Family fun!

We've had a great start to our summer this year. Lots of fun birthday celebrations (and we're not done with those yet!), beautiful weather to enjoy (though lately it's been ridiculously HOT!), and a wonderful visit with the California extension of the Thomson family! Doesn't get much better than that! :) The DeBoer's got into town on June 18, and we had a week and a half of catching up, outdoor fun, and lots of memories made. I'll let the pictures do most of the talking for this post... there are a few! ...they're a little out of order, but I don't have the patience to try and cut and paste them into an exact chronological order. Believe me when I say we had a great time together and can't wait until the next time! :)

Nee Nee with Caleb and Elin ~

the water slide that Auntie Lisa put up ~

Elin, sporting a sassy mohawk ~

Lamb's Farm ~

Here's Caleb and me from this summer's trip to Lamb's Farm...

...and here's Micah and me from our trip there in 2010 :)


Pops and Micah ~

Luke and Micah had a blast with the hose! (see video later in this post for more laughs)

Such buds ~

What's summertime without watermelon? :)

...and frozen piña colada! :)

We met Katy at the park by her house for dinner and fun outside ~

Lincoln Park Zoo ~

Watching a movie at Pops' and Nee Nee's ~

(can you tell which ones were actually interested in the movie?)

More outdoor fun ~

The boys all went to a train show one afternoon... Luke and Micah got to ride a train ~

Fun with Uncle Jim ~

Story time with Auntie Lisa ~

Our attempts at a cousins picture ~
Started out pretty well...

Then one by one, we lost them :)

Oh well :)

Watching out for their littlest cousin ~

All in all, it was a wonderful time with the family. Thanks for coming to visit, DeBoer family! We love and miss you tons!