Summer Catch-up #1

WOW...I cannot believe summer is over!!! Well, over in the sense that school just started. We had so much fun and did many exciting things the past 2 months. Here Karson is painting, obviously. He decided that painting on the paper just wasn't fun enough, so painted his arms and face, too:)

For a week in July, Kassidy and Kaleb went to Ohio to spend time with family. This was Kaleb's first time going without mommy and daddy and boy did he have a blast!!! They kept busy all week playing and swimming, golfing, having sleepovers, etc. When they came back home 3 of the cousins came to stay with us for a week. Here's some pics of our fun-filled week!

Zoo-Kaleb, Maddie, Kassidy, Ben, Sara, Alex, Olivia, Karson, and Evan. Maddie, Ben, and Olivia are the cousins from Ohio and Alex, Evan, and Sara are cousins who live here.

Even the big kids had to play on the kiddie playground:)

It was hot dog day at the zoo and guess who the kids saw??? A news person! Of course, they called him over and asked to be on TV. They sang the hot dog song from Mickey Mouse (you know, hot dog hot dog hot diggity dog!) and were asked how the hot dogs tasted. Ben said...they taste like weiners! He is so funny!

Ice cream too:)

We always get a picture on the bear. Unfortunately, it was too small for all 9 kids! The boys didn't mind climbing the tree:)

We ran out of food to feed the goats, so the kids used some leaves. The goats gobbled em right up! After all, leaves are organic, right!?

Off to the big playground!

The next day we visited Kelly's pool. Kassidy, Kaleb, and Sara did the diving board for the first time! The kids really got clever with jumps and dives and even flips:)

The uncles got a workout throwing the kids!!!

Kaleb and Ben on top of Karson's playhouse.

What kid doesn't like to play with Playdoh? None of these kids...we spent an hour or so building and creating...so fun:)

Craft time!

More swimming...we have lots of little fish in our family:)

Stay tuned for another summer catch-up post...