OUR GROWING FAMILY

We are back. Sorry we were missing for two months. I did not have Internet access on my laptop but now I am back. In order to be sure I do not miss anything from the past 2 months I will be making a running list of things we have been up too.

Bought a Brand New Truck!!!

Up North for Memorial Day

Twins finishing 3K

Field trip to Ye Old School House with Cameron

Cameron finishing 4th Grade

A couple Brewers games

Babysitting for a baby again!

Planted some flowers for the first year since moving into the house 5 years ago.

Cameron starts baseball again.

Overnights with cousins

Cameron's first garden at Grandma's

Cousins Birthday Parties

Kratz farm tour

Twins start Sporties for Shorties
THE TWINS 4TH BIRTHDAY PARTY!

Week long vacation to the Dells with my WHOLE family. With a TON of fun and exciting things!!

Ok so I cheated on trying to remember what we have been up to for the past two months by looking back at my pictures and trying to fill in what we have been doing. I know we have been busy and having fun. I will share some pictures and then try not to fall behind again.

HAVING FUN UP NORTH!

Cousins hanging out up north!

Calvin sporting Cameron's life Jacket!

Clayton just being cute.

This was to cute not to share. Kenzie went to bed and cried so Cameron climbed in the pack n play with her and then fell asleep in there. So Sweet.

All the kids decided to eat at the bar! It was very cute. Is this a vision of their future?

The kids also like to practice their boating skills.

Kenzie having a blast in the swing!

Cameron is always fishing!

Elsa & Kenzie - BFF's hanging out up north.

So as you can see we had a great time up north for Memorial day. Then we came back and finished up the school year. This is the twins last day of 3K with their teacher Mrs. Arendt. Calvin on the right and Clayton on the left.

With the twins and Kenzie home we did not want to get bored so we volunteered to watch a friend's little boy a couple days. It was so much fun. Cameron was still in school and busy getting ready for football to start in the fall so he was not able to help much this time.

Calvin and Clayton teaching Jack how to watch a movie!

Calvin showing Jack how to use the exersaucer!

Kenzie testing out the car seat.

Clayton was the one helping out! He was a great babysitter!

So other then babysitting and the start to summer vacation we have been fitting in fun also. How about a Brewers games! Now that is a BIG GLOVE!

Cousin Xavier enjoys some cotton candy.

Clayton also enjoys it!

Calvin did not want to miss out on the sugary fun!

The new brew crew!

Xavier, Calvin, Cameron, Clayton & Kenzie!!

We also found time for a Kratz farm tour! Thanks Uncle Ricky it was great and we all learned a ton!
Clayton and Elly on their tractor ride.

Adian took Calvin for his ride.

Cameron likes the tire. Nice and cozy.

Cameron takes Kenzie for their ride.

The kids hanging out at the farm! Piles of FUN!

This is just proof that we are home sometimes. Cameron being creative and making a boat!

Fun with my Cousins! Just wanted to share this cute picture that I did not even pose them for. They just sat on the stairs like this.

Clayton, Calvin, Lauren, Kenzie, & Elsa.

The twins also started their first summer Rec program - Sporties for Shorties. It is a class teaching a variety of sports. This was baseball day!

Here Calvin is batting and Clayton is watching.

Nice form Calvin!

Moving on we had a Birthday Party for the Twins before leaving on vacation.

I can not believe they are four! Wow the years are going way to fast!

Clayton & Calvin - See we are four and we know it!

We have also been trying to make it to the park a couple times. I just really liked these pictures.
Calvin filling up a bottle with bark chips. Kept him entertained for 20 minutes.

Clayton modeling!

Cameron as usual catching something!

Another cute moment captured! The twins were showing Kenzie how to 'do' the slide!

Clayton, Calvin & Kenzie

Then we started off our vacation with some Mini golf in the dells.

Cameron, Calvin, Clayton, Kenzie

They all did great and really seemed to like it.

Cameron did great. He is an old pro at mini golf.

Clayton was so funny. As Cameron pointed out to all of us, Clayton was Mr. Positive. Every hole he said "I am gonna get this one in one, RIGHT? I AM GONNA DO IT MOM, right?" Then when he would not get it he would just say "O.k. maybe the next one RIGHT?." If he could not get it in the hole he would pick it up and drop it in and then say "See I got it, Right?"

Calvin also enjoyed it. He pretty much dragged the ball around with his club until he got it into the hole. Hard to count a stoke limit if you just pull the ball around.

Kenzie also did well. She would hit the ball once then go and pick it up and set it in the hole.

The kids for a funny group shot to start vacation off right!

Clayton, Calvin, Kenzie & Cameron

Wow are we a tough looking bunch.

The first night in the dells we stayed in a hotel. This was actually a lot of fun!! Kenzie and the twins had never stayed in a hotel before so they liked the adventure.
And it was an adventure with all six of us in one room with 2 beds! Ben and the twins slept in one bed. Kenzie, Cameron & I in the other.

Daddy & Calvin

Cameron and Clayton checking out the beds.

