summer guests!!!

So our summer is off to a big bang with fun activities and company!  We LOVE having company and have enjoyed having guests.  Our record of kids here with us is 9 spending the night with one more visiting for the day.  What fun and what a blessing!

We are making the most of activities near and far and friends as well.

You may have heard already that our Amy has decided to go to North Park University in Chicago this fall.  That gives us only 3 weeks to make decisions including who will go to the US with her, for how long, not to mention trying to figure out what she will need while far from home.  Please pray for us as we make this HUGE adjustment of sending Amy to college.

Now, for the pictures!  There are a bunch so I will make them smaller.  To see enlarge them you should be able to click on them.  Enjoy!

playing with friends from Spain

launching a beanie baby mini with a handkerchief parachute from the top porch down to the ground.

popping balloons on the trampoline by jumping on them

Rachel at the skate park

fun at the skate park

Nate and Jair at skate park

big guy on a small bike

Tom helping Nate on his bike

more fun

big boys against little boys - the big battle

 

looking at pictures 

July 4 fireworks not all American's, but fun anyway!

trying to block the wind to light fireworks

smoke bombs

more trying to light fireworks

Rachel with a sparkler

Nate holding a sparkler

going ahead with the bigger fireworks - away from the houses

making the plan

Matt and Tom

the grand finale...VERY cool!

Matt and T lighting the finale

playing wii

Rachel's Duplo "Lady Liberty"

swimming next door

duck diver?!?

Job day - N washing the railing - little sun so moss grows there - washing it off!

Rachel washing the car

J washing too!  Couldn't escape work - our "adopted-for-the-week son"

Pruhonicky Park  Rachel, J, Nate, Tom and Hannah

duck tree

Tom and "his" boys

boys who really act like brothers!