Weekend at the Lake

Molly went tubing too!!

Happy Father's Day Art

The kids used window crayons to make a window art for Daddy for Father's Day!
They were so excited to open and surprise him!

Zach's biggest fan

Celebrating the last tee ball game in JuneAvery & Hailey, Zach & Molly and Hannah

Hugs to big brother from proud little sister!!

Molly & Zach, Hannah, Hailey and Charlie

The Water Princess

Science Museum with Grammy

Thanks Grammy for spending the day with kids and taking them to the Children's Museum!! They loved it!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxiBRS-CueM

Backyard Fun

When you take out the hose to rinse off the grass and dry off...this is a perfect opportunity to clean house...in the world according to Molly, the naked baby:)

Blakey, Zach & Molly

Lounging!! It's no question that each of the kids have a Steensland Best Buddy but there is still a strong connection with the other. Blakey was over without Samantha and made sure to get his Molly fix in:)

Kim & Jamie's Wedding

Zach & Molly joined us for the wedding (not reception) of my good friend Kim & Jamie. They were both so excited about it all day. Zach told me it wasn't a school day it was a wedding day. He wanted to pick out this outfit and needed a flower to put in this jacket. Molly kept her eye on Kim (aka Cinderella). They sure dress up well!!

Kim & I have been friends since 2003 and seeing her happy makes my heart skip a beat.

What a wonderful wedding and beautiful bride!!

Starting our GNO group a year ago has been so fun for many reasons, but most of all I love to have all my MN friends in the same friend circle! Megan & Stacy were both there to celebrate Kim's day.

Kansas Trip: Family Fun

Four wonderful days of quality family... Making treats with Grammy
The kids loved playing at the playhouse at Grandpa & Grandma's. We went to their cabin twice and had the best time!!

Cousin Hannah & Molly

Silly Cousins: Molly (2.5), Ashley (8), Hannah (4) & Zach (4)...we missed Jacob.

Molly & her 2nd Cousins: Olivia (6), Madison & Morgan (9)

fishing at the cabin...note the diaper only Molly after jumping into a huge puddle to find out it was a muddy puddle. "me pink shoes dirty (tears), me clothes dirty (tears)"

Kansas Trip: KU Cousins

Meeting for a picnic and play date on "the hill" in Lawrence has become the tradition for our trip to Kansas with my college friends and our families. It is so fun to be back on campus and watch our kids play together. BUBBLES!!

Heather, Kristin & Koren

Lauren & Leah (Heather), Molly (Koren), Owen (Kristin), Zach (Koren) & Alec (Kristin)...Corbin (Kristin) was sleeping

Kansas Trip: Great Grandma Hawk

In Kansas, we were able to see my Grandma several times. She is 95 1/2 and one tough cookie. We went to see her at the rehab location on Wednesday night; the kids were so happy to be out of the car and loved running around. I got a chance to have breakfast with her which was so nice for me to see how much she was thriving at a place outside of her house.

Hugs to Grandma before her surgery. She was a candidate for aortic value replacement (http://www.medtronic.com/aorticstenosistrial/index.html). A week later she is back at her rehab place gettting stronger and back in her normal routine. I am so proud of her and lucky call her Grandma!