Where did summer go?

This summer has gone so fast and can't believe in one day school will be starting.  There is a vibe in our house that is really good.  There is a certain someone that loves school so you can only imagine how the vibe goes.  3rd grade this year and can't believe we are starting on a new adventure.  Life can take on so many directions, but we sure are liking where our crazy lives are taking us.  The next few months will go by fast so we are going to try to make the most out of all occasions since there is limited time with Jayden being the only child.  Pretty sure the transition will not be the toughest, but will have some bumps in the road.  So here is to the last month of adventures and lets hope for many more.

A rainy day brought us with some friends and family for a few games of bowling.

Jayden's score!

Jayden and I enjoying some bonding time.

I finally got a score over 100!

The kids hanging out.

Jayden and I thought it would be really cool if we chalked on our whole sidewalk.  We finished the whole strip in front of the house and ran out of steam for the side yard.

Jayden hard at work on one of our creations that we made together.

Sleepover in style at the neighbors.

We headed to Memorial Park to see if we could find any butterflies or witness the process of the butterfly.  We found a few eggs, a few butterflies flying and that is all.

Jayden caught a frog though.

Where is Jayden?  Yes, this is where you can find him daily finding a tasty treat.

Grant came to visit us during our rummage sale and to buy a bird house.

My Aunt Eileen and Uncle Neil celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary.

Many memories here at the farm.

What can the kids do with a big box?  Fill it with all the pillows and make a birds nest.

18 weeks.

Meet our little boy!  (Note: that is a leg, not a large penis)
Our dear little boy doesn't like to sit still so it was really hard to get a profile picture.

My dear friend Amy and her kids joined Jayden and I for a fun trip to Mulberry farms.

Jayden caught a goat and a chicken.

The kids were around the barn and we heard them say "hey mom, come look" and this is what we found.  Never a dull moment with these kids.

All of us on the hay ride.

The kids on one of the tractors.
 
I almost caught a turkey.

Fun water adventure at Meade Pool for the last trip this summer.

Hanging out under the mushroom.

Gabbi was a little hesitant, but sure loved running through this.

Football practice has started.

I was able to attend the annual STEMI (ST elevated myocardial infarction) conference.  If you don't know what that is, it a conference for us to learn about a certain kind of heart attack that require intervention as soon as possible.  We were lucky enough to have hands on experience with these pig hearts.  Fun to see the workings of what we try saving every day with my cardiac nursing family.

We hope that everyone has a great time back into the school year.
Until next time,
Jeff, Heather, Jayden and Baby

Splish Splash!

Summer is such a fun time to enjoy the fun of the outdoors. This summer has been a little challenging to get in the swimming days at the beach so we have resorted to swimming lessons.  Our family has spent a lot of time outside, just enjoying other activities.  We hope your family has had a wonderful summer also even though the weather doesn't always cooperate.  July happens to be one of my personal favorite months since there usually is good weather, school is out and its a great time to reconnect with friends and family(plus Jeff and I celebrate our birthdays too).

Happy 4th of July!

Our neighbor Beck(next to Jayden) loves that his birthday is on the 4th of July.
 
We were able to celebrate this year with their family and another neighbor along with my brother-in-law and his family.

Isn't this funny how the kids are all wearing their bike helmets while running through the smoke bombs?

Stephanie and I enjoying the fireworks.

Jeff and I and little Kraus to be.

 

The kids loved riding scooters/bikes in the dark with there glow sticks.  So much fun that Gabbi spent the night and loved her little sleepover since it was so late.

Love a day at the park to play.  Took the kids to Rocket Park in Neenah. (We don't know who the random kid is in this picture though).

Jayden had a blast looking after Gabbi, especially on the slides.

Babysitting for Nicole's kids Grant took advantage of a little Auntie time.  Toss all the stuffed animals in the crib and play.  What a goof!

Jayden and I met my friend at Derks Park for a little play date.  Pretty sure Jayden has no fear of heights.

We love to go and pick berries.  This year we changed it up and didn't get a chance to get strawberries.  Jeff found this Raspberry farm so we thought we'd check it out.  It was so clean and the people there were so friendly and nice.  Definitely will be checking them out for strawberry season next year.  Excited since they have a fall harvest of raspberries too.

Jayden did get to go swimming at SunSet beach with Gabbi.  They had a blast!

Swimming lessons have been a blast this year.  Jayden was able to take his lesson at the same time my sister and her son took there parent/child class.  Pretty excited to be swimming at the same time.

Jayden so proud!

Every year Jeff and I like to get away for our birthdays. This year we invited Jeff's brother and his wife.  We had a lot of fun.  Here is how we started our weekend off...celebrating Stephanie passing her literacy test!

Being goofy!

Stephanie and I just hanging out!

A day at the beach (Chad and Steph).

Jeff and I after a nice cool swim.

Over the weekend we were able to have some fun playing poker.

The reward!

Jayden loves that we plant a garden every year.  He was so excited that he could peel the freshly picked cucumbers.

Swimming lessons again...life jacket and no hands!

Bowling at Badger sports park with friend Talan.  Great fun with friends!

Claudia with Samm learning how to text...think she has it down.

Another cool storm picture Jeff has recently taken.


So that is our last month of fun and hope to have more this month.  We hope that everyone can fit in some fun adventures before the summer is over and school begins.  Enjoy!

Until next time,
Jeff, Heather, Jayden and Baby