4th of July

4th of July Pin Sales

The boys (and Jeff and I) made more of the pins they made for Memorial Day and we gave away a lot of them to friends and family. The boys sold some at the Artist Market on the 4th and donated the profits from their sale to the local VFW. We also shipped some to a Grand Haven police officer serving in Iraq in a care package we sent him. It's been a wonderful experience for the boys to see what they can do with their talents.

4th of July Breakfast

Johnsons and McGrails

Papa Pete

Table ready to go

Happy birthday Uncle Sam!

Jane and Sophie and the Newman girls

We had a beautiful sunny morning breakfast in the park in front of the cottage with friends and family. Eggs cooked outside on the grill and all kinds of good treats to be had. The perfect way to begin the holiday.

Happy 72nd birthday Papa Pete!

Papa and the grandkids

Uncle Tom's birthday gift: framed photo of Pete and Myrna!! Love the face!

Make a wish

A swim in Papa's pool

Sunset

A couple days with Grandma Cindy and Papa Terry

Grandma Cindy and Papa Terry took the boys on adventures to Holland State Park, Tunnel Park, Saugatuck and the Saugatuck Dune rides and Hoffmaster State Park. They had biking, swimming, climbing, dune buggy and ice cream adventures among other things!

T Ball

Dog Pile

Who can resist a pile of cute boys and their dog?

The Lonely Duckling

Jeff found three baby ducks under the bushes when he was power washing the siding. The boys and Hayley came out to check them out and the three fled.  One kept falling down our window wells. After a mad dash around the yard, into the neighbors garage and several rescues from the window wells the ducklings decided our yard was not such a safe place to hide.