Otto, Huxon, Milo and Gram's Adventure: July = Lots of fun

Summer feels like a blur, now that it's August. One thing we do really well as a family, is pack in as much as possible in the summer. That means a lot of adventures, almost everyday since we are all off in the summer.

When June began I had a fridge covered with invites to birthday parties , graduations, weddings, family reunions, neighborhood picnic, etc. We are now down to just 3 invites left on our fridge. Wow! It was fun and loads of memories were made. Along with those parties we also managed to have our 4 of July celebration, another trip to the cities for a Twins game with the boys, a couple trips to Duluth to see GiGi and plenty of days and overnighters spent at the cabin...and who can forget the sleepover with all 3 boys:)

Here are some of the pics taken along the way this summer...beginning with Grandpa running the Twins Race at Target Field as Wanda the Walleye. The boys were too young to truly appreciate it, but this photo should give them a chuckle a few years down the road.

It was a scorching evening in the 90s with a zillion percent humidity. Otto and Hux were perfect, and considering the temp and it was waaaaay past their bedtime, that's impressive.

Grandpa had quite a crew of support from GR and the cities to cheer him on. I cannot tell you how many times we have heard the story of how two of the characters (I know one was skeeter) cheated right from the start, taking corners and jumping the gun. That race was serious stuff to Grandpa;)

Gram and Grandpa took Otto to his first play and his first movie this summer. The play was Shrek, which was a pretty fun thing to do. Otto wasn't too sure of the costumes when they were up close and personal, but loved the play from a distance.

This summer we made quite a few trips to the Children's museum when it was raining. Thank heavens we have a great place like this in Grand Rapids. Both Otto and Huxon love to play there and I'm sure it won't be long and Milo will be running around playing too.

We also had another great July 4th with wonderful weather and a whole lot of cute kiddos! I so enjoy watching all of the cousins together, big and little. These are the times that create those relationships that will last a lifetime!