July was Crazy Fun!!

July was Crazy Fun!!

Mike met the kids at I at my parents' house, which is at Lake Mac!  We did some fireworks with the 4 of us:)  It is so fun to do these types of activities with our kids!

 Being a mom is truly an amazing gift-I love these two so much<3

 The next day we left the lake and headed into Colorado.  Our first stop was the pool in Sterling, Colorado.  My sister came with us.  It was just the right size!

After Sterling pool we stayed the night in Brush with Mike's cousin and his wife.  Then we got up on July 3rd and headed into Denver and took the kids to the Children's Museum.  They had a BLAST!

Lunch time with cousins Finn (4) and Piper (6 months)-she missed this picture:)

Our next activity in Denver was attending a Rockies game with the extended  Schumacher family.  Marcella, Mike's grandma has been getting Rockies tickets for the July 3rd game for Christmas gifts.  We probably had roughly 60 Schumachers in attendance!  We had a great time with everyone, but with 2 young kids I am not sure I saw any of the game:)

Mike's sisters Kati, Heather, and Heather's friend Tracy!

The sisters and sister-n-laws on Mike's side!  We always have a good time together:)

After the game we got to go down on the field and watch the fireworks.  There were people EVERYWHERE!  The field felt like carpet:)

We were so close to the firework show and at one point I plugged my ears it was so loud!  It was incredible though!

One last picture of our Schumacher crew on the field after the fireworks.

After being gone for a week we missed home and were excited to return!  It is always good to go on vacation and it is great to return home:)

Just riding on a horse:)

Pool time!  The kids and I spend a lot of time at the wading pools in Grand Island:)  

One night at dinner group there was a watermelon eating contest.  Let's just say Reeve did not end up participating.  As for Joden he was not there, but I am guessing if he was, he would have definitely participated!  

Mike was in a wedding and since I had gone back to work I wasn't able to go.  So, Reeve and I stayed home together.  We enjoyed the Chocolate Bar for coffee and then did some shopping.  I wore her out and she fell asleep in my lap:)

Once I put her to bed I enjoyed an Apple Ale and read "The Fault of Our Stars" on our patio.  It was such a relaxing night all to myself:)  I guess Zaley was there with me!  

Reeve loves her cousin Finn so she was hugging his picture!

This is Reeve's best friend Ellie:)  We were helping her celebrate her 3rd birthday!

They truly did miss each other!  They were hugging after being away from each other all weekend:)

Joden was sick so I got to stay home with him the second week I was back to work.  Funny thing is he did not have a fever this whole day, so we just relaxed!  

We really have enjoyed hanging out on the patio once we get the kids to bed.  This night entailed Yahtzee and asking each other random questions off of something I found on Pinterest.  We had a date night in our own house:)

I snapped this picture of Joden holding my hand.  I just love how he will reach over and grab my hand when we are snuggling on the couch.  I know one day he will be too old for this, so I wanted to capture a picture!  

Kids Kingdom!

This was our one and only trip to Island Oasis this summer!  Next summer we will have a family pass, therefore I am guessing we will be there a lot.

One afternoon the kids decided to play "Kori".  This is the name of the person who cuts all of our hair;)

Summer Fun Club has wore him out this summer!  He does not get a nap anymore, so he would sometimes fall asleep on the couch at 5pm.  I cannot imagine what the first week of kindergarten is going to do to him!

Trying to keep him from sleeping in our bed with us, so we have booted him out to the floor!  I swear that cannot be comfortable.

Wednesday nights we go to Body Pump at the Y and Mike usually runs home.  So, Joden loves running with his dad for a short distance.  It will be neat someday when they can run races together:)  

Saturday fun day with mom while dad went to the woods.  We started our day at Baristas for coffee and a cinnamon roll, then we went to story time at the library, next was a picnic in the park, and we finished our day at the pool!  I LOVE doing these types of things with them:)  

June ADVENTURES

June ADVENTURES

Joden started off his summer falling at the Y and hurting his forehead.  This picture does not look as bad as it looked in person. He hits his head all the time:(  

 On our way to Sidney a fly got in the car and Reeve screamed so LOUD:(  This went on for about 30 minutes until I could kill the dang thing!  

 Nothing better than hanging out with family!  Owen and Joden were hunting and we were picking on Piper:)

 Nothing like a good ole' smore!  

 Brothers!  This was Mike's face after Dan farted in his hand and released it in his face :)  How gross, huh?  I don't recall ever doing that with my sisters!

 Having a blast at cousin Brooke's wedding (one of Mike's 50 some cousins).  We did end up sending them home early with my sister so we could enjoy ourselves :)

 I truly did marry into a fun and loving family!  These are just two of my four awesome sister in laws.  Lisa is in the middle and Mike's sister Shannon is on the right.  Love you girls <3

 This picture melts my heart!  Mike's dad Gene dancing with one of the most amazing woman I have ever met, his mom.  This lady still is getting out on the dance floor:)  

 We really had a fun night!  I had to force my husband to leave once he starting throwing his shoes in the air :(  He said they kept falling off so he thought why not :)
                    

 It wouldn't be a Schumacher wedding without some craziness.  This is a game of tippy cup :)  The fun thing though was that several people playing were just drinking water or pop!  Others not so much....

 Happy Father's Day!  I know I am biased, but I truly believe my kids have an amazing dad:)  He LOVEs them so much and is extremely involved in their lives!  We look forward to many more memories ahead.

 We spent Father's Day over at Gene's house playing Corn Hole and relaxing in the back yard.  The weather was perfect!

 Reeve had a blast with her cousin Piper!  She is so motherly.  Parts of me would love to see her be a big sister because I know she would LOVE it, but I do not think that will happen :)

 Just enjoying summer break with one of my favorite little guys!

 I enjoyed a trip to Denver with the girls basketball team.  I will be coaching the freshman team this year so I went along to get to know everyone better:)  We had a great time and even got to go down the Alpine Slides!

 While I was away in Denver, Grand Island got some bad weather :(

 I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE our new landscaping.  I begged Mike to fix up our yard this year.  When we moved in almost 3 years ago now, it was not in good shape at all.  Last summer we dug everything out and saved money to afford landscaping this summer!  Everything is blooming wonderfully after all the rain we have had this summer.  Thanks Andrew Frankforter!

 Joden was digging for rocks!  He got this as a birthday gift from his cousin Owen.  It entertained him for over an hour-what a great gift :)  Thanks Owen!

 I always tease Mike :)  I was making fun of him because he eats LOTS of peanut butter with his apple....you know more peanut butter than apple!

 And more teasing that his legs are pretty white compared to his arms :)

 Last year we stumbled upon the outdoor theatre show at Yaney Park in Kearney.  Last year we saw Seussical and this year we saw Shrek.  It is such a fun event and it is free!  I highly recommend it :)

 Due to all of our outdoor work we decided to have a Patio Party with adults only!  We had a blast, but I think we are too old to stay up that late :)  

 The guys decided to play a little Polish Horseshoes!

 Here is the party in action!  I LOVED my balloon decor:)  Of course I found the idea on Pinterest.  

 Corn Hole!

 This was our whole crew that came over for the party!

 Silly picture of the whole crew!

 Can you tell the boys had a few drinks?  And for some reason my balloons got burnt...hmmmm.  Also, that is one of my closest friends Katie and I!

 After the Patio Party I headed west for one last week of fun before returning to work.  Reeve, Joden, and I spent 3 days at my parents place enjoying the lake and I got a tad burnt!  It hurt for several days.