A Trip to the Library

This afternoon, as we were heading to the library, I happened to see the camera as we were walking out the door and I grabbed it. The boys were going to give their weekly book reports for the summer reading program.


This year's theme is "make a splash".


Sadie really loved the "My Little Pony" display. Okay, okay...I did too. They even had the original "Butterscotch" in there, which was one of my very first ponies.


The boys had some coupons for free cookies at a cafe next to the library, so we walked over and enjoyed those.


Finally, we hung out in the library garden, which is a very cool place.


And that is why I need to remember to grab the camera more often!

Purple Toes

Sadie adores the color purple. I've been promising her some purple nail polish, and today I finally delivered on it.

Notice that she did not inherit my practically translucent skin.

U.P

We made a weekend trip to the U.P so Jeremiah could see his dad who recently had surgery. On Sunday we ventured out on the breakwater in Marquette. Jeremiah and the three older boys climbed the rocks all the way to the lighthouse.







Then on Monday, my mom and I took the kids to the Munising Falls waterfall and Miner's Castle (a rock formation on the Pictured Rocks national lakeshore). Even though my parents have lived there for over seven years, that is the first time I have seen those sites.

Summer

It's possible that we have spent more hours at the beach this past week than at home.


Bowling.


Sadie didn't bowl, but she did find this hand drier to keep her entertained.


Mary Jane dressed up for the pet show. Olympic Beagle.

Blue Angels

Every other year is a "Blue Angels" year around here, when they perform during the Cherry Festival. We tried to watch the show yesterday, but didn't really feel like battling the crowds and ended up in a bad spot where we couldn't really see. Today we parked the car early this morning to save us a spot. It was very cool to watch the Blue Angels on the 4th of July.

Multiply this by a couple miles and you get an idea of the crowds during Cherry Festival.


Sadie was not a fan of the noise...


...Elijah loved it.


See you in a couple years!