4th: Swimming

 Out swimming!

Wiggins loves to go on the boat, but he wasn't quite sure about everyone jumping off and swimming! He was clearly nervous about the whole thing...

Diana jumping off into the deep of the lake!

Ledge and Diana beckoning me in to join them. Don't worry, I did.

Drying off and cooling off with a nice boat ride after we got back in the boat.

4th of July

The boys fishing off the dock and boat. Wiggins even stopped by to check in and see if they had gotten any fish yet.

One of the favorites to play at the table is a balancing game that had everyone laughing so hard that it became a problem with the whole thing getting knocked down from accidentally bumping the table from giggling!

The whole family enjoying our grilled July 4th feast!

More fishing!

On the deck, plotting and planning their next swimming adventure!

Enjoying the cool evening on the dock.

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 Having one of Ledger's friends, Emerson, over for his birthday! We enjoyed a cake and he opened a couple gifts too. Then the boys went back to playing more video games...

Pulling a strange face...

I convinced Ledge to go see the new Jurassic World movie. We were both disappointed.

Ledge helping to clear out the brush on the edge of the woods in the backyard.

A huge breakfast! Every once in a while we go out for breakfast when I get home from work. He got a towering plate of waffles and fruit!

Taking a little summer nap...

Ave's Grad Party

 Mugging for the camera in front of Ave's photo displays.

Taking a break from all the eating and socializing to try out the ol' swing set next to the garage!

A proud Mema and Papa as they hold their youngest grandson!

Ledge took a turn holding him as well- what a cutie pie!

Last Day of 7th

 I can't decide which one of these two is cuter!

Ledger standing up to accept his academic achievement award!

Walking home with one of his best friends Owen. His mom works at the school with Diana, so the two boys often walk there together at the end of the day.

Sitting down for a fancy lunch at Burger King! (Please note that he has a phone number written on his arm... It's from a girl!)

South Bend It

 Wiggins taking a load off!

We went to visit Diana's dad and he had something pretty cute to show Ledger: a hedgehog! He had found a sick hedgehog and was trying to nurse it back to health.

Ledger was enamored by such a cute little fella!

It's adorable!

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 Hanging out with the boys for the day! Eli and Michael came over to hang out after school and we went to Wendy's for dinner.

The boys hanging out in the living room playing games!

Chillin' out on the deck with mom.

Going out for lunch. Mom always hates when we take the food out of the basket, so we just do it when she's not with us...

Making random silly and sad faces in the car.

Getting his hair cut. Not so happy with the length, but the style was just right!

Went to go see How to Train Your Dragon in 3D!

Rockford

 Oh man, I am pumped to be back and chowing down on some chili dogs!

Diana didn't even get hot dogs?!? Absolutely crazy behavior on her part.

A happy boy with a plate full of great food!

The happy couple.

Five Year Landscaping

 After putting the plastic edging in.

Oh, it looks so nice with the mulch, huh?

From the other side. You can see the big deck and the other landscape edging I did (years) earlier.

Oh yeah, that looks amazing!

His First Con

 We measured out the words we needed to put on his shirt and got cloth markers so we could make it look like the character.

All dressed up as his favorite Regretevator character!

Wondering around the convention center, taking it all in!

He loved the whole experience, especially getting recognized!

Enjoying some of the convention food. I had a chili dog and he had a hot pretzel.