I am finally back!

After a couple weeks on vacation in the midwest, and a few long drives, we are finally home! Maddy was with us for all of June, then we traveled to Michigan in our mini van. Having a mini van made things so much easier than last year! And Maddy was a great help with Odin- he really enjoys having someone in the back with him. The drive to Pentwater was 31 hours.

We had a great time at the lake house, as usual. It was somewhat cold but definitely a nice change from the Arizona heat. We tried taking Odin into the lake to swim but he hated it; I think it was just too cold! He did go tubing though, and I think he enjoyed that. We celebrated his first birthday there. I cannot believe I have a one year old already! Time goes very, very fast. Other things we enjoyed in Michigan were the House of Flavors, fireworks, and eating in Pentwater. Everyone was there except Chet, and Andre had his friend Taylor along. After Michigan we spent a few days in West Lafayette, where I got the rare chance to enjoy one of my dad's sermons. We also got some professional photos of Odin and the three of us.

After Indiana we went to Iowa and spent time with Adam's side of the family. Most of them didn't arrive until late in the week, so we stayed a few extra days to spend time with them. His sister and her husband and kids also drove out from Arizona. While there we went and saw them break the levee across the bridge in Burlington (not my thing, and will definitely not do something like that again), went to the Farmer's Market, did some antique (junk) shopping, went to a balloon festival (none of the balloons were up though), went go karting...can't remember if there was anything else. It was a 24 hour drive back home, and we are glad to be back!

Just before we left I made some birthday invitations for an etsy customer and hope to put the design up soon, because I thought they turned out really cute! I plan to spend more time on my etsy shop and blog in the future. If anyone has children with birthdays coming up or is expecting a baby, check out the designs in my shop for invitations and announcements, or ask for a custom design!