a.rose

 Hi, my name is Hallie. I like to wear gloves and pretty hats and ride rocking horses.  Hi, my name is Amy. I like to wear yellow shirts and red lipstick and go on tours of castles that used to be dairy farms.  Hi, my name is Hanna. I like to go swimming and throw my arms up in the air and shout for joy. Hi, my name is Heather. I don't know if I like to wear big flowers in my hair, but sometimes my mom puts them there. (see additional picture below) Hi, my name is Devin. I like to take time off work to go on trips with my family.  I have a pretty cute little family, don't you think?

If its summer and you know it jump through a sprinkler If its summer and you  know it sit in a baby pool If its summer and you know it go on a walk If its summer and you know it (not pictured: my burned shoulders and back) don't forget the sunscreen! Other recommended summer activities:  playing in the sandbox  eating cookies

We are home from our little family trip.  A little over two weeks ago we drove to Boyne Mountain MI (northern MI) where we had a nice family reunion with my family.  Then we drove to my parents house near Detroit.  We stayed there for a few days and then drove to my sister's house in Cincinnati.  We stayed there for a few days then drove to Peoria, IL.  We stopped for the night and then finally, finally drove home, home sweet home.  In total for this trip we were in the car for 39 hours, 46 if you count in stops for gas, bathroom, lunch, playing, etc and so on.  That's a lot of hours for small bodies that have large amounts of energy. The following is a list of things that were pretty much Expected : - Behaviors rapidly deteriorated the longer we were in the car.  And really, it wasn't just the four and under crowd. - No one took a nap lasting longer than an hour. - My girls are either totally quiet and just chilling, or completely off the w...