Port Washington Date

Quarry Pond at Harrington Beach State Park 

Port Washington harbor

I loved these planters...want to find out what those green vines are

Port Washington pier

our view of the eclipse

too many tacos

Learning to Water Ski

Yesterday afternoon, Wednesday, was spent in an intensive and fun water-skiing school

and Grandma and Grandpa's place!

Miles skiing like a pro

Mile

Miles seeing how fast he can go!

everybody watching Miles

Celene skiing with Daddy for the first time!!

Eli watching intently

Daddy getting some speed!

Eli getting excited on the ski trainer

Eli skiing!!!

Everybody watching Eli!

Big boy!

Hannah is skiing!!!!

She did a great job!

Beginning August

the moon rising over Lake Michigan one night last week

Miles and Celene rock climbing at the Horicon Marsh

Eli and Theo looking long distances

A funny photo of us

Celene takes lovely pictures of rain patterns

two little goofballs on Shawn's work screen

Miles and David proud of their accomplishment of riding that water slide shown behind them!

Eli helping Daddy repair the barn floor

all of the kids helping Daddy work

Celene and Digger (aka Squeaky)

Stealing Mama's cukes

Miles's pile of freshly dug potatoes

Shawn finally caught the critter that's carried off and killed several chicks and a hen in the last 2 weeks

Bookworm Gardens

There's a delightful little place near the university in Sheboygan called

Bookworm Gardens.

It's become one of the items our little summer bucket list year.

Such fun!

scrubbing Harry the Dirty Dog

beautiful gardens

fossil dig

riding the sheep on the hills of Whistling Straits golf course

the brick house of the 3rd Little Pig

serving mama breakfast

tying the shoe of the Little Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe

making music

Winne the Pooh's house

Japanese Tea House from Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes

Offering Mama tea

sweeping the floor

Climbing into Laura's wagon from Little House in the Big Woods

cooking over the campfire

koi pond