What is better than great neighbors?  Oh, just great neighbors with super gorgeous families and kids that are willing to try my crazy ideas!  I’ve seen the white box idea before and now that I have garage space to store these nutty and often large concoctions, I can make more!  Sure, the fall color was perfect in my yard and we had to use that; but I think the first crack with the box went pretty well.  Holds a family of four, right?  At least it passed the structurally sound test!   Now I need to get thinking up some new ideas for it!

My little buddy Maximus spent some time with all his grandparents.  I love watching this little man grow.  As he goes through each year I can see his family in him.  At this stage I’m seeing his mother’s smile and that side-eye smirk is most certainly his uncle.  Last time I saw him, he was nothing but daddy’s twin.  Let’s see what comes next!

Zach will be graduating high school this year.  He was joined by his Mom and sisters for a quick spin around the state hospital before the rain came in.  It’s been a while since I’ve seen these kids and can’t believe how beautiful and grown up they are!  It does make me happy to see that they are still the wonderful, good-humored children I knew a few years ago.  I am so thrilled to continue keeping an eye on them as they grow into adults.  I know Mom and the rest of their family has done an outstanding job on making them who they are!

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This wonderful family came up north to enjoy the last bit of summer before the girls go back to school.

This fun family all came together to spend time with Grandma and Grandpa in Suttons Bay for the last week before school starts back up.

Pretty little Abigail turned ONE this week.  I can’t believe how fast this year has gone!  She is such a little sweetie!  It was a sure thing that she enjoyed her birthday cake!

Oh my goodness!  This family!  Everybody came together for a vacation up north with the most precious little doll.  This may be the happiest child I have seen in a while.  The entire time was nothing but smiles and giggles!

It was so nice to see the Drake family back this year.  I think we figured out that it’s been 6 years since we did family photos last time.  Little miss Harper is now a lovely young lady and has a little brother who keeps her on her toes.  I can’t wait to see how big these wonderful kids will be next time!  It always surprises me how fast time goes!

The Wyatt family all came together as a family at their summer home in Northport.  There are three little people in this growing group, two of whom know how to steal the show! These cousins may be ones to watch as they grow up; cousins are always your first best friends.

 

Check out this big crew braving the July heat!  The Sedey family all came together at a lake house in Leland for a week of time together.  What a fun group of people!