Yummy!

Grammy treated us to ice cream during her latest visit. Thomas enjoyed his first cone of the summer. I ended up wearing a bit of his Blue Moon ice cream home.

Camping

We spent the night with my dad, brother, and sister in law at their campground in Omer, Michigan. Omer is Michigan's smallest city. They are seasonal campers there and have trailers that sit right on the Rifle River. The views are beautiful. We even saw the baby Bald Headed Eagle that was born there.

Thomas loved camping. He spent lots of time playing in the dirt and marveling over everything his uncle did.

Alan catches some z's.

Thomas and Grandpa. The Rifle River is in the background.

Thomas and Aunt Bri (and all of Grandpa's birdfeeders).


Toasting marshmallows for his first ever smores. He didn't like it, so I had to eat it. Bummer!

Mike (right) and the guys made breakfast for the crew this morning. They often cook over an open fire. Today's menu - breakfast burritos, and they meant business. They cooked 3 lbs of bacon, a pound each of ham and sausage, onions, and 4 dozen eggs. It was really tasty!

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day! Oddly enough, I don't actually have any pictures of any dads from this day. Alan golfed with his dad after we got back from camping with mine. The following are from the afternoon that Thomas and I spent with Grandma. Downtown Midland has a wonderful splashpad. Thomas really enjoyed himself, despite some watery surprises.

Tapeworm?

So, either Thomas has a tapeworm or is going to have a major growth spurt. This is his menu from today. Yesterdays menu was very similar.

Breakfast
Small bowl of fruit loops with milk
whole banana
3/4 orange
muffin
apple juice

Snack on the way to swim class
Cheez-its
grapes

Snack on the way to daycare from swim class (fyi, swim is only 30 minutes)
Lunchable jr. (the whole thing)
String cheese
Capri Sun

Lunch at Carol's
Mashed potatoes
meat
fruit
bread
milk

Snack at Carol's
Pound Cake
Fresh Strawberries

Snack at home (just after getting home from Carol's, where he had just had a snack)
2 string cheeses
Lemonade

Dinner
Another string cheese
Ham
Chicken
Peas
Milk

Snack (that he requested promptly after clearing his plate from the table)
Trail mix

Yes, the cheese count today is 4 string cheeses and some cheddar. Good thing he ate lots of fruit to help balance it out!

And-it is only 5:55. We still have 2 more hours to eat...

A Real Zoo!

Another great weekend. We went to visit the Sias family and had loads of fun (like always). It seems like each time we see each other the boys get along even better. Good stuff! As if playing at their house, having a bbq, and letting the kids play in the water wasn't enough - we also went to the zoo. They are members at the Brookfield Zoo. We tagged along and checked it out as well.

Tommy's first carousel ride. He loved it!

Three cuties take a hydration break.

(Thomas, TJ, and Billy)

Spending some time with the River Otters-TJ's favorite exhibit.

A Zoo of Sorts....

We had plans to go to the zoo today. But, it rained. So instead we went to the Air Zoo. A co-worker informed me that admission is free all summer. Plus, kids 0-4 get on all the rides for free. Now that's my idea of a good deal.

We had a great time at the Air Zoo and an even better time getting caught up with our friends. Kris is Thomas's godmother and I am Sam's. We spent a ton of time together when they lived in South Haven. They have since moved to Portage and we miss them terribly.

Thomas loved riding this airplane ride.

Sam is not in pain. He is going through this real "ham" phase and that is his smile. When he is looking directly at the camera it's cute. Here, it looks like Kris is pinching him.

Thomas and Sam had a great time playing together today.

Another picture of Thomas in a plane. He must have ridden this ride about 5 times.