From Lakeside to Poolside

 Life is pretty rough for these Baughman kids.  We spent some time back in Napoleon and switched it up a little by immersing in the pool and the pond rather than the lake!  Mia enjoyed hanging out with Gramma.  How many times do you think Gramma heard, "Gramma, watch this?"

 Jumping off the second story of the dock..only about 347 thousand times.

 

Cuz buds Nate and Zack

 

 Lil sunshine flower, Mia.  She actually looks a little disgusted?  Maybe she's annoyed.  Wouldn't we like to know what's going on in that little head of hers?

 Look at that form and side breathing!!  Coach Vocke would be impressed and recruiting I'm sure!

 Pensive swimmer.  Pondering the Olympics perhaps? Or just tired and wondering what he'd like to demand for snack since he's been living like a king?

 Gramma Char and Papa Kenny got a special delivery surprise while we were there.  Aunt Lola is preggers and due this December.   Being the planner that she is Lola couldn't wait to find out if Baby Dean is a boy or a girl (even though my kids already named the baby Justin Verlander!).  So, on the day of her ultrasound she sent both sets of grandparents a special package so they would know before she announced it to the world.

 Opening the special package that was chock full of booties and bibs

That were BLUE!  And they found out, "Lil Deaner has a WIENER!"  It's gonna be a boy!

Lazy Lake Days...More

 Maternity leave has meant many lounging sunny days at the lake.  And, who needs a boat when you have your little sister or Gramma to pull you around for water sports like knee boarding and wake boarding.

 Tessa making some sandy-soupy concoction

 Mia chilling out in the shade.

 Apparently you don't need actual waves to surf

Gramma Char getting a work out!

Kayaking Kids

 And people have said chivalry is dead! That is Nate and Zack pulling the girls behind the kayak. 

Dreaming of Baby Hair Plugs

Look!  Could that be some hair growin' in on that cue ball!?!

From Anorexia to Bulimia

We had been pleasantly surprised at the lack of vomiting/spitting-up/cookie-tossing from our dear Miss Mia.  The bigs were notorious pukers as infants.  I recall being dumbfounded and maybe even annoyed by all the bibs people had given me when Nate was born.  All I kept thinking was that he was a baby and why would he need a bib?  Good lord.  I learned quickly that I needed all those bibs and then some in every size shape and color to coordinate with outfits because he was a soggy barfing machine!  Tessa followed in her brother's footsteps and luckily we got to add some pink and purple to the mix of thank-heaven-for-little-boys-bib collection.  Miss Mia has turned the corner and has been doing just fine ingesting her calories.   Proudly we've been seeing them go straight to her chin!  We wish they'd make her hair fill in and grow but we remain patient.  I had just been saying how the pile of bibs has laid untouched and neatly stacked on her changing table.  And. Well. Long gone are her days of anorexia.  She has fully committed to bulimia and is getting her fair share of the bib-wearin' now.  Oh, yeah, and she can smile now too!  Hilarious!

 Made you Smile!

Look at that chin...and that other chin!

July Lake Fun

If we aren't at home running the bigs from activity to activity we've been taking in the sunshine at the lake!

 

Nate's trying the skis!

 About 10 feet and then a snootful of water

 Booty Drop

 And, he's up!

 Miss T with residual snack on her cheek that looks sneakingly suspicious of Doritos!

 Rookie chillin' out

 Nate hot doggin' with the ladies

 Tessa and her best lake bud Vicki

 Whatever happened to just climbing the tree?  

Interesting that I stood and took pictures of this disaster waiting to happen?

Not so sure Kendall is really trusting her brother here?  

I don't have a picture that proves she let him hoist her up the tree?

 

The sweet Rosebrook clan - Molly, Kendall, Rookie & Zack

Mitchey Turns 4-0

So, after running around with all the little kiddos and visiting with the Sanghvis, we continued the day by surrounding ourselves with similar childish company and behaviors.  We celebrated Mike Mitchey's 40th birthday at the lake.

 David Miller, Tessa and Troy taking the kids tubing.
It's a toss up for who is the responsible one in this group?

 Kids tubing...yep, three big tubes chock full of kids

 Looks like Mitchey's trying to get fresh with Amy

 Mitchey and the neighbor Larry

 Troy and the Birthday Boy

 Mitchey and Bubba

 Troy, Missy (I know you might've mistaken her as Pam Anderson in her red Baywatch bathing suit), Chad Beuher, Mitchey, Mitche's delightful wife Cheri, Bubba, Amy, David and Tina

 Miss Mia...doesn't miss a party

Hot Mamas...not too far from 40 either...Missy, Cheri and Amy. NHS Class of '91.