Mr. Zach

It's official!!! Zach is now a black belt in Tae Kwon Do! He tested today for almost 3 hours. I was a nervous wreck. I only cried twice. He only got tears twice. It was so awesome. I will post pictures as soon as I can. Oh, it's been 2 1/2 hours and I'm still wound up. It was so exciting to watch.

More Lake Fun

Brad and Steph practicing for when they have their little bambino.










Izzy can tesify to how good the rocks at Fish Lake taste, in case you were wondering.


















A day at the lake wore out poor Iz but she just wouldn't give in to her body's or our desires to fall asleep. She crashed in the van before I even had it loaded to go up from the lake.

Cool Dude

Uncle Brad looked soooo cool in the trucker hat he borrowed from Grandpa. He may be highly recruited for a new profession if this picture gets out.

Fish Boy

Zach is sooo addicted to fishing. He caught his first two pikes this last weekend. Gramdpa even showed him how to hold the fish out from his body for the picture so it would look bigger. Nice.

Park Fun

We always have a blast when we go to the park with our friends.

Piper getting ready to swing.


























Baby Mika with her chubby cheeks.




















Zach showing off with a "360!"

Flowers

Maddie got a hold of the camera while I was in the throws of planting the garden. There are some of the flower beds and them some more random-ness.

Our First Garden

I have been told more than once by Zach that gardening is hard work. And you will reap the benefits of the work, my dear.


















































Ain't I a beauty?

It's Twins Baseball!

June 8th, the Twins sponsored a baseball seminar and the boys were able to participate. They had a blast learning more about throwing, hitting and fielding.

Luke & Rachel's Wedding

Okay, here are some long awaited pictures. The wedding pictures are in reverse order. When I get a little better at this, I will get them in better order. My cousin (a.k.a. brother) Luke and Rachel got married in a very intimate setting with just immediate family and we were so blessed to be part of their wonderful day. Here are only a small portion of the pictures I took. We love them so much and wish them the best for their life together.

Luke & Rachel's Wedding

Rachel and her siblings and our family with the new couple.

Luke & Rachel's Wedding

Kids, kisses and cake. Just out of the van at the reception, Maddie announced that she was going to sit by Rachel. Well, we let her for a little bit. Can you guess what happened in-between the two cake pictures? With Zach on Luke's lap, Justin and Maddie are right there waiting for their turn.

Luke & Rachel's Wedding

Whoo Hoo!

Luke & Rachel's Wedding

Here are pictures from the ceremony. BEAUTIFUL!!!

Boy's Day Out

We had such a blast celebrating Zach's birthday with his friends. We went to Space Alien's to eat and play games. Then we headed over to Newman Outdoor Stadium for the Redhawks' game. The boys were awesome and we had a blast even though the 'Hawks lost.