First photo shoot, well really the 2nd....

So my friend always takes her kids down to the bridge on the Winona Lake trails and they turn out so cute, so I thought I would try too. I felt it was a true disaster and realized why other people have professionals do it, but as I looked back at the pictures, they didn't turn out so bad. Here are some of my favorites...

 

 

love the true giggles here. Mama is going crazy, but they are
definitely having a good time!!!

Hope to do this every year and watch the
growth compared to the chairs.

One of my favorites!!!

Blowing a kiss!

Oh my word!!! Love these two so much!! So blessed!!!

More summer fun...

Just another day at the beach with wonderful friends...

 

 

 

 

Look at me Mom, I am walking on the grass and I am doing my fisheys!!!  You will notice that he has found the tag on my t-shirt and he rubs that against his lips. For those of you that haven't heard, when in China, he was taking a nap and needed something to cuddle up to, so I threw him my t-shirt and I never got it back. We have tried other things, but he ends up throwing them far, far away and looks for his shirt.

He loves to play in the sandbox!!

You will notice that he is playing in the lid...gives Hannah her own space. :)

He will be our ball player and although he is shooting with his
right hand here, we are pretty sure he will be a lefty.

there is the left lay up!!! He loves balls!!!

Quick Update...

I have tons of pictures that I could download but I don't have a ton of time, so just throwing a few on here to update those of you who aren't on Facebook. Oliver is doing fantastic. He is now walking all over the place and at times tries to run, but usually ends up doing a face plant!! He is still eating everything in sight!! He loves to play with anything that is round and loves to throw all toys. He loves to swim and tries to do jumping jacks when we are all exercising. Hannah loves her little brother and does a really awesome job looking out for him, even if he does take all Mama's attention. 

 

 

Some summer pictures...

 

We watched Uncle Chad's horse for a week and she
destroyed most of the things in the yard, except
both pools still held water even after she left!!! :)

She did help Oliver get over his fear of
dogs so that was the positive of the week.

Fun on the 4th!!

 

For the 4th of July we traveled to Kokomo to Uncle Paul and Aunt Pam's house!! It was definitely a time of fun with great food, crafts, flag searching, Frisbee time, and bubbles!!! Oh the bubbles...you can't really tell by the pictures who enjoyed them more. I think it was a tie...hysterical faces though (even mine in the one)! Hannah really enjoyed spending time with her cousins, and they worked really hard to give her plenty of attention. She was warned that since there was a new baby in town, she might not get all the lovin'. I think she got plenty of lovin'!!

 

 

Lori is amazingly talented in the artistic world and helps pull out Hannah's artistic abilities! She had so much fun doing this!! She then continued on with her own ideas and made hearts for everyone to color. It was focused on the married couples- the wife colored 2 hearts, then the husband colored the other two hearts. It was pretty amazing to watch her know who was married...she seems to young to understand all that.

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

Bubble blowing was a huge hit...

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

Hiding and searching for flags...They were first hidden inside and she had to look at the printed pictures to figure out where they were, then they moved outside to hide them. Nicholas was very patient and took the time to make it fun for her.

 

 

I was told that it was Hannah's turn to count while Nicholas hid the
flags- he made her balance a Frisbee on her head while she counted.

Love!!

I am pretty sure she is asking, "Are you done yet?"

Discussing how many are left to be found.

 

 

Special moments with Cousin Kaitlin...

 



   

A Grossman gathering wouldn't be complete without a game of euchre.

Taking family pictures was quite interesting...these were the first of many!!!

This might be my favorite one, because both
their eyes are looking towards each other.

 

 

 Playing Frisbee...Hannah really, really enjoyed playing a game with the big kids. It was so fun to watch her interact with them!!

 

 

 More bubbles...

 

 

Random cousin fun...