Father's Day Weekend

Kyle took off work the Thursday before Father's Day, and we snuck in two days at the lake.  It was beautiful boating weather...not too hot and not too cold.  The air was still a little chilly for swimming (although Kyri got right in the water with no problem.), but the beach was still fun and relaxing.

Tessa seems to only want to sit on my lap while we're on the boat, which can get a little uncomfortable at times, so I was really excited when she fell asleep and I could get a break for a little while.  I will love it if we can get another summer of boat napping.  Both of my girls get rocked to sleep on the boat!

Although, these days, K.J. is too busy being the captain of the ship up front!

And this picture shows what these two did most of the time we were up there.

On Saturday, we celebrated Father's Day with my side of the family at Arlington Race Track.  It was another day that started out rainy but turned out to be just right in the end.  Thanks to Sandy and Steve for organizing this fun day!

Kyri and Aubry won multiple times!  Here's K.J. holding up her winning tickets.

Race Day Divas

 On Sunday, we started out Father's Day by having breakfast with Grandpa Larry and Grandma B.  Then, Kyle requested to have a few hours to himself to hit golf balls.  When he returned, we went on a family bike ride and then grilled out for dinner.  It was a beautiful day!

These girls are lucky to have a dad who loves and cares for them so much.

Recital Time X 2

Kyri and Aubry had their recitals the same weekend.  We started out with Kyri on Saturday, when she wore an itsy, bits, teeny, weeny, yellow, polkadot bikini.

 (Aubry, Kay, and Uncle Scott were also there but had to leave before pictures.)

She had so many fans come to watch, and then we went out to a delicious dinner afterwards.  We really appreciate everyone coming and spending the long day with us, even though Kyri's dance was only about a minute long!!

She loved all of her flowers and admired them for hours afterwards.

Then, on Sunday, we got to go to Aubry's recital.  She did an amazing job and knew her dance the best of everyone in the class!  Look at all of her fans, too!  Afterwards, we all went to Culvers for an afternoon snack.

These two little ballerinas are sure loved and supported by so many!

I'm a Soccer Mom!

Kyri started showing an interest in soccer last summer when Donna played with her at the lake.  Then, Donna, Owen, and the girls gave Kyri a soccer ball and shin guards (or kicking socks as KJ used to call them) for her birthday.  So, it was time to try them out this summer.  She has had three practices now, and she's really enjoying it.  I don't know anything about soccer, so I have no idea if she has any talent at this point, but she looks like all the others out there.  There are about 15 three and four-year-olds at her practices, so it's a little chaotic.  It's hard to keep them all focused at the same time, but Kyri remembers what she learns and practices at home, too.  Rather than being an aggressive player, she's more of a graceful soccer player.  : )

Some Summer Fun

This summer has started off very wet.  It's one of the rainiest summers I can remember in a long time!  We've been doing a lot of art on our down time.  One day, I left the girls alone for a few minutes with watercolors.  When I came back, I got a glimpse of Tessa's future.  I won't be surprised if she gets a sleeve of tattoos like this one she designed on her arm!

The only way Kyle could get all of us girls excited about a baseball game is by taking us to "Princess Night" at the Cougar's game.  Unfortunately, it rained A LOT and delayed the game a few hours.  Because of that, the girls didn't get to participate in the princess parade or see a firework show at the end.  It was still a fun game, though.  Kyri caught a foam ball, so she was happy!  And the girls got Dippin' Dots, so that's always a big hit!

My mom and I took the girls to Brookfield Zoo on a beautiful breezy day.  Kyri's favorite part was the dinosaur exhibit.  Tessa wasn't so sure at first.  She put her leopard blankie over her face for a while to hide from the scary dinos.  Eventually, she was able to look at them.  : )

Our little paleontologist hard at work.

A few days later, we went to pretty farm with a giant fairy garden.  Sue and Kailey told us about this great place, and we all met there on a rainy Thursday morning.  At first it was cold and sloppy, but luckily, the rain cleared after our picnic lunch, and the girls (plus Grady) had a lot of fun in this little tent full of fairy activities.  

Memorial Weekend

 We got the whole gang up to the lake for the first weekend of the year.  Unfortunately it was FREEZING!!  We still made the most of it and did all of the usual activities like fishing, boating, roasting marshmallows, etc.  No swimming went on, though!  And of course, the most popular activity was playing on the golf cart.

We even went bowling on one of the chilly nights.