Oh, boy. Talk about blog neglect! This is going to be a big one! Let's start with Brock. He continues to work hard at golf, and his summer has been consumed with that and fishing. He also got braces (I promised I wouldn't post a pic on here, but I do have one on my phone for safe keeping)! We had his physical, and he has grown at least 4 inches since winter. He is a quarter of an inch away from 6', and the doctor says he's not done growing. When talking to his orthodontist about his likes & hobbies (hunting, fishing, and golf) and what he's been doing this summer (fishing and golfing), his orthodontist said, "Well, life can't get much better than that!" Brock definitely agreed.
9th Place out of 50
Ella and Sophie's Spring Music Programs:
(Sophie is on the far left in the middle)
Sophie's Art Project
Ella and Camden
This summer was also filled with a lot of fishing! It's always nice to be on the lake!
Fishing with Grandpa and Uncle Ken
Funnel Cakes for Breakfast
More sugar!
May Day Baskets:
Gerrr.
Our last and biggest house project -- the kitchen! Once we started ripping out walls and tearing out cabinets and flooring, Chad came to the conclusion that it might have been better to just invest in a dishwasher, and we might not have had to go all the way with the kitchen. I am loving the progress we are making, and we are all super excited for this project completion!
Wall Removal
Header Installation
Vinyl Floor Removal
Wood Floor Removal
Our make-shift kitchen:
Insulating Crawl Space
New Floor Installation
Window Framing
Window/Doggy Door Removal
Refrigerator Framing
Now we are all ready for electricity!
Congrats, Mr. & Mrs. Burry!
4th of July
Gizzy
Gerrr.
Look closely. This is Sophie's hair art that she graciously leaves me in the shower every day.
Kitty Baby and her Babies!
Alfie stepped up as the dad and would clean and care for the kittens as if they were his own.
Doing what he loves!
He cleaned and cooked these ones up!
Sugar and the Food Bag
Whenever we purchase a new bag of food for Sugar, she feels that it's her due diligence to care for the bag until it gets emptied into her food container. I wanted to see what she would do if I put the bag in random places throughout the day. This series of photos does not disappoint. Haha!
She was starting to look sad, so I finally emptied her food into her storage bin.
Gerrr.
New taco recipe! So yummy!
Ella's Themed Cheer Practices:
Jersey Day
Black Out
Hawaiin Day
Ella is definitely loving cheer!
Number 1, Baby!
Alfie's Pool Exploration
We are very surprised that he has yet to make it into the pool.
Lemonade and Lipgloss Stand
Lake Life
Vacation at Johnson Lake
You know it's a good time when all that's left are the phones...
Catching some potting soil!
Kids going to track down Grandpa:
They found him!
Tubing
Sophie and Ella
Blake and Brock
It never fails, the kids always try and make their rides more dangerous. They would do anything for excitement!
Ella
Brock and Sophie
At this point, Brock lost his socks -- his nice socks! Wait...who goes tubing with socks???
His argument was to prevent chafing on the tops of his feet. *sigh*
Blake and Sophie
"What are those black things floating in the water???"
"It's Brock's SOCKS!"
They were constantly giving us a thumbs up to go faster.
Behind the scenes -- in charge of holding the flag and helping kids in and out!
Biking around the lake:
We found this cute little library where we took a break and read for a bit. Sophie just wanted to use this as a photo opportunity, so unbeknownst to her, she is fake reading a murder story.
The Airbnb we stayed at had a limited selection of bicycles. Who knew that a child carrier could be be multi-purpose?
Brock's Walleye
Johnson Lake 2021
Flashback to Minnesota 2013
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Ice cream date with the hubby! Chad got an unfortunate cone.
So he had to go back a couple of days later for a redemption cone.
Gizzy and Ivy
Turkey Time!
Ella was able to call in these turkeys using a turkey video...
Kitty Baby did not know what was going on.
Alfie was even more confused. But, then again, when is Alfie not confused?
Each turkey lost a feather after Chad tried to shoot them:
Cotton candy time!
Chipping Practice
Who can get their balls in the pool?
Those kittens climb on EVERYTHING! Gizzy loved to hide inside the golf bag.
Working Concessions for Cheer
He was my favorite! 😢
Pool Party at the Hiller's!
Grammie's Flaming Margarita
Hiller Reunion 2021
During this reunion, H.A.M. thew Papa a surprise 70th shindig!
Life is all about BALANCE!
Floating Obstacle Course
Horseback Riding
Sophie and I didn't get any pictures of us biking, but we had a blast on the dangerous trails. I would compare it to a black diamond ski slope. There were times we laughed. There were times we cried. There were also times we fell into poison ivy. We survived, but barely.
Rotz vs Ritz
Could they tell the difference between Little Bites and Mini Muffins?!?!
Yes, they could.🤦
Double Physical Day!
This was the girls' first time getting a professional highlight. They loved it!
Soph didn't like this picture. She wanted it more...creepy.
Ahh, that's better.
Stepdad Alfie
Girls' Day with Grandma!
