Racine Beach

This morning my friend Megan text and said she was going to the "beach" with her kids and that she thinks I should come because it is a really nice beach and we would have fun!!! I am sure glad we decided to go. We were only there for about 2.5 hours but it was 2.5 hours of pure awesome fun for both the kiddos and me!!! Then again anything done with Megan is always fun!!! She is great to talk with!!! Enjoy the pictures from the "beach"

(Lake Michigan)

 Lissie boo boo insisted on having hearts in her hair today. It turned out super cute. She is become such a fun little girl!!!

 (the babies "playing")  shortly after this picture carleigh got sand in Josie's eyes and after that Josie was done with the day!!!!

Sweet josie was not about to smile for me!!!!

If you look close I think you can see one of her hearts in her hair!!!

Zander and Will giving me a perfect photo opt while laying in the sand together!

This is the beach I took my maternity pictures at when I was pregnant with carleigh. The pictures were in the morning and I went into labor that night!!!! Can't believe on the 24th it will be two years!!!

All the kids digging!

Lissie and Isaac were total buddies today! It was pretty cute to watch them play!!!!

Still not going to smile for me!!! One day maybe!

My sister Kendra came with us!!!

And by far the best part of the beach was this...

Megan didn't know I took this!!!! Hopefully she doesn't kill me for it!!! She has one rockin' awesome baby bump!!!



Annual Franklin Carnival

On Friday we took all 12 kids to the carnival! They had a blast. From 5-9 they could go on as many rides as their little hearts desire for 18 bucks per kid. This is our 3rd year in a row going and we hope for many more!!! Zander is a die hard rider of the gravity ride where you get sucked to the side walls while it spins around. He went on it probably 10 times!!! 

 Brody was scared so Spencer being the big cousin that he is put his arm around Brody and tried to comfort him!

 My brother Todd and his daughter Haley eating cotton candy!

 Brody almost lost control!!! I caught every step of it on camera. It was pretty funny to watch.

 After a long day of swimming and the carnival Brody was not wanting to go to bed. When I opened the basement door to go to bed I found him asleep on the top stair. It is a good thing he didn't fall down the stairs onto the hard basement floor!! He is sooooooo stubborn these days!!!

4th of July

Wow I did a horrible job at taking pictures on the 4th of July! These are all I took. Opps! Hopefully my sister in law got a few more them me! My battery was on the charger so that is part of my excuse. The other part was that it was sooooo hot that is all I could think about! Here is Carleigh at the parade in the flag dress I made her. Her and Lissie had matching ones but I didn't get a picture of Lissie.

 Carleigh Zander and my nephew Spencer

Carleigh and my niece Sarah

 My sister in law Michele and I. Wow that is a horrible picture of me! Oh well!!!

 Michele and I made strawberries and lissie and faith made pretzels

 Lissie was very excited about these!

The kids at night before fireworks. The mosquito's were out so must of us watched the fireworks from inside my parents house.