Family Reunion

We traveled to Galena, IL for the Verdoorn (Troy's mom's side) family reunion.  I did a terrible job taking pictures!!!  Saturday morning while the guys were playing golf we took the kids to play putt-putt.  They had fun, but were all over the place! 

 Kara helping Ben (who was more interested in throwing rocks in all the water hazards)!

 We attempted to get a picture of the 7 "little kids"....this was the best we could do.

Ben, Drew, Taylor, Annika, Sophie, Calla, Jackson

 This is what the majority of the pictures looked like.



Bellaboos

Oma and Opa took us all to Bellaboos last week.  The kids had a great time and it was nice having more adults than kids....everyone could be in different rooms and still be supervised!

Taylor and Ben both spent some time in the pizza parlor!

 Drew really liked the infant room.

 Ben...probably "oooing" at the electric train that was hanging from the ceiling.

 He was loving this train table!!!

 Drew loved the big blocks!

Happy Father's Day!

We love our.....

 We started Father's Day off by getting Daddy some doughnuts!

Then we took him to the zoo!

 Taylor rode a pony for the first time this year.

 Ben on the play train waiting for the "real" train ride....his favorite part of the zoo!!!

 Taylor insists on this picture every time....she always has to be on the "z" too!

 Dinner back at home.....Drew loves his vegetables!

June....

We've been busy so far this summer!  We like going to the zoo, the pool, and playing outside! We went to the zoo with Shannon, Camden, and Cohen one day.

 Drew loves the grass.....especially eating it!

 We love our lazy mornings!

 Oma and Opa visited and brought us this awesome outdoor easel that they made.  We've been painting and drawing on it every day!

 Back at the zoo....Taylor loves feeding the giraffes!

 Taylor, Carter, and Ben

Strawberry Pickin'

We went out to a local farm Monday evening to pick some strawberries.  Taylor was really excited and did a great job filling her bucket!

 Ben got some tips from Daddy.

 Troy and Taylor did most of the picking.

 So proud!

 Drew got to take his first wagon ride through the fields...he loved it!

 5 1/2 pounds later we headed home!