Beach Fun....Not!!

Can you guess what happened? Josiah got HIT by a seagull. Surprisingly, he didn't freak out as bad as I thought he would.

More pics from our vacation

You'll notice the long pants and sweatshirts. It was very cold and rainy for most of the trip. We went to Mackinaw for the first half of the week and then to Traverse City the rest of the week. We had only one day of sun the entire week. The boys did swim in the lake and the pool a couple of times. Mom's bathing suit only came out once and not for long. We had a great time. More pics to come.

The Mason Family in Mackinaw

We met up with our friends Diane and Doug last week. They live in Virginia and were traveling to the U.P. to visit family. We were taking a trip to Mackinaw for vacation and were able to meet up with them. London and Cyrus are getting so big. It was great to see them. Wish we could see them more often!

Yogi Bear

Look how long I am mom.....

Look who weighs more....

Look who is scared of Yogi and not in the photo....

Summer Fun

This is the first week of summer vacation. We took the boys camping this past weekend to Yogi Bear. They had a good time swimming and playing on the playground. We found out they are growing up fast, as they played for hours on the playground while we watched from our campsite.
Both Josiah and Isaac started swimming lessons this week. They go 5 days a week for 2weeks, in the morning. First day dan and I were worrying the lessons would scare them from the water. These are serious lessons. Neither of the boys have really swam without life jackets before. The first day they had all the kids take turns swimming the length of the pool. Josiah went in after two nine year old boys who swam the whole length. He tried his best and made it 1/4 of the way. They had him get out and sit along the side of the pool to decide which level he would be at. Isaac came along and got in the pool with help and got out of the pool. He is in the lowest level and Josiah is in the third level. The first day Isaac wore a bubble around his belly and a noodle. He was told to move along the wall with his hands. Problem...he wouldn't move. By the end of the class, he was doing a little better. When I told him we were coming back the next morning, he told me he didn't want to do his lips. I think they wanted him to put his face in the water. "No mom i'm not doing my lips." By day two he was swimming all over with the noodle and bubble. He was waving to us in the bleachers, swimming backwards..not listening to his instructor. Josiah has enjoyed the lessons from day one. He loves the water and got to swim with fins on his feet. I think we found something he really enjoys with swimming.

Kindergarten graduation

Josiah had his kindergarten graduation last week. We couldn't be happier with this past school year for Josiah. He had such a special teacher this year, which really helped him boost his confidence and enjoy making friends this year. He will really miss Mrs. McCormick. He had learned how to read this year, and one night we heard him singing a song in Spanish. When I asked him to repeat it I could hear it was Twinkle, Twinkle little star. We were shocked he sang the entire song to us. It will be an interesting next year to have him gone all day 5 days a week in first grade.

Isaac's Last Day of Pre-school

Here are a few pictures of Isaac's last day of pre-school. He had such a great year at Rose Park. His teachers were awesome and he will miss all of his friends this summer. Next year he is off to Great Lakes with his brother. Look out Great Lakes.