we love strawberries!

The girls were kind of a handful when we picked strawberries this year, so I was extra thankful my mom came along to help out.  Kate wanted to be held the whole time, and Livvy did NOT want to be in the stroller, or the sun, or the wind, or pretty much anywhere.  We picked as fast as we could and then got out of the field!

Livvy didn't enjoy strawberry picking as much as I had hoped :(

YUM!

weekend with the Hammers

We got to spend a long weekend in Traverse City with Brian and Jill and their boys a few weeks ago.  We love them and their kiddos, and spending time together is always so much fun.  I can't believe how fast all these little ones are growing up!

Kate and Lincoln had a lot of fun playing together - they seem to just pick up where they left off and are instant buddies whenever they're together.

the 'wobbly' bridge

Kate sure loves Brian

kisses for mommy

post-bath, pre-bed...so sweet

thanks for the bike ride, Brian!

Brian and Jill have a slip n slide, and we got it out on Saturday.  What a fun time! Lincoln loved it, Kate liked it, and Graham tried it:)

Graham

We had a little impromptu photo session on Sunday morning, so I got to play with my big camera. So much fun to capture this time in Lincoln and Graham's little lives:)

Thanks for having us, Hammers! We're so glad you got to meet (and snuggle) Olivia!

meeting Annabelle

We are finally aunt, uncle and cousins! Paul and Nikki welcomed their sweet daughter, Annabelle Grace, on June 4, 2014.  We got to go down that day and visit them in the hospital.  The trip was short, but so very sweet.  Anna is perfect and so beautiful.  And let me tell you that snuggling a newborn is even more fun when you're the aunt! Kate didn't seem to care all that much about the new baby, she just wanted to hang out with Aunt Nikki.  Livvy gave Anna the stare down any time I was holding her instead of Liv.

Both of our girls got in some good, quality Bri Guy time too:)

random photos

These girls are just too cute - and silly - not to share:)

Firehaus Friends

All of Matt's roommates from college were in town for a weekend reunion at the end of May.  Some of the wives and munchkins came along too.  The guys had a lot of fun catching up, playing games, and talking.  The moms had a lot of work fun chasing around all the kiddos! 

It's so fun to spend time together and to watch these families grow!

FMG

During daddy's week off, we spent a morning at Frederick Meijer Gardens.  Kate really needed to run off some energy, and that is such a fun place to do it.  She hung out in the children's garden, the farm area, and then took a long walk around the pond/swamp, looking for ducks, frogs, fish, and even a muskrat!

seriously, could she get any cuter?