Fourth of July

We had a beautiful 4th of July weekend. We played, hung out with friends and ate great food...aaahhh...summer!

Sleepy Baby!
So patriotic!

A little fun in the sun with GranJan

The sprinklers came out!

Strawberry Cake! Yum!

Swingin'

Patriotic popsicles

Relaxing

More swinging...

Hans, Kevin and Bret find a shady spot

The kids table!!

Grown-up table!

Jane enjoys a popsicle!

Hans give Sam and Willa a push on the skate board

Janel and Leah have a bit of a swing....who says the playset is just for kids?

Another push on the skatboard

...and a pull on the skateboard

Sam and Willa

Dinner al fresco

Happy 4th!!!

Berry Picking

Willa and I went strawberry picking with our friend Janel. Here are the pictures from our adventure!

Strawberry Shortpops...not kidding...there is even pondcake inside!! We love using Willa's 7 minute popsicle maker!!

Willa ate as many as she picked!

Now that's a lot of berries!

Willa's Playset

Willa's GG and Poppy(Mom and Dad pitched in a bit, too)got her an amazing playset. This amazing playset, however, came in about a thousand pieces...literally! Here are pictures from the 30 hours Bret spent putting it together and the playset inauguration soon after!!

The hardware...

Picture twice the stacks of wood and that is what the garage looked like before Bret got started. I didn't get the camera out in time to get the full effect but you get the idea!

The slide


ladder and climbing wall

More pieces

A good start

Almost a roof

That's right...it has a cupola!

Willa checks out Daddy's handywork

Starting on the swings

Here comes the slide!

Time for the kiddos to try it out!!

This is what mom's get to do when there is a playset around!!!

GranJan and Adlai go in for some play, too!

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