The afternoon we returned from our Indiana trip, Helaina had her very first t-ball game. She was excited to wear a "uniform" and couldn't wait to show her neighborhood friends. Just the simple sight of her in uniform brings back so many wonderful memories from both of our childhoods. But now it is time to make some new ones and hopefully they will be as great as ours!
We weren't sure how well she'd like the sport, but this smile tells it all. She has a decent amount of skill (yipee!!) and has definitely improved since she began about a month ago. We're already looking forward to next summer and Zach will finally be old enough to join the team too!
Who doesn't love FREE face painting at the public library?!? Instead of lemonade stands at the end of our driveway, Helaina takes her markers and chair and advertises "Face Painting." Not exactly the same money maker as lemonade, but hey, at least she has a passion.
Last Saturday evening, we were invited to a wonderful dinner party at Uncle Dan and Auntie Kathy's home. Since it's easier to divide and conquer with the children, we allowed Helaina to join us for the evening while Zach spent the night with Seedy and Teta. Helaina wanted to wear a fancy dress and jewelry and took great pride in being with the "adults" for the evening. Here she is setting the dinner table.
And then we found the South Lyon Kite Festival Extravaganza. We were sure what to expect, but they had wonderful activities for the kids and we managed to spend about 7 hours there!
The kids were able to decorate their own kite before they had the chance to fly it.
Petting farm...nothing like spending over $20 on carrot sticks to feed the animals. Next time I think we should bring some from home and hide them in our pockets!
Roller-coaster together
The spinning bear with Dad.
A surprise appearance from one of our favorite princesses! And she invited us to her tea party (juice and crackers) for stories and songs! Yes, it is possible that Zach will want to burn all these princess pictures in about 15 years, but for right now, he loves hanging with the pretty girls!
They were SO PROUD that they rode "NO HANDS!"
Oh wait, let's buy MORE carrots...
The pedal tractor pull! Uncle Nate grew up dominating these tractor pulls and it's possible Helaina will give him some stiff competition!
This girl scored 2 "full-pulls" and in the final pull, beat out her competition. She was the winner of the 5-6 year old age group and even left all the boys in her dust! Way to make us proud strong girl!
On Friday, July 18, we celebrated Papa's (my dad's) birthday as well as welcoming Jeff and Julie's new baby into the world! It took a few days for him to finally arrive, but here's a photo of Jenson James Boogren. Welcome to the world big guy!
In no time at all, we've made some new friends and have them over often. Welcome to the neighborhood!
Zachary's first Tiger's game! Seedy, Randy, and Zachary attended a game this past Saturday.
The next day, it was Helaina's chance to get spoiled with Teta and Seedy and Amo Jack and Auntie Georgette. They spent the day picking blueberries, taking horse drawn carriage rides, and eating chicken in Frankenmuth.
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