OUR GROWING FAMILY: July 2013

What have we been doing since my last post in April??

So why have I not been posting???

Well here it is!!

Ben's truck got hit and luckily no one was injured and the other guy's insurance had to pay the damages.
Lost my uncle Donnie.
Ben and I got to go to Oshkosh for an overnight wedding! FUN
Got to do a girls overnight in Milwaukee
Kids doing some Rollerblading
Planting a Garden by Grandma and Grandpa
Spending a lot of time at Strike Zone - practicing batting
Kenzie started a new dance class
Open house fun at Rides and Rein's Horse place
Twins Learning to ride with no training wheels
Kenzie end of year program and complete 3k at St. Paul's
Kenzie had orientation for 3K at St. Peter's next yea
Baseball for all three of the boys - Ben coaches the twins team.
Memorial weekend Up North - Huge 25th anniversary of the Avenue
Twins finish 4K and will be in full day school for 5K at St. Peters next year
Cam completed his first year of Middle school - And he did great and loved it!

Xavier's mustache party
Tent in the living room - father's day breakfast in the tent
Archery for Cameron
Cousins sleep over party
Park days
One week of Vacation Bible School

Up North again for 8 days - boat show and fly in, tubing, Franklin Lake, lumpasaurs, sparklers, dress up dance parties, trip to eagle river - shopping, ice cream, fishing, and the ski show

Cam hand smash into parked truck
Twins Birthday and zoo!!!
Party and fireworks
Tie die, crafts and getting ready for the big 6th Birthday party
Movie Marathon - 2 movies in the theater in one day!!
Party!!!
Slinger beach - rained out
Tennis at the park
Impromptu overnight camping at Andy and Sue's
Swimming, Swimming and more Swimming
Races
Pike Lake trip

I will share a bunch of pics but they are not in order. Just some of my favorites from the past 3 months.

Clayton ready for the Mustache party.

Cameron - World's largest Rock bass?

Yep that's my boy - He ordered the Lumpasaurs when we were out to eat up north! Ask him about this ridicules burger. No he did not eat it all in one sitting.

Clayton and Calvin love Menards- shopping for birthday party supplies.

Some of the fun party decor for the twins.

Calvin and Clayton's 4K class on their field trip.

Cal with his bass!

I think this is one of Grandpa Gerald tossing a twin in the water at Franklin lake. Just beautiful up there!!

Just the grand kids for the 25th Anniversary of the Avenue!!!!
Yep Holy Cow this place is getting BIG. Better build on again!
12 Girls and 5 boys

This is Ben's Father's Day breakfast in the fort in the living room for Father's Day.
From Calvin he received a bowl of Cinnamon toast crunch, String Cheese, some chips and Calvin requested also giving him a brat but we did not have any at the time. Breakfast of champions.

Clayton and the World's Smallest Bass!!!

Cameron's attempt to eat the Lumpasaurs burger.

Clayton and Kenzie with their ice cream in the cute little shop in Eagle River.

Tie dying in our underwear!

Bounce house fun for Calvin at Relay for Life.

Kenzie and Kendall at the zoo!

Cameron and Clayton - hanging by the lake up north.

Calvin, Kenzie and Clayton in the Father's Day living room fort.

Just another cute ice cream pic of Kenzie and Clayton.

More 6th Birthday Party treats!!

Clayton and Calvin's school trip! The whole St. Peter's school!

Kenzie's last day "party" at St. Paul's.

Ben gets a bass too.

Happy 6th Birthday to us!!! We are twins!
(and these are the shirts we made)

Kenzie loves the beach and sand!

Fun family/cousin's playing in nature up North.

Working on flower garden's all around the house.

Another reason to love Up North! Nature.

Cameron loving his sister!

More tie die in our underwear and real big plastic gloves!

Calvin also love the water!

Check out Clayton's mad tennis skills.

Calvin, Isiah and Clayton ready for pony rides.

More pictures of my planting attempts.

Kenzie and Calvin love the "little" swings at the park.

Calvin - Still tie die in underwear - sorry these are just to cute not to share.

More 6th Birthday Party treats.

Calvin and Clayton at their end of year St. Peter's program.

Cameron - future tennis pro?

Calvin - Future Jockey?

Cameron and Kenzie showing their love on the boat!

Clayton's first try at tubing!

Kenzie - Ready for the Dance Party!

Clayton in the lake!

Calvin, Clayton and Kenzie are practicing their rollerblading skills.

The things we do to our kids. "Hey Clayton stick your head in the mouth of that fake shark - it will be funny"
Until it hurts to get it out!!!

Still more 6th Birthday party treats!!!!! Freedom kids drinks.

Clayton and Calvin's 4K class on the field trip.

Calvin's ready for the dance party Up North.

Cameron at his archery class.

Yummy camping dinner - Yep ordered pizza!

Clayton on a pony ride!

Adult shot treats for the 6th birthday party.

Clayton enjoying the bounce house.

Cameron takes a dive at the Slinger Beach.

Kenzie and her new toy (a mop) doing her favorite activity Up North now- mopping the deck!

Boys at our movie Marathon

Clayton also ready for the Up North dance party.

Campfires rule!

Kenzie and her 3K teacher Mrs. Hein at St. Paul's

Little explanation needed for this one. My mom and dad came Up North by the Rettler's for a couple days. We took a drive over to Eagle River and checked out the cottage that my Grandpa Heesen use to stay at! It brought back some great memories and was really fun to show the kids where I use to go Up North. This is us in front of Grandpa Harold's place!!!!