Summer Fun

Spending a gorgeous summer day with friend's at the Conference Grounds..
Kenz hanging out waiting to head to the beach.

Building some sand sculpture's with Mallory and Emma.

Little surfer boy!

Our little tractor lover..

Me and my chillies..

Very thankful to some sweet young teen that helped me tote Kolter from our spot on the beach to the steps. I take the boardwalk at the State Park for granted, that's for sure. It was great to know there are good kid's out there willing to help a mommy who clearly couldn't do it all.

Mech and I with all the kiddos..

What a fun day we had at the CRCG. We camped there when Kennedy and Kooper were little and haven't been back since. I do think we'll be camping there next summer. Such a wonderful place to stay/visit with young children.

Fountain Fun

Since I'm no longer working, I must say, my kiddos have had one fun summer. It's rare that we're home all day long. Usually we're either pool or beach bound due to the awesome summer weather we've had this year. Today I thought we'd change it up a bit and visit the fountains downtown Holland. The kids hadn't been there before so I thought something new might be kind of fun and boy was I right. My mom ventured downtown with me so the kiddos were also spoiled with goodies from the Peanut Store and Sandcastle. Gotta love grandma's. The fountains were the perfect way to end our morning of shopping fun.
I think they spent the majority of time in the fountain pool..
A little brother/sisterly love being shown here.. I wish I could say they were about to hug..

Getting a big ole spray right in the face..

Kolter enjoyed the fountain pool but also REALLY enjoyed the fountains..

Swimming like a fish!

Kooper getting a big spray in the face..

It was a fun morning and a must do whenever you venture downtown. The best part is that it's free so when you head down there just remember to throw suits and towels in your bag and you'll be good to go.

And the PARTY continues..

Party #2- celebrating with the Rotman fam.
He loved his cake!
The birthday boy and his cousin Ella.
I think he missed her.
We watched her throughout the school year on Friday afternoon's and periodically over the summer the kid's have asked when we were going to have an Ella day again. Thankfully in a month or so we'll get our Ella day's back- yay!
Present time.. Kooper loved all his gifts, but was super excited about the skateboard he got!

Needless to say, once all the presents were opened we headed outside to give the board a try.. lookin' good, buddy!

Kennedy had to give it a whirl as well..

And Kolter, well he, was a board HOG!

I think he might have enjoyed it even more than Koop did that night.

Thankfully grandma and grandpa were there to supervise.

I didn't plan this but the shirt he was wearing had a skateboard on it. Maybe he will be a lil' skater someday...

Kooper Time...

After Kooper's birthday we knew we'd be having yet another celebration with the Rotman crew since they are typically cottage bound the week of Kooper's b-day, so we had a little photo shoot one morning hoping for the perfect pic for his b-day invite... As you can see the invite turned out great. I think the pics of my little Buzz and Woody boy turned out pretty cute too. Kooper used to hate the camera but is actually enjoying it these days. I think he may even be learning some posing moves from his sister. :) Thankful for your sweet smile, handsome boy.
We had to include Buzz Bear, too.

Buzz and Buzz Bear- lookin good!

Kooper's 4th Birthday!!!

On July 13 our sweet little Kooper celebrated his 4th Birthday. Four! How can my baby boy be four already?! I tell you, the years are flying by way too fast. The other day I told the kid's I wanted to find a shrinking machine so I could keep them little longer. They thought I was silly. When you're young you want to grow up and when you grow up you wish you were young again. Ahh..

Kooper had a wonderful 4th birthday. We kicked the day off with a mommy date. We don't get them near enough so it was a morning both of us were looking forward to. Kennedy had her Animal Adventure's class and Kolter went to g-ma's so our first stop was Zeeland Bakery. Koop picked out a donut with colorful sprinkles. After the bakery we jumped back in the van and headed for the mall. To Build-A Bear we went.

Kooper picked out a camo bear and the process of building him began...
He is all about Toy Story currently and picked out a Buzz Light Year costume for his bear. He also named the bear Buzz Bear.. here he is proudly showing off his new bear.
And one with me to remember our special day..

After the mall we headed to Party City. He likes looking at all the party stuff so it was fun for him. He also picked out some candy, so even better. Lunch was next on our date and he chose Burger King. We opted to hit the drive thru and surprise daddy with lunch at work.

Bryan was happy we came to visit. It's not too often the three of us get alone time together so it was indeed a special treat.

B-day kisses from daddy..

Once lunch was over we headed back to g-ma's to pick up Kolter. Kennedy was spending the afternoon with her friend, Jenna, so had an enjoyable 'boys' afternoon at home. Later that evening we headed to Chuck E. Cheese for dinner with my parents.

Loving the Toy Story robot and Woody costume he got from g-ma/g-pa.

We got a special visit from Chuck and he even brought Kooper a cake..

Making his bithday wish!!

Kolter was terrified of Chuck..

Kooper and Kennedy, however, were all about him.

All and all it was a great day.

I think our b-day boy enjoyed his special day.

Later in the week we had a visit from grandpa Randy and grandma Debbie so he was spoiled even more. We also celebrated with the Rotman's (post to come) since they were cottage bound the week of Koop's b-day. Only a special boy has the b-day that never seems to end!

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Kooper Bryan you are loved more than you know. We love your spunk and your sweetness. God blessed us with you and you are a gift that we will forever treasure. We are blessed by you each and every day.