Company and rainy day fun....

We had an animal get into our coop and eat all of our chickens the other night. Dan set up a live trap and this is what was waiting for us in the morning. He is so cute but so dead.

We had Dan's sister and her family visit us this weekend. The weather wasn't the greatest but we did manage to grill out one night and eat outside. Corn on the cob, kabobs, and good beer; the perfect summer meal.  (No beer for the children of course!) :)

The next day it rained most of the day but we headed out to Fishtown in hopes that rain would let up. We went out for pizza and them walked around the historic fishing town that has been converted into a shopping area. It was really neat to see but the rain did not let up so we didn't stay long.

Once we got home the rained stopped (of course). We had a bonfire and the kids played outside. Now it's back to the grindstone. We have so much to do before school starts I don't even want to think about it.

Fun in the sun....

This weekend was super hot but thank goodness we had some friends visiting to distract us all weekend. Dan's friend Jeff from his hometown and his wife Heather came up for the weekend. We had such a good time with them and the kids had so much fun they didn't want them to leave. We took them out to Lake Michigan to the beach and just hung out around the house relaxing all weekend.

After they left on Sunday morning we went to Dan's annual work picnic. It was at a new location this year; a beautiful setting out in the country next to a spring fed creek that was super cold and refreshing. There was a blow up slide and games for the kids and really really good food. There were raffle prizes and prizes for the games. Dan and Jude won the water ballon toss and Therse won the popcorn race. It was a super fun day for everyone. We are truly blessed that Dan works for such a good company that treats us so well.

Weekend update....

 

It has been a busy weekend here. First we finished up the little patio area that we made off of the deck. Dan got all the bricks for free from an old building they tore down. I was actually able to help out a lot with this project and it was a lot of fun and I think it turned out great. The patio set I bought off craigslist for a super great deal.  

On Saturday we met up with some friends of ours at the little splash park a few minutes from our house and had a picnic lunch. It was a beautiful day and it was nice to visit and hang out for the afternoon.

 

On Saturday night we went to a little concert at an art park in the woods. It was a great idea but once we got there it was over run with rich people sipping wine and eating a catered spread of cheese and olives. My kids were well behaved but still kids and at the break started running around. Elijah wiped out on the gravel trail and started crying just as the music was getting started. Then it started poring rain and the baby was crying. It was a little crazy so we just left. So much for giving my kids a little culture...