Catching Up

We've been busy the past few weeks and I wanted to share with you all some of the fun things we've been up to.

Daddy & Grandpa planted a big garden in our backyard again this year. Noelle loves getting her feet in the dirt and 'helping'. It is so cute to watch her follow them around, pulling weeds (hopefully) and filling her bucket with strawberries.

The weather finally warmed up enough to get out the kiddie pool. Just another one of the fun activities that goes along with summer days.

We spent a weekend camping at TriPonds with Kristin & Dan and Kate & John. It was a rather spontaneous getaway, something we haven't all done together before, but we had a great time and hope to do it again next year. It was also our first time at this campground, and we were very pleased, they offer lots of fun activities for kids, I would highly recommend it.

This is how filthy Addison was after being there for about 2 hours. The joys of having a crawling camper.

She sat in her chair for a long time, impatiently waiting for her blueberry pancake.

Addison's first time in a 'big' pool

A camping trip usually involves a fishing trip too

We spent this past weekend hanging out with Matt's whole family as we traditionally do each Fourth of July. All of the kids have so much fun playing together and as adults we enjoy the relaxation, talks and laughs. We are so thankful for such a close family that looks forward to time spent together.

Here is Addison's latest trick, didn't realize she could do stairs until one day I was going to head down to check on the girls and she was almost to the top of the stairway! She will be 11 months old tomorrow, she is the sweetest, happiest little girl ... in some ways I just want her to stay my baby, yet it is so fun to watch her grow and learn new things too!