Marinette visit with cousins

My parents are babysitting cousin Amelia and Julia when we arrived. They are Meaghan and Jason's daughters. The kids got along well and especially enjoyed playing tag together.

Monday we visited with my high school BFF and her family. The kids didn't want to leave- her home is an active kids dream.  Pool, trampoline, baseball field, playground,  four wheelers, basketball. . We had a blast.

My grandparents also were visiting and the kids enjoyed hearing stories and playing with Pops and Tiny.

I had breakfast with my high school basketball coach, Satch Englund, a man I respect and love. 

Kids and I biked all around Marinette one afternoon and I showed them the sights, namely old homes, schools and Grumpy's office. 

We also enjoyed one morning of swimming in the bay, kayaking and playing on a long board. 

On our last day, we went to Bay Beach, a small amusement park in Green Bay. The ferris wheel, bumper cars and merry go round were all memorable.

Road trip to Wisconsin

The kids and I left home on a Friday and drove to Charleston to visit family. We then drove another 4 hours and crashed at a hotel.
Saturday we cruised up to Madison to see an old college friend and her family.  Super fun.
Sunday we drove up to Marinette, after church and lunch with Liesl and fam.
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Florida!

Family pics

These pictures are not easy on anyone but I'm so glad we made the effort.

Sweetness in my arms

Our boys are wiped out from all the fun in the sun. I've been the lucky recipient of some yummy snuggles.

Family photos

There's a whole lot of cousin love happening.

Loving life

Morin family photo shoot

We had an informal photo shoot before leaving Wisconsin.  It's so fun to have everyone together.  The kids were tired but we encouraged them with promises of marshmallows and fireworks.  Wait. I think bribery is a more accurate word...

Parade

We had so much fun watching the parade last weekend.  The fire trucks, candy and motorcycles were the highlights for our family. :)

Watching from the sidewalk

On the curb and loving life

Fire trucks!!!

See the loot on the chair!  Lots to smile about.

Andrew, maybe next year you can taste some candy. 

Home sweet Home

It was an early start, but we had a great flight!

Seeing the airplane up close was very exciting.

Bedtime stories with Daddy

Andrew likes to taste the books. :)

Cousins!

Zoo trip

Joy and I took the kids to the zoo this week!  We had so much fun!  Andrew stayed home with Josh, so there were *only four kiddos to watch.  We packed lunches, strollers and had a blast!  

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