Birthday Girl

Anna turned 4 years old on August 4th, her golden birthday! She had been talking about her birthday for about 364 days. She got to have two parties this year, one in Park Falls over Flambeau Rama weekend with all of her extended family, and another at our house with some of her little friends. It was a special weekend for her and she's very excited to be a whole year older. She is excited to be four because she gets to go to preschool and can ride on some big girl rides at the fair.

4th of July

We had a great time at the lake on the 4th of July weekend. Slaytons were visiting from Florida and we had our annual party out at Nanny & Papa's. We all had a blast in the water and on the boats. The weather was perfect and the water was refreshing. We all got beautiful tans and thousands of mosquito bites. Daddy and Chris had quite a fireworks show. It was pretty amazing. The kids made it through about 5 minutes of the show, then zonked out simultaneously in our laps. The fresh air and lack of an afternoon snooze was just too much for them, despite the loud booms and bangs. The evening ended with more booms and bangs - a performance by Matt, Harrison, Bill, and Chris playing Rock Band in the basement.

Busy summer

We have had a very busy summer with the kids. The move into our new home has kept every free moment occupied. The kids love their loft bedroom and their play room downstairs. Jackson calls everything "new." My "new room," my "new neighbors," my "new grass." Moving has been a difficult concept for them to understand, but they haven't had any challenges in leaving the old house - which we are very thankful for. It's obviously been a lot of work, but it is finally coming together. We love our home and feel very blessed.