Our Life: Summer 2021

Henry's Little League team - the Braves

Jer playing church softball

Field day at school

Leila helped with the younger kids

Stella tried her glasses on wolfy

Cran Hill trip

Papa watching the construction workers

Henry caught a tiny turtle - Shelly :)

Leila and Gus

Henry upside down

Kids checking out the animals

We had perfect sites for hammocks

Leila, Stella, Norah, and Paige on the trail ride

Henry catching frogs

Henry and Aunt Lindsey caught about 17.

Archery

Leila shot the rabbit in the eye

She really had it out for that rabbit.

Slingshots were next

Then tomahawks

Papa's friend - gypsy moth caterpillar - they were EVERYWHERE. It sounded like it was raining in the woods, but it was actually caterpillar poop falling. Blech.

Next was shooting. The gun was a bit big for Henry.

But he still managed to hit his target.

Crazy hammock fun with Greta and Henry

Sparklers!

Papa making his 'Famous World Eggs'

On the way to rock climbing

Leila started on the medium wall

So did Henry

Leila made it to the top of the hard wall!

Stella climbing way up there!

All of the kids in one hammock

Henry's frozen treat!

It's raining it's pouring - time to go to the pavilion and play cards!

Leila, Abby, Kari, and Lindsey did the high ropes course

Henry was the only one to bring a turtle (and only one other person brought a frog) to the frog and turtle races. He shared them with all of the other kids.

A group next to us set up camp the day before, got rained on, and packed it in. The kids did a fine job of gathering their firewood for our camp fire.

Second try is the charm. After they forgot to send the horse and wagon for the wagon rides one of the nights, Papa and the kids managed to get a ride.

Henry going to soccer camp with Elliot.

Jer's work safety celebration - complete with face painting

And slushies!

And door prizes, oh my!

Sunday hike at sanctuary woods

Hair chalk salon with Dani and Eleanor

After water balloons, the kids decided to take a bath together in their suits. They don't all fit like they used to.

July 4th party at Brad and Corey's (Jer's coworkers)

Brad helping Henry get set up with a fishing pole

Stella caught a fish

Henry's fish

The kids absolutely LOVED playing on this floating pad.

Stella started a fad with the water slide

Dunes Harbor camping trip

Henry takes walking tacos literally.

The kids used the 9-square as a jungle gym

Henry and Oliver having a gun show

And testing out who is stronger

Walking in the rain to archery

Sarah brought crafts!

Twinning!

The sandbox was a bigger hit that we would have expected.

Feeding the ducks

Sparklers!

Jer and the fire stick

Misti brought a flying lantern

Oliver missed out on the dune ride last year so Jer and Andy brought a couple of kids along for a ride.

Then we hiked up the dune

And relaxed at the pool.

We went to Michigan's Adventure for the day during our trip because Jer's work sponsored the outing.

Coaster Hair - Don't Care t-shirts for the kids

Jer and Stella on the corkscrew

Last night of fun

Packing up - I had to take a picture - Jer eyeballed how high to put the tongue of the camper and then backed up the van and the hitch is a hair under it. I could never do that in a million years.