U- Pick Berries

Today we took the Midwest cousins Oregon berry picking. The kids and I picked 14lbs of raspberries, blackberries and boysenberries in about an hour. The plan is to make a berry cobbler for dessert.

Laughing, Games and Badminton

The 5 cousins have been playing hours of badminton. They have also spent a lot of time trying to get the "birdies" out of the trees.

Tonight we all went to the Kennedy School for dinner

Chicago Cousins have arrived!

The kids have already spent hours in the pool

We BBQ and had a fun tropical dessert

Thanks to the Raleighs we were able to do a NIKE shopping spree.

Vuvuzela-South African Horn

Papa has been emailing hints for a week to Max for a special present coming our way. Today the gift arrived!!!

4th of July

4th of July Parade

This morning we went to a 4th of July parade in a nearby suburb.

Wayne and Max showing their patriotism.

Almost every group in the parade throws candy, so the kids were in heaven collecting it all.

Camps Come To An End

The girls have been going to Vacation Bible School this week with Madison. They had a great crew leader, Rick, who made the week extra "awesome!"

This morning was also the last day of basketball camp. The girls learned a ton and want to do it again next year.