Monday, July 27, 2015

more summer

Many many hours at the condo pool this summer
Although the pool is never crowded they have adult swim every hour and so the kids migrate to the kiddie pool for 15 minutes.
The lake behind the pool which is very clean and very deep in the middle
 Maria, Carmen & Petey had a nice time in South Carolina with their cousins Kendall & Avery as well as Grandpa & Grandma and Uncle Aaron & Aunt Maeve.
Here they are at a minor league baseball game
 Lots of swimming at the Mason pool!
A few trips the Kensington Metropark
Several trip to the spray park in Plymouth 
Tonquish Creek
Greenfield Village
Grandma Paula has had the kids over for many sleepovers and the boys like to go the Twelve Oaks Mall and hang out in the play area just like they used to do at Oakland Mall
It's never too early to learn to sew
The friendly neighbor's dog, Jodi, who loves the kids
One of several cook outs this summer
This was part of a secret science experiment; celery vs marshmallow
Nicholas the eating machine
The girls chat it up with Mr. Kresta - the first alumni of SSA to teach at the school.
Matthew Kresta, Paulina flanked by the twins: Clara and Madeline, and Olivia Kresta
Neighbor Sandy came over for a visit with her dog Moxie.
Many trips to the library and downtown for movies at the Penn Theater
Mikey made this friend and it was so cute listening to them talk about books, I had to take a picture!
bike rides
81 miles to Saginaw
We actually got to throw the switch on this old siding
This is the old mill ruins in the defunct village of Waterford
Making Yupra
Grandma's garden
McClumpha Park

Sunday, July 05, 2015

kids

The Magnificent Seven
Macy (and her brother, Grady) are two doors down from grandma Paula's place and Mateo is considering joining their family on a permanent basis.
Avery and Kendall spent the night one night and the entire night before and next morning the kids spent jumping on the trampoline. We actually lost 2 springs it got so much use!!
the kiddie pool at Highland Lakes
Tita Tina, Liliana & Grandma Paula
Avery
Kendall
Mikey
Liliana & Isabel
Mikey's amazing freckles
Paulina (and her funny faces! just like Carmen at her age)
Petey
Mateo
Mateo and Jody (a very sweet lab who belongs to grandma's next door neighbor)
Isabel, Katie & Carmen - we celebrated the 4th of July out at Devil's Lake again this year with the Rourke's from SSA - her parents are amazingly generous hosts!!