A DASH of This and That: Catching up on June

On June 27, Doug and I celebrated our 11th wedding anniversary. We headed to one of our favorite spots, Petoskey, for a couple of days. It was so wonderful to get away and spend the weekend with just each other (in other words without any children...aaaah!). We had a great time! Thanks, Dad and Mom for watching the girls for us.

11 years and counting...wow!

The view from our hotel room

The girls and I enjoyed a visit to the Gardens with our friends Shane, Jenna, Kaitlin, and Chloe. It was an extremely hot and humid day so we spent lots of time in and by the water activities. We all had loads of fun!

I love this picture of Hannah in her Chinese hat. She looks so serious and contemplative

Tea for everyone (in the shade)

The beginning of the end...good thing we brought a change of clothes

What do you mean I'm not supposed to be walking in here?

Now this is the way to cool off

As a family we had our annual Whitecaps outing through Doug's work. As usual we invited my folks as a way to thank them for watching our girls. This year Hannah also brought her friend Grace. It was a great night...even though it was so hot!

Grace, Hannah and Frankie. They also got to see Crash. Ava runs the other way whenever they come near.

Nothing like Dippin's Dots on a hot night

On Father's Day we were at our reunion for Ava's travel group so we celebrated later with one of Doug's favorite meals. We made beef tips and noodles with corn, bread, and cheesecake. We gave Doug new luggage since his other carry-on bag (actually mine) broke. Happy Father's Day, Doug/Daddy! XOXOXO

We also had fun seeing some old friends and making some new ones. We babysat a little girl named Megan one day while her mom taught at Heritage Camp. She's only sixth months older than Ava so they had a blast. Hannah's friend Gwyneth came over to play after camp one day and the two little entrepreneurs set up a stand to sell water and popcorn (all on their own...including the sign) to raise money for Bethany and kids in need. For the bargain of $1.00 (ha!) I got a sip of water and a kernal of popcorn...they still have a bit to learn but the right idea is there! We also enjoyed seeing some dear friends of my parents that we haven't seen in years.

New friends