Family frolicking.

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Well, things we did this week include:

Road trip(an hour and a half or so) to visit Aunt Millie for the day on Wednesday during Mark's 12 hour workday in an effort to pass the time. We played, the kids swam in their big kiddie pool,

hung out, listened to Millie play an impromptu concert on her new (antique) baby grand(sister's got some serious talent!), and to end the night we roasted marshmallows/made smores on their newly made (good job Danny!) fire pit. What is it with boys and fire? Two of my brother in laws (Danny and Nathan) were standing around the fire pit making it bigger and bigger to where even when it rained for a couple of hours it wouldn't go out!!

Cousin Addie's learning to play too!

Dane luvs to swim!

Ollie taking a sip from the hose

Stephie and baby Everett

On Thursday we made another shorter road trip to the Prime Outlets. Let's just say- Sales were abounding. Purchases were made. Fashion has remained in tact. And I will add that I exhibited a pretty awesome amount of restraint at the BCBG outlet, mainly due to the fact that I am still too fat to wear most things cute- ugh. But I did pick up a great fall jacket that I will enjoy wearing to hide the leftover tummy I am trying "somewhat" to get rid of. That means I want to get skinny, but I don't really care enough to do much about it (other than a walk once in a while!). Anyway.

And then on Saturday we celebrated my Sister Katrina's birthday and had a visit from my Grandma, Aunt and Uncle and their kids for the afternoon! It was great to see them again. They reside in Michigan. My grandma lives way up north in a lake house year round and I don't know how she survives the frozen winter months up there! You practically have to be an Eskimo to live that far north! But it is gorgeous in the summer.

And the only sad part is that sweet baby Elsie woke up with a cold on Saturday, and I got virtually NO sleep last night, so I feel a tad zombie-like today. Hopefully she'll get better soon.