General silliness

Grandma and Grandpa (from Minnesota) visited this week as Jenni and Eric jet-setted around the country.

Jeneric went to ballet class.


There was a trip to the 4H and butterfly gardens.




There was silliness.


And Slinkys.


Silly walks.




And reading - lots of reading.


Thanks, Grandma and Grandpa!

Bowled over

Jeneric heard that Grandpa was on several bowling leagues and was excited to try it out herself. Grandpa took her to Echo Lanes and showed her the ropes.


They have special 6 and 8 pound balls for small folks - and bright bowling shoes to match!








The master at work, picking up a spare.


Aunt Kelly - excited for bowling (and maybe she snagged a strike, too).


Eric sizes up the lane conditions.


And Jenni gets her one and only strike of the evening.

Jeneric was tired out after the first game. She hung out with Grandma and Toddler Wily for the second game.


And now, for the action shot...

Bouncing Around

Toddler Jeneric was clued into a fun place to play by a friend last month and has been working hard to spread the word. She's taken a new group of people each of the last two weeks, getting more and more daring each time. The biggest challenge is an 8' climbing wall to get to the last slide on an obstacle course, which she scaled without assistance after the 3rd try.






(I've already climbed a few feet up the wall in order to spot TJ!)

Grandma and Grandpa Come for a Visit

Summer vacation continues - another guest blog:


They let me out of my cage.


A day at the beach on Lake Michigan.


A day without Applesauce is like a day without ....


A day at the park.


Lookin' pretty.


A day at the pool.


A day at the zoo - yum! Ice Cream!


A day at the library.


Out geocaching with Grandma and Grandpa.

We all had a good time!