Well it's been awhile since I posted and I know there are family members (especially grandmas) waiting to get a picture fix. July turned out to be an interesting month. I had planned to take Jack to visit Utah before my big belly prevented his sitting on my lap for a flight and before my sister moved to New Mexico. Our first evening there we went to visit my Grandma Mare. Unfortunately, she suffered a stroke while we were there from which she did not recover. I'm so glad we were there in time to spend a last few minutes with her while she was still herself. What was supposed to be a fun-filled visit turned into an emotional roller coaster with my mom spending the majority of the time at the hospital. We did manage to squeeze in some fun things for these two cute little boys.

We swam in the wading pool in the yard.

We took them to the aviary and the...water feature(?) at Liberty Park. It's basically a cement mini river/canyon system with little water falls and bridges and tunnels that kids can play in.
We spent lots of ime waiting for grandma and/or grandpa to come home.We also went to the zoo one day with some of my cousins and their little ones. We mostly spent lots of time just having fun watching these little guys interact.
We got back to Michigan just in time to start swimming lessons (the hair in this pic is the result of swimming plus air drying)
We got word the day after we returned that Grandma Mare had passed on and that the funeral would be 3 days later. I wasn't going to go back, but I'm really glad we did. Matt came with us this time. We attended the funeral and the next day was our annual 24th of July party. I can't remember the last time I was able to go to this, let alone the last time ALL the cousins were there. Grandma would have loved it! She was always the life of the party and loved to have her family around. I hope we are able to keep up this tradition for many years to come!
Jack got to attempt his first pinata--he actually made contact--pretty good for 17 months!
We also got out on the boat, something I've really missed since leaving Utah. Jack wasn't so sure at first...

...but really warmed up to it once grandpa let him drive!He also liked cooling off in the lake.
We came back to finish swimming lessons and it is setting in that summer is almost over, even though I really feel like it's just getting started. I can't believe our new little one will be here so soon! So we are busy preparing for that and gearing up for another Michigan winter.