Summer is making me tired...

Photo taken at 11:25 a.m.

4th of July

Check out my amazing bike that I decorated!

We like this ride! (The cutest thing was that there were multiple open cars, and they decided to ride side by side together).

Colin and Ethan's first mini-roller coaster.

Ethan loved it.... Colin? Well the photo speaks for itself.

Walking to the carnival and fireworks with the Weigels. Colin pulled Isaac most of the way.

Emma and Ethan, bestest buddies! And yes, Ethan's bunny likes to travel.

We had a busy weekend, just the boys and I... while Mike played concerts in Minnesota. Friday we spent at the carnival and fireworks, Saturday we went to Madison to spend time with our dear friends and their kids... and Sunday after church was the gigantic Whitewater 4th of July parade! Such fun for all of us.

Mr. Cool Man with his shark hologram goggles.

Dylan and Ethan = trouble

Check out my hair!

Colin is loving his long hair! He refuses to let us trim it, mainly because we can brush it to this beautiful goodness!

Summer Teaching

I've been working since the end of May with my new summer group of students. I am teaching two classes twice a week, a level 2/3 which is still a beginning group, and then a level 4/5 group which is much more advanced. I have really enjoyed getting to know a new group of students and using a new text. We also spent time June 23rd visiting Lake Geneva for a special mail boat tour. Yes, we watched mail be delivered to the docks of various homes on the lake. It was an experience for me and for the students! (And I knew there were large homes on the lake, but wow. Just wow. And most of these are summer homes.)

Happy Father's Day

The boys planned almost every minute of Mike's Father's Day this year... and the best part was that he was able to spend the whole day with us. We made a special breakfast, went to church, then went mini-golfing. It was the boys' first time, and it was hilarious! Ethan holds his club consistently like a hockey player for the record. Then we walked around Lake Geneva and had ice cream and watched people walking through downtown. Finally, we finished up the day with a big steak dinner. A treat for us all. And the boys gave him the sassiest card ever, not really fit for the blog and some "super cool push up bars" for his "P90X and diet".

Summertime!

It's my LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!

And, only one hour after school was over....

We've started our summer with a bang, and that includes some non-stop fun! Who said summer was for relaxing hasn't been around our house for long! Whew.

Let's see, we started off by surprising Colin after his last day of school. We picked him up with the car packed and headed down to St. Charles. Our original plan had been to go to the cottage, but an 80% chance of rain for four days put a wrench in the works!

Spending time in St. Charles is always fun, and although Mimi and Bubba weren't there, they were kind enough to let us use the house.

Colin was SO surpised when he got in the van and noticed that there were duffels in the back, along with Charlie. He loved it!

Friday we took the train, along with thousands of other Blackhawks fans, into the city. They went to the parade, and we high tailed it south to the Museum of Science and Industry, a favorite. Saturday we spent time with Chris, Colleen, Helen, and Maeve.