslide in our front yard. Looks like it might be one of the last times as the kidlets are quickly outgrowing the slide.

2 Parks for the Price of One FUN!

Oh, how we love Michigan Adventure. It is such a bargain for families and the kids love the rides.

We love the Beaches of Grand Haven!

We love to spend a day at the beach of Grand Haven to get ready for our Michigan Adventure the next day. The sand was extra hot and the water was cold. At least the waves were manageable this time around. We borrowed some sand toys from some other visitors and had some fun in the sun!