VACATION!!!

Ok here they are, our shameless vacation photos. We enjoyed 6 days in beautiful Chicago, Illinois. We stayed with Jamiee's sister and her wonderful family. They were so very kind and hospitable to us during our stay. Abbi and Jenna had tons of fun with their cousins. Claire had fun with them too.

We played in the park






































































Bella has a swingset so we spent a lot of time SWINGING!




























Bella also has a "Roller coaster." We spent hours on it.




























Abbi, Jenna, & Bella got to paint porcelain figurines (unicorns)






































































We went to Navy Pier





















































































































It was really hot so we got snow cones and went on a boat ride tour of the shore




























They asked Jenna if she wanted to drive














She said no.










































Navy Pier from the water














Soldier Field (home of da' Bears) and the Shedd Aquarium




























The boat ride was really fun




























Part of the Chicago Skyline from the water














We also went to the Lego Discovery Center and Museum
(VERY COOL PLACE! Better for older kids though, 8+) These pictures may look kinda funny. I think all the Lego sculptures look two-dimensional but trust me they are all very 3D. It must be how the camera "sees" the legos. Almost like pixels.





























































































































































































































Look familiar?














I also got to fulfill a long time dream of mine game while we were there. I got to go to U.S. Cellular Field and see the Chicago White Sox play! (Sorry, no pictures. I didn't take the camera.) Thank you Tracy. I had a blast and I'll never forget it.

Then it was a long 15 hours home.

Salty sailors on the asphalt ocean

So this is John live blogging on the road to Chicago. We are currently a little over 1\2 way there. We passed the corvette factory in Bowling Green about half an hour ago and the GPS tells us that IF we maintain our current speed of 75 mph we will arrive in Chi town this evening at 5:44. Yeah Right!!

Happy Birthday Aunt Kathy!!

She is one of our favorites!

The post you've all been waiting for...

Ok here goes! Pictures galot galore!
I'm starting from March or April with the pictures so these may seem a little old but we haven't posted any of these yet.

We spent Memorial Day playing on Kelly & Justin's dock.














Claire loves to smile














We opened up our neighborhood pool with Kathy and our cousins















MawMaw and PawPaw came for a visit















We've been playing in the sandbox















And in the pool














We shot off fireworks on the fourth of July

We started the girls in ballet..

They really love dancing by the way

And more Claire..


and more Jenna...














and more Abbi.

Somebody up there loves us...

So yesterday Jenna basically did an “endo” out of the shopping cart in the Target parking lot and landed on her head. Jamiee said she felt it in her feet when Jenna hit the ground. So, we all raced to the ER to make sure she didn’t have a fracture or concussion or anything. They took x-rays and she is absolutely fine, just a nasty bruise and some scrapes.

The pictures don’t do it justice. Heavenly Father definitely looks out for the little ones, right Sariah? ;)