Bresnan is 7 Months

Ok, so he is 7 1/2 months, but I took these at his 7 month date!  We were still

 in Michigan, so we are sticking with the adirondack chair.

 At 7 months, he is weighing 17 lbs, can sit up well on his own, and

 is army crawling everywhere!  He is still a happy boy and is loving being 

able to play with everything on the floor!

 Caught this one and thought it was funny!   Related?  Bryn was eating and Bresnan is chewing on his finger, but neither are looking at me :)

Love this boy, slobber chin and all!

The end of Michigan summer

Another Michigan summer has come to an end.  We had a wonderful 3 months.  The

 last few weekends we got to have some visitors come and stay with us.   The first

 were Brian's college buddies and their families, the Robinsons and Lehmans.

 Debbie, Cole and Todd Robinson

and yes, we ALL went to play Kookie Golf!

Lindsay, Bradie, and Ryan Lehman

Bryn and Cole enjoying popsicles and the sprinkler

Unfortunately I didn't have my camera around too much - I know there is lots on

 other people's iPhones.  We had a great weekend of boating, bouncing, beaching,

 laughing, and drinking.  Can't wait to do it again next summer!

A few weekends later my cousins came up for Labor Day weekend.  It was another great weekend of outside fun!  We played corn hole, went tubing and wakeboarding, paddle boarding, and just hung out.  The kids were great together!

 Bryn, Megan, and Mitchell

Relaxing and sharing the IPad in Bryn's bed

A few randoms from our last days....

 A boy and his dog

Out for a walk - this was Michigan's first day of school and she 
seemed so grown up with her own backpack on!

I took the kids to the beach one night to take pictures.  I wasn't looking at the photos when I was taking them, only trying to get the kids to cooperate...but I think I got some good ones :)

Papa, I love you THIS much!!!

Papa and Me went on a motorcycle trip this summer and Papa came back

 with t-shirts for both kids.  They were both perfect for the kids.  Bryn told me one day that her shirt says she loves Papa, and I don't love Papa because I don't have a shirt that says it...

This is fitting because Papa is, and always has been, insistent on telling the kids he loves them and he was the one to teach Bryn to say, "love you too"!

Bryn's says, "I'd rather be hangin' with Papa" and most often that is true!

Bresnan's says, "Papa's little buddy" and we call Bresnan "buddy" a lot. 

 And you should see his smile when he sees his papa!

New adventures

Bryn learned how to run the bases this summer and wants to do it everyday 

since our running route is right past the baseball fields. 

Swing!

 And she's off

 She got distracted by a flower...there is some girl in her!

 She gets confused by the pitchers mound...

 Home Run!

 Hurray!

 Bryn wanted to ride her tractor to Papa and Me's house.  

Either she has become a Huron County girl or she is ready for a bike...

Bresnan has started eating food.  He has been a good eater so far, but messy!  

Although not as messy as Bryn was!!

Catching up...

Bryn was calling for me one day and when I got up to her room I found this...

 and the bigger surprise was when I saw what she was doing...

... she was reading!  Baby girl needs a reading nook with a chair! :)

Bresnan is loving being on the floor rolling, turning, and scooting backwards.  

Just love that smile!

 I took Bresnan's 6 month pictures and both Bryn and Marley 

wouldn't let me get a shot without them.

 Happy boy

 Not the best picture, but you can see his one tooth on the bottom!

 Love him

Play time for everyone

Huron County Fair

We went to the fair a few weeks ago.  When we first walked in, we went to meet the Brinings at the animal barns.  Bryn usually enjoys looking at animals, but she had already gotten a glimpse at the rides and was eager to ride!  It was nice to have Norah with Bryn, even though she was hesitant to ride with fearless Bryn, and the two rode several rides together!

 Warming Norah up on the first ride, the train

 Norah wanted nothing to do with the giant slide, but Bryn didn't flinch! 

 She rode it three times with a smile on her face :)

Taking a ride on a "vroom-vroom" motorcycle just like Papa

I only had my phone, but Stephanie had her camera.  More pictures are on her blog here

Fun in Port Austin

We've been busy doing so many different things and visiting with so many different people.  You never know what may happen in Port Austin!

Great windy days for flying kites

Had to get a Nemo kite

 She did a great job!

 Playing in the mudpie kitchen

We bought a bounce house for the summer.  This was the first time we blew it up.

 Graceful exit

 Bresnan in his exersaucer.  Thank goodness he likes it better than Bryn did.

 Aunt Cheryl left us a Light Bright!  We are sorting colors.

 We had a fire one night.  Bryn liked roasting marshmallows, but didn't care to eat the s'more.

 A boy and his dog

Everyone needs a morning snuggle

Bryn has wanted to go "golfing" since we came up.  She had the course mostly to herself and got to skip to any hole she wanted.  She liked the windmill, the water hole, and the magic hole where the ball went down one hole and came out below.  She needs practice!

More adventures to come!