Best Friends...

If by chance you are wondering if we are still alive we are, I stumbled across this picture and had to share it. This summer we spent hours and hours riding bikes out side and these two boys had a ball. (Macie wore a hole in her tires) Thomas and Alex have so much fun together and it is fun to watch them develop such a friendship! Notice the slurpy in their laps they had their dads wrapped around their fingers and I am sad to say probably had a slurpy every other day if not more for sure.

I love these boys and I am so grateful for the many friendships my family and I have gained here in Wisconsin!!!

Hello Fall, and WELCOME!

It's hard to believe that it is here, but at the same time we realize just how much we missed it!  The weather has become very nice.  It is nice to have the windows open at night and to see the kids running around without sweating to the oldies!  Macie said the other day, "When do the leaves fall, I can't wait to play in them!"  Macie has started K4 and is gone in the mornings at school!  She loves going to school and seems to be learning a few things.  When did these kids grow up.

Another fun thing about Fall is going to the apple orchard.  We picked apples and pears today and the kids had so much fun running around.  The place we go has a few farm animals and its always fun to watch the kids interact with them and try to mimic their sounds.  MOOOO!!!!

Lastly, Sky has been trying to learn how to fly helicopters, which is apparently quite a difficult thing compared to airplanes.  He got a free helicopter from a raffle last year and has been itching to get it going. We were up at Costco, which is only a mile or two way from Sky's flying field, so he took advantage of the trip and brought his latest project.  I think you might enjoy the video I took of him.  Tom has always liked helicopters more than airplanes, and we are liking them too because they take up less space!  Here is a video of his flight:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CokH77b_lkQ

Samuel James Sessions

 Big guy was born on 8/17/11 at 2:24pm, 9lbs 7oz and 22in long.

He and Marianne are doing very well!  There has been some concern about his heart because they noticed irregular heartbeats, which is typical of newborns, but these irregularities were not the typical ones they expected.  Apparently newborns commonly have pre-mature atrial contractions that cause these irregularities, but big chief Sam was having premature ventricular contractions.  So we were a little delayed in bringing him home as they ran a few tests on him.  He was finally released, but he has to wear a heart monitor that is basically a mini ECG.  That will be analyzed and then hopefully we can just have some fun with the big guy!

What we have been up to....

I know I know it has been awhile since I have blogged so here is what we have been up to this summer;

Lots of water time!!

spending a lot of time with friends

going to a ball game, the Brewers won, our first time being at a game where they won.

Local Glendale days, for the fourth of July

Spending a lot of time with Dad! Everyone loves this!!

Crafting

And mainly going to bed exhausted every night!!

Summer Fun!

Sky practicing some hovering with his favorite
plane!

Milwaukee Kite Festival - can you tell that
Tom was a little distracted?

kid pictures

One morning my Friend Lynn and I got together and she took some pictures of the kids. Thanks lynn. Macie 4 1/2 and Thomas 2 1/2

Last chance for fun!

Well we made it home and this is how far we went!  I'm tired!

Before we left for home we stopped at Rexburg to say bye,
Thomas & Macie took advantage to beg for another ride!

The kids loved to "Bounce!"

Thomas bouncing his heart out!

Tom loved the swing and wore a hole in the grass.

Macie was always cooking us something to eat!

No, she didn't fall...