My Red, White and Blue Crew

If you have read my blog for any real length of time you may remember that my Punk #2 is a firecracker baby. I love the 4th of July! It is my favorite holiday. Always has been.
Here are some pictures of us celebrating his golden birthday. 

Cabana Boy wanted him to have a set of gloves and ball for his present from us.

He's got an arm!

Charlie immediately ran in the house and came out with his glove marked. :)

Nana and Papa Tonagel got him this ice cream cake. yum!!!!

Sawyer had a birthday party with all his friends back home. 

Water balloon toss

Blowing out his candles on my poor pathetic "fighter jet" cake. It ended up looking more like a clown cake. Some else said it looked like "Lake Wawasee" oops. 

It was great b/c the boys cousins from TX got to come this year. Brooksie giving his famous kisses.

Check out the jet he got!

and just a funny pic. :) 

have a great week!

Is this Heaven? No, It's Iowa. :)

I know I have used that title before but it cracks me up every time we make our annual trip to Iowa. Once again we packed up the ol' swagger wagon and headed out to see our wonderful friends the Grady family (Charlie's middle name).
Their three kiddos- Addison, Lucas and Dawson and our three punks have a blast together.

Here they are getting ready to head out for their first trip to the movie theater.

Look how excited they are!

Cabana Boy refilled popcorns three times and took a punk to the bathroom. :) He still enjoyed the movie.

One of our favorite parts of the trip- Japaneese Steakhouse night! Each year we ditch the kids with a babysitter and head out just us adults. So fun!

Athena and Matt

Matthew being a little silly. :) Sorry couldn't resist putting this up!

You can check out some more pics of their kids over on a.tonagel photography.

Calling ALL LaPorte Blog Readers!

I have attended the LaPorte parade every 4th of July except for 3 years. This year I decided that I am going to do a service for the citizens of LP and make up a "LaPorte Parade Sightings" BINGO card. I need your help though! Each year we kind of laugh and keep track of some of the usual sightings you see when you attend the parade each year.

You know...
-shirtless beer gut guy
-snake guy
-family walking their ginormous dogs on the parade route
-teenage girl with gangsta guys
-large girl hanging out of window watching the parade
-former high school love interest


You get the idea. Submit your comments on who you love to see at the parade so I can get these cards made up. Come on! It will be fun!

and for your viewing pleasure...
Punk 2 mesmerized by belly dancers



My adorable birthday punk. :) 

candy punk

baby punk waving at everyone

Oh and Cabana Boy says I need my own card slot because I now have feather extensions. I love them!!!! He hates them. :)

Ok, leave me your ideas for my BINGO cards. Can't wait to hear what you look forward to seeing at the parade every year! :)

peace and feathers,
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shades

Grandma Sensow got the boys these awesome Aviator Sunglasses. I think they look so handsome in them!  When I asked them to pose for me. This is what Punk 1 broke out into.... 

Heaven help the girls he likes in middle school and high school. oh my!

Couldn't resist getting a pic of froggy. 

Here is my birthday boy!
Don't mind my ridiculously large reflection. :) 

Scarves in July

So here's some randomness for ya...

Punk 1 has been begging me to make him this scarf since fall. I gave in one Saturday and he and I made them for all the punks. So no need to worry. The boys will be plenty warm with their sharks wrapped around their necks this summer.

The boys and I enjoyed a birthday party for Goshen Birth Center on the courthouse lawn a few weeks ago. It was a lot of fun celebrating all the babies that have been born there.

Ellie wore the shirt that I made for my midwife Rachel after I had Brooks. It is a spoof off of the "Epidural? Schmepidural!" shirts you may have seen before. This one says, "Epidural? Aquadural!" It is an  idea for advertising our center to others. 

Who's hillbilly kid is this? geez!

All cleaned up and swinging before Church. 

Ben trying out the camera on me. :)

toodles. 

Blog Vacation is over!

Let's sum up the last few weeks with some pictures shall we?

guess what? the punks got a pony! Well, their grandparents got a pony.

Meet Honey! Isn't she cute?

I got to attend a waterbirth and then got kicked out of a c-section. This is my sweet friend Leanne and her baby girl, Madeline. She and Matt have three boys and now a baby girl. So happy for them!

Mama got a new toy! a new camera and lens to be exact. :) 

I have attended 3 weddings in the last two weeks. Second shot one, assisted at one and crashed another for a few hours.

Here is sweet Anna. I watched her mama catch her in the water. Beyond awesome. :) Read her birth story on their blog. You can see it on the right hand side "its the little things"

Ok, I promise to keep up a little better for the rest of the summer. 

Good to be back. :) 

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