My baby girl...

Is sleeping in a big girl bed.....   I have tears.  She is growing up too fast!

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July Pictures

With a little encouragement, I finally got around to getting my pictures off my camera and sorted.  So here are a bunch of different events from July.

 

For the 4th of July, we celebrated Libby Rose's 3rd birthday, set off fireworks in the soccer field next door, and then walked down to the lake to watch the fireworks.  It was a great night and I look forward to it again next year =)

The kids eating cake at the counter.

 

 

During Alek's National Guard drill this month, the unit put on a recruiting event.  Dane and Ryleigh (especially Dane) loved looking and touching all of the army guns and equipment.  I will never forget the look on Dane's face.  He kept saying how he wanted to be an army guy. 

Ryleigh wearing a gas mask.

Trying out the bull dozer.

Kathy Albon and Ryleigh.  

 

Alek took us on a boat ride, and he let Dane drive for a bit.

 

Sitting on a bridge waiting for the boat.

 

In the background on the water, the unit is showing how the bridges unfold on the water and get attached together. The boats have to push them together and all around.  It doesn't look easy at all!

Me and my baby girl

 

Alek driving.

 

Dane and Ryleigh playing in Grandma and Grandpa's back yard in the Sault.  Dane did NOT want to leave and kept saying he wanted to live there forever, ha ha.

 

 

Bob, Alek, and Abby put up a privacy fence in our backyard.  Bob then made this beautiful gate.  I absolutely love it!  Thank you Bob!

Facing the backyard.

 



 

Facing the driveway.

 

The gate up close

 

 

Dane is all done with soccer and is now onto T-ball.  He plays Wednesday nights at the YMCA.  Here he just hit the ball, and I was really impressed with how hard he hit it.  Way to go Dane!

 

Ryleigh potty training and watching Caillou.  Too funny, so I had to post this picture.

 

My beautiful baby girl at 22 months.  Growing up so fast!

 

 

Ryleigh in the Meanwhile

While Dane plays soccer, Ryleigh gets to play at the tot lot nearby.

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British Soccer Camp

This week Dane is practicing his soccer skills with a team of British players.  I love listening to their accents!  Dane is wearing red shorts in this picture.

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Family Summer Vacation

Alek had to work at the Soo Locks for Engineer Day, so we all traveled up North for the event and then we spent a few days in Traverse City.

 

 

 

 Dane and Ryleigh had fun splashing through the puddles at Grandma and Grandpa Roe's house.

 

Clinch Park in Traverse City, MI

 

The Roe-Ryan family joined us at the Great Wolf Lodge along with grandpa and grandma.

Alek and Dane are under this bucket about to get splashed.  Dane was very brave!

 

The room we stayed in had bunk beds for the children.

 

Somehow Ryleigh ended up sleeping with us the second night.

Ayson and Ryleigh drawing in the lobby of GWL.

 



They all loved this ride in the arcade room.

Ayson and Dane on a roller coaster ride.

Shoot, the only picture of Addie I got was the back of her head =(

At the Cherry Festival. 

Cherry Festival