Daddy and Kenzie!

So we went out to dinner at Buffolo Phil's on the twins actual Birthday. This place was pretty cool. Our food was delivered via train. The kids really enjoyed it.

Here come the breadsticks!!

Kenzie enjoyed the dinner party!

Birthday boys in their Birthday Hats! Calvin in blue and Clayton in Red.

Brothers and BEST FRIENDS. Clayton does not look to happy about it.

Clayton's first tatoo, airbrushed. You can also see Cameron's. They were pretty proud of them. I wonder if this will be a sign for what is to come in the future. I guess I should be glad Calvin did not want one!

Kenzie did though. O.K. so I picked hers out. It just went so well!

This picture was just cute of Calvin and Grandpa Dick on the Ducks!

Now this was just funny. We had a worldpool tub in our townhouse and the kids wanted to take a bath in there. I thought it would be funny and let them do it. They had a blast. Now looking at the picture it looks like they are all in a huge sink!

We stayed at Christmas Mountain resort which has a ton of things for the kids to do. One of these is mini golf. The boys liked mini golf so much that they wanted to do it again. This time Clayton really did get a hole in one!

We also spent a day at Mt. Olympus Wather and Theme Park. Cameron was thrilled because he was finally tall enought to drive the big go-karts. We all had a great time. The twins and Kenzie enjoyed going on the kiddy rides and riding along go-karting and playing in the kiddy pools

The whole family picture (minus me - taking the picture & Xavier - throwing a fit) at the start of our day.

Isiah, Wes, Wendy, Cameron, Troy, Clayton, Joachiam, Kenzie, Grandma Grace, Calvin, Ben & Grandpa Dick

Here is Cameron driving the little kids go-karts.

We even got the twins and Isiah into the little kid go karts. It was rather funny because they did not really pay attention but actually did pretty well.

Calvin driving the go-karts.

Clayton

Clayton and Calvin on the roller coaster! They liked it.

OK so the quality is not great but this is Grandma Grace on the water slide.

Again with the quality of the picture but this one is Grandpa Dick and you can tell he is plugging his nose!

Clayton and the sprayers!

Calvin looks like he is really enjoying the slide.

Family picture minus Kenzie! Sorry baby girl no one under 4 allowed on the Jet Boats.

Kenzie being cute at the playground.

Overall vacation was SO GREAT. The kids were all amazing. It was so much fun to spend a week with them and with my whole family. Now to get back to our normal routine!

When we got home dad wanted to wash the truck. The kids decided to wash their cozy coup cars also. It was super cute.

So now that I am all caught up I better never fall behind again! See you all soon!

So sad that spring break is over. We had a really great week. We did a bunch of fun things. The highlight of our week was Daddy taking off on Wednesday and the whole family going to the Milwaukee Public Museum. We were not sure how Cal, Clay and Kenzie would do but everyone was wonderful. It had been a long time since I had been there so I really enjoyed it and learned a lot. The kids were nearly PERFECT. They seemed to enjoy the it and even with no naps they did great.

Kenzie with a Butterfly that landed on her at the Museum. The first one that landed on her she tried to grab.

Cameron didn't even want to go in the butterfly garden but soon changed his mind.

He was the last one out!
Clayton thought riding the bug was cool.

Cal just relaxing in the trees!

Clayton and Kenzie just chill'n.

Kenzie being 'cool' outside.

Kenzie, Calvin, Clayton & Cameron at the museum.

We also enjoyed some walks to the park!

Cameron -- Still his favorite toy!

Clayton is a great climber. He is very good at rock walls and climbing things. He is very cautious and serious about it too. He made it to the top on his own and back down. I think he would really like a rock wall!

Calvin is a monkey too. He loved the monkey bars. He has very little fear and is not nearly as cautious as his brother.

Clayton also liked the "baby" swings. We are still working on pumping the swing with your own legs to move.

Kenzie loved the swing too.

Just to sweet. Clayton and Cameron walking to the park together. They were best buddies on the way to the park. Even held hands for a while until Cam realized I was going to take their picture.

During our Spring Break we took on a baby for a couple hours. My friend Haley's adorable little boy, Jack. Cameron was SO great with him. I felt like I had to fight Cameron to get any time with that baby for myself.

Just thought I would share a picture of the three little one's crashed in the NEW TRUCK. Our car needed some repairs and we decided to just move on and buy another vehicle that fits our family better. We bought a Chevy Sliverado Crew Cab (for our crew!) Who knew you can buy trucks that comfortably seat 6. Wow. That thing is big! I will take a picture of the actual truck at some point but the kids reactions to the truck have been SO funny. Calvin was excited about HIS new blue truck. Clayton wanted a yellow one. And Kenzie did not want anything to do with getting in it when we first tried to get her to take a ride from the dealership.

Of course Cameron thought it was cool!

I have to say it is nice to not have to schedule out who has which vehicle or needs the van to take the kids or whatever. Now all the kids can fit in either of our vehicles. Oh the Freedom!