Bowling date with my manPool fun with my parentsDay out with my girls to get manis!While the boys spent time with books and BillWe had the most fun July 4th with some awesome people!First date?Some of our favorite kidsA glimpse into whyWe went on vacation last minute to family camp in Michigan. We barely took pictures! Here we are at a gathering outside one night.And waiting for ice cream.Doing crafts the camp provided. They did a great job trying to still make everything fun even though they couldn’t do their normal activities.Puzzle wall that each family contributed toWe split our family in half to make a competition throughout the week at family camp. The winning team got to pie the non-winning team.Ariana didn’t go down easily…Some shamed little girls who decided to ding dong ditch some neighbors and had to apologize. They stood on the porch for a full minute before they rang the doorbell this time! Two moms and our oldest daughters.Bill did a trust fall with sixteen kids.Here’s how it turned out… He’ll be in trauma therapy now.Helping Nana at the food pantryZoo with friendsI don’t know why it cracks us up to buy water in a can. But it does.Trying on new glasses!She loves him. He loves her not.Miriam had her Chronicles of Narnia birthday party!!! This lady was not to be trusted.I wouldn’t bank on mercy.Finding Susan’s arrowsJavelin throwThe winner’s of the javelin throw–two Victoria’s!Breaking the stone table (pinata)Mini bows and arrowsPin the mustache on the lion. Ariana painted this!Hang the clothes in the wardrobePass the snowballsPass Mr. Tumnus’s parcelCatapult the witch’s castle with snowballsAslan thawing the frostGenerous friends and lots and lots of presentsOur dear friends moved in right behind us, and most of our kids are in love with their sweetest pup. Our favorite is how he looks out his window at us. He’s seriously the biggest, most precious baby!Heaven wanted to make a pizza cookie, and Miriam helped her! It looks so much like a real pizza! And it tasted great, too.Girl play date with friends.Aquarium day in Chicago!Walking along the lake in ChicagoLooking out at Lake MichiganFighting with pool noodle lightsabers. “You keep accidentally cutting off my legs!”Bill playing with hair.Liam getting to celebrate one of his friend’s birthday, complete with hours of gaming.