Thursday, August 13, 2015

~ Maddens ~

A hot summer day with the Maddens was a good excuse for water balloons, slip n slides and Sky Zone.  




battle of the buckets! 

Maci, Ellie, Hannah, Ryan, Lucas and Cade.  
Dads in the background :-) 





Help? 

Dodgeball!

Cade and Lucas. 

Cruisin' = Hannah, Maci and Ellie. 


Friday, August 7, 2015

the work it takes to eat delicious food

It's an annual tradition and we would miss it all winter long if we didn't go to all the work.  
Great Grandma will do anything to clear her calendar and help!

The pile is diminishing. 

It was Lucas' turn to learn the technique of cutting corn from the cob.  

Working hard on the clean up. 


The aftermath.  

Monday, August 3, 2015

4th of July

We celebrated the holiday weekend with the Perry family in Galena, IL.  We rented a house and enjoyed the quality the together.  The adults and kids alike had a great time!   

We attended the Shenandoah Pro Rodeo and it was so great.  

The girls loved the pony rides, of course!  






A roaring game of Cards Against Humanity after all the kiddos were in bed.  
Leslee and Brian. 

Teresa and Brent. 

Connie and Steve.  

Michelle and Brad.  

The girls enjoyed a day at the spa and the next day the boys went golfing.  



Early morning snuggles! 





Sadie, Gramma and Grandpa's doggy, enjoyed the weekend, too.  



Michelle and Nolan. 



Just some feet on the ceiling...


Hannah and Leslee. 


Hot tubbing! 

Jumping in the bounce house with a photo bomb by Leslee.  

Pool time!  





My favorites.  

A fun time with our lovely family!  We hope it's an annual tradition.  

Sunday, July 26, 2015

summer lovin'

Life is good when the sun is shining, our friends are gathered, the hose water is spraying and the big green egg is smoking.



Hannah. 

Ryan. 



Jonah. 

Lucas.