::camp fire::

On Saturday night, we decided to have a campfire in the campgrounds by Matt's parents' house. It's one of our favorite things to do in the summertime. For some reason, there's just somethin' fun about sittin' by the fire outside.

just gettin' there

Jared, Sarah, and Jennie came too

don't ya love Matt's smile??

Chloe was so excited

of course, Portie wore his boots ;)

there was a little hill right behind the site that the kids walked up and down and up and down. (Portie fell down the hill almost every time he came down it-minus a few scrapes, it was pretty funny. He kept saying "I awight, Mom")

Coopie mostly ate the whole time :)

...and so did we! We had about a million s'mores, and they were so good!

they gathered sticks for the "fiyeh"

Grandma and Papa Snowman came for some s'mores...

...and a little snuggle ;)

We got the fire about as big as we could, and then put it out. Thanks, everybody for coming with us. We want to do it again soon!! Hobo dinners??

::milestones::

#1

Coopie can sit unsupported. He'll usually tip over after a bit, but it still counts, right?? :)

#2

Chloe learned how to ride her bike sans training wheels!! (a VERY big deal) She's been wanting to take them off for a looong time, but I never wanted to cause I thought it'd be hard to teach her and I thought she'd fall, but we took them off, I showed her how and chased behind her for a bit, and she had it!

Lesson: never underestimate your kids :)

Look at her go!!

woohoo!! 2 wheels!!

Port's workin' on pedaling :)

Matt wanted to try too!!

...and Portie wanted to ride "wiss [his] dayad"

#3

Portie's self sufficient in the bathroom (tmi? sorry.) It's a big deal to him 'cause he likes to do everything by himself. It makes me a little nervous (for obvious reasons), but so far so good ;)

::10K::

Saturday we ran a 10K (6.2 miles).

before

a picture of the falls just over 3 miles into the race.

after- don't we look pretty?? :)

Matt and the kids were waiting for us at the finish line

Chloe and Porter say "maaama!! good job, mom!!"

Billy and Suzie and their family came to watch us finish too. Thanks for the support!

It took Mom and I a little over an hour, and only took Kevin just over 50 minutes! We weren't the fastest (at least mom and I weren't) but it was really fun.

::family photos::

Here are our family photos (our first ever-sad, I know).

We LOVE them!
Thanks, Amber :)

::preschool graduation::

Chloe graduated from preschool today!!

they came to the graduation march

they sang us some songs

they got some awards

Chloe got the "gentle heart" award. Her teachers said she's so sweet to all the kids and is everyone's friend. They said if someone's hurt or sad, she's always the one to come over and give them a hug and tell them it'll be alright. :)

her teachers

her buddy Laney

her buddy Laken

a few girls from her class

Grandma Snowman came and brought her some pretty flowers :)

Then we went to McDonalds for lunch. Nothin' fancy, but she loves that place :)

played some basketball

don't you love that shot??

played some music

and I played the piano :)