ANOTHER ONE LEAVES THE NEST

On Wednesday, we helped get Abigail settled into her new apartment for her 3rd year of college.  

We also brought Stephen to his college for the start of his 1st year.  

It wasn't any easier for the 2nd child....

All packed up and ready to leave home

All moved in and time for us to leave Stephen

Stephen's sweet note he left for us in his bedroom.  

It's hard giving up the pilot seat to your kids.  

God bless you Stephen as you start your amazing adventure and to Abigail has she enters 

her last half of college. 

Time flies!

DOG DAYS OF SUMMER

There is just something about a boy and his dog...

Because Stephen is leaving soon for college, we wanted to catch some good pictures of him and his dog.  Of course, the little boys wanted to also be part of the photo shoot! 

VISITORS AND VACATIONS!

Andrew's Aunt Joyce came to visit from San Francisco for a few days this July.  This was the 1st time she met Ben, and only the 2nd time she has seen Jonah.  Aunt Joyce has a strong and interesting personality.  Our Ben has this same type of personality.  To our surprise, these two hit it off tremendously.  Ben was very charming and sweet during the visit, and he seemed very comfortable with Aunt Joyce.  Who can figure?

We just got back from our vacation to WINONA, MN!  Winona is located right on the Mississippi River so it is a very beautiful area.  We did hiking along the bluffs during the mornings and went swimming at the lake in the afternoon.  Simple but fun vacation!  And so grateful we could all be together for this time- the older the kids get, the harder it gets to schedule family time...