First Days in Michigan

Our first days in Michigan we hit the ground running! When we arrived Chris, Shannon and Kennedy were here waiting for us. It was so good to see them, but even better meeting our niece/cousin for the first time. What a little doll she is!

After a wonderful Father's Day spent with the ones we love at the Tiger game, we had a fantastic grilled pork dinner at home. The next day we piled in the car for a 4 day road trip to up north Michigan visiting the old stomping grounds of the Scherden fam. We had a wonderful time seeing and spending time together during those four days. 

It's times like this that make this crazy whirlwind summer trip to the States all worth it!

(I have more pictures to post, but those will come later when I download the pictures).

Summer School Work

To keep up with the kids skills this summer everyday we do some school work out of their workbooks. I bought them a Scholastic Summer Express workbook between their grade levels. It's perfect for them to remember some kinder and 2nd grade work and then move on to some 1st and 3rd work that they will be learning next year.

First & Last Day of School

Hard to believe the school year has ended. What a great year it was! 

It is fun the see the changes in the kids from the beginning of the year to the end.

                                 First Day of Kinder                   Last Day of Kinder

                                 First Day of 2nd Grade            Last Day of 2nd Grade

Enjoying Time Together

With only 2 1/2 days of school left I went to hang out with the kids for a bit. This is the last time I'll have lunch with Jackson at the elementary school. Next year he moves up to the intermediate!
Grace's class had a water fun day outside. It was a steamy 94 degrees here (no a/c here in Germany!) so the kids had fun cooling off and running around in their bathing suits.

Our New Tree

Our friends Lon and Jan gave us a blue spruce to plant in our backyard. We found the perfect spot on the side. It will be interesting to look back at this picture and see how much it grows by the time we move out.

Little Miss Crafty

Saturday morning is our time to sleep in while the kids take care of themselves in the morning. We leave cereal out to munch on till we get up and make breakfast as well as the tv ready to go.

Grace is a art project kind of girl. She loves getting creative with anything she can find. Here she is making a book to write and illustrate.