Here's Stephanie feeding her baby birds. She has two new best friends now!
They have the coolest inflatable water slide. The kids had a blast!
After a long fun day, Auntie Kristin even managed a run through the sprinkler with the kids to cool off one last time.
Even Jonathan got in on the sprinkler fun.
It's hard to believe it's already been 1 year since his birth. I found myself almost avoiding Jen at the park. I wasn't avoiding her because it was uncomfortable or because I didn't know what to say, but because "Remembering Timothy" are two words that hold so many memories and emotions. I struggle to be able to capture them all in a blog post. These are the moments when I am so thankful she knows my heart. She knows what an honor it was for me to be there to witness his birth...to hold my breath with her until he took his first breath...to see his siblings and other family members meet him for the first time...to hold him myself and praise Jesus for the miracle of his life...and then hold him again after he had flown from the arms of his Mommy into the arms of Jesus...making hand and foot molds as a treasured keepsake...letting go and holding on at the same time...
Here are some pictures of the special butterfly release they did in his memory.
There was always exploring or fishing to be done down at the lake.
Canoeing was another favorite part of the weekend
The water was perfect ~ even Aliya had a blast swimming. She loved it!
While Abby loved the swimming, I think she was even more thrilled with the little friend she caught in the water. 
Jonathan did really well camping too, despite cutting his 3rd tooth while we were there. Only seemed fitting for him to get a tooth, since his first two teeth came in while we were camping over Memorial Day.
We just happened to be camping next to a tree with our initials carved into it. It's always fun to be reminded that we are a "couple"...
Yep, Grandpa came by this morning and wow'd the kids with his cool wheels (and helmet).
When they were done checking out Grandpa's cool ride, he gave them a lesson on diabetes and blood sugar levels. The three older kids even let him check their blood sugar levels. James was at 97, Josiah was 87 and Abby was 86. They were quite happy with their results - then proceeded to spike that number right up with Belgian Waffles :)
