July Joy

Can it really be July already?! Once again we had a busy weekend and start to the week! We were visited by some wonderful friends, the Dykhouses, spent a rainy 4th of July at the cabin, and I started my 8th year of teaching! Here are just a few of the MANY pictures I took during all of our fun!

The Indian Hills 4th of July Parade- Dave drove us in his truck this year. We missed Uncle Ken, but I think he would have been proud we represented BO-ZO Farms in the festivities!

We had a great time waving at people, avoiding get doused with water, checking out horses, naming every vehicle we saw- motor bikes, fire trucks, and Nolan's favorite- "MONSTER TRUCK", and throwing candy. (Well everyone except Nolan- he was pretty puzzled by the thought of throwing away candy- why would you ever want to do that? Instead he threw about 3 pieces and ate double that!)

my sweet guys

Just a glimpse of cabin fun. It's perfect for little boys! Nolan was absolutely filthy from playing in the sandbox, walking in the tall grass, and running through mud puddles. Thanks for this picture Gwen...I just LOVE it!

Daddy and Nolan doing a popper! We left the bigger fireworks to the bigger boys (a.k.a. "my big boy friends" as Nolan calls them. He LOVES playing with Josh and Jake!)

This is Betsy. My beautiful college roomie. We met freshman year and both lived on 2nd Heyns. We were Activities Coordinators in B.H.T. our sophomore year and moved into our good ol' Giddings house for our junior and senior years. We did life together for 4 years. She has a huge heart and fun spirit! Since moving to California and Colorado we have tried to see each other as much as possible meeting up in Michigan, California, and Colorado with our families! It was so nice to be together for 3+ days to catch up, chat, laugh, eat, chase our kids, rest, and reconnect.

And one of Mark's favorite things about Betsy is her awesome husband Ben! Ben and Mark played baseball together at Calvin and were good friends. Betsy would come with me to all the baseball games and had her eyes set on catcher with the cute butt! Too bad they didn't start dating until the end of our last year at Calvin! But we are so glad they did! They are such a great match!

Ben, Mark, and their boys! Oh, what a long way away from their Calvin Baseball days they are! Jack is 15 months and just the sweetest thing. We had so much fun getting to know him better! We already miss his "Mombie", wide stance walk, and high pitched scream! Thanks for stopping by to see us friends! We love you!

Brady taking care of Heath at their Daddy's softball game.

Nolan cheering for his Dad- "Go Daddy Go!"

We've had so many fun visitors and lots of eventful days...but we are looking forward to life slowing down a bit & getting back into a routine!