Baseball starts and other June happenings

ready for t-ball with her cool pink and purple mitt!

It was quite cute seeing all the munchkins (3 and 4 year olds)

This first day they played catch and split the group in two to run bases.
The coaches were great and Lydia ran so fast.  

My Abigail is a summer blondie and still likes her nuk.

Abigail puts a puppet on and pops through the curtain. Lydia can't miss out on the fun.

Went to Grandma Jan and Grandpa Bruce's over Father's Day. Lydia got to play with Emily!! Tea party was a hit.

And so was the swimming pool.

Abigail, Lydia, Emily, Kinsey, Hailey, Kailyn, Nathan, Jacob.

Happy Father's Day to Ben and his dad!

Happy Birthday to Stacy!

Been trying to take more silly pictures of the little ones when I feel like the time when they are so cute and so precious is slipping away. Just wish we could can the laughter and hugs and always remember the sweet and funny things they say and do.

LYDIA

AALIYAH

Chocolate ABIGAIL

Madison, WI

 I had to title this post Madison, WI because upon using the GPS, I found out that there is a Madison in almost every state. So anyway, we had a fun-filled day trip in Madison on Saturday: Farmer's Market, Children's Museum, Olbrich Botanical Gardens, UW Union Terrace, and Cousin Zach's Graduation Party.

We met up with Anna & Greg at the farmer's market. It crowded the entire capitol square, but wasn't hectic.
 

Lydia frolics in the street with her new Slinky.

The "Rock-It" had the girls engaged for a long time.

Buttons, music and sense of control...

...Lydia loved it!

View of Lake Mendota from the museum terrace. Very fun up there!

The peonies were all abloom in the event garden.

Lydia and Abigail stop at a water fountain.

The rock garden was fun to walk through.

One of the colorful iconic chairs at the UW Union Terrace. We got excellent ice cream from The Daily Scoop and then sat by the water.

15 Month Checkup

Abigail went to the doctor for her 15 month checkup. She's steadily growing, checking in today at 22 pounds and 30.5 inches. Lydia consoled Abigail with "it's okay" after her shots, and a bright orange band-aid on the left thigh made it all better.