New York and Wisconsin

Box, Smith and DeMaster families
Ready to play in the water
Sam Box and Nate watching kids in the sprayground
Brayden, Isaac, Riley and Caleb
Olivia, Talia, Julia and Hannah enjoying the sand
Julia was a sandy, muddy mess!
Nice action shot of Caleb
Isaac's 3rd birthday quilt from Grandma DeMaster
Fishing at my grandparent's cottage in WI
Peeling corn at the cottage, some things don't change :)
Julia loves chewing on corn on the cob
Having fun in Lake WI


Last month we visited Nate's parents in Rochester, NY for a week. We had beautiful weather. We went to a couple of parks and took some nice walks. We went to the Children's Museum as well. We met some of our NY friends at Seneca Lake State Park for a day. There is a really nice sprayground and the kids played in it all day. Seneca Lake/beach itself was not very nice, but the kids didn't mind. :) We had a fun day catching up with our friends. Julia came down with an ear infection so we visited an urgent care in Rochester. I'm thankful for antibiotics! Isaac had a fever for about 2 days, but then he was fine. While in NY, Isaac opened his birthday presents from Grandpa and Grandma DeMaster. For the grandchildren's 3rd birthday, Nate's Mom makes a quilt. Isaac received a truck quilt that matches the boys' bedroom great! Isaac was also excited to receive a sprinkler from them. He refers to his presents as "my birthday party" and asks when he can have more birthday party? :) His birthday is on the 15th, so it will be soon! The day we left Rochester, Nate's parents got their moving truck. They moved to Ft. Myers, FL. Nate's Dad took a new Christian school principal job. It's a long way to FL from here, but hopefully we can fly down once a year- in the winter of course! :) We're excited for them and their new opportunities.

This past weekend my sister and I took the kids to my grandparent's cottage. We had great weather and the water was nice too! Unfortunately there weren't enough other adults around to do watersports, but we still had fun. Thankfully my sister took pictures during the weekend because I didn't. I just don't remember to take pictures. Don't even ask me how far behind I am on our photo books!

We're travelling alot this summer and it's great! The kids do pretty well in the car and Nate has been using vacation time. Next week Nate and I are going away for 2 nights to celebrate our 9th anniversary. We're already thinking about what we want to do for our 10th anniversary next year. :)