Thomas!!!!

Today we went to Crossroads Village or Huckleberry Railroad to see Thomas the Train.  It was a Larger-Than-Life experience.  Lance and Roman were thrilled, but we had a blast too!  Check out that train!

That Slide!

Roman on video saying which slide he want so use next

One Last Summer Visit From Olivia

We were so happy to have Olivia over one last time before she heads back to school!  Thanks for coming over Olivia!

Roman swings and he...

Guenzel Wedding

Congrats to Jason and Jill!  Thanks for inviting us to your beautiful Mackinaw Island wedding!

Tongue Tied

Poor Roman!  He fell off a chair (anyone who knows Roman knows this is a common occurrence).  Oh, Roman fell again.  But this time he's crying- a lot.  As he walked toward me I saw the blood pouring out of his mouth.  On further inspection he had almost bit completely through his tongue.  It was crazy.  I have never seen so much blood.  It was a huge cut, but thankfully not completely through, so therefore not off.  It has healed miraculously in a weeks time- and never seemed to bother him past the initial impact.  Actually, he seems pretty happy to show it off.  What  trooper!

Lance jumping off the ottoman

Lance demonstrates jumping off the ottoman...

Roman jumping off the ottoman

Roman sees Lance do it, he has to do it too!

Playing at Metro Beach

Today we went with our moms group to Metro beach.  We played on the jungle Gym for awhile, then headed over to the splash pad for some water fun.  

Bowling Hugs

Bowling with Gabe

Today we went bowling with Gabe.  The bast part about this- besides the super cheap prices- was every time Lance touched a pin, he would turn around, yell "I did it" and run and give Gabe a hug.  I have a video if this somewhere...

Gabe's 6th Birthday Party

Today we celebrated Gabe's birthday with a party at his house.  We had a great time having dinner, jumping on the trampoline, and plying with our cousins.  Gabe got many presents, but we got the best present of all- we got to take Gabe home for a few days!

Great Lakes Steamers

The Great Lakes Steamers are a group of train aficionados that run their 1/8 scale trains ina park in Royal Oak.  The tracks are a permanent addition to the park and have been there since the early 1980s.  The first weekend of every month in the summer, they run the trains and allow people to ride on them for free, although they accept donations.  We had a blast!  The yellow one looked like a diesel, while the blue one, Lance's favorite, was a real steamie with a real firebox that the engineer shoveled coal into!  It was awesome.  We must have ridden at least 5 times!