Weekend with Jolene

We got to spend a fun weekend with "baby" Jolene in Lake Geneva. 

She's not so much of a baby anymore. 

 She can stand very well.

 Calvin was very agreeable to including her in things, like drinking in the kitchen.

 And riding in the wagon.

 And using the swim ring.

 And eating at the picnic table.

 And use the slide.

 But that was probably so he could play in the hole by himself.

 He shared his bucket with her

 And she shared her daddy with him.

 He showed them how to make a sturdy sand castle.

 It even held water, which they had to check out.

More fun times to come!

Tennis Anyone?

We met with some friends at a local tennis court to burn some of the kids' energy.

 Not sure if the kids or parents were more tired in the end.

 Calvin and Chip tried to hit the ball,

 whether in the air or on the ground.

 They quickly figured out where we were getting the balls and helped themselves.

 Addie's grandpa tried to get her interested in hitting a ball

 without much success.

 But she sure was interested in the balls that went outside the court.

 There was lots of trading of rackets.

 Chip with Calvin's racket.

 Calvin with Chip's mom's racket.

 Daddy with Addie's racket.

 There was birthday cake from Chip's mom's birthday. 

Chip offered Addie some, if she was willing to eat crumbs off the court.

" I'll get my own. Thanks."

"Alright, chocolate in. I'm good now. Who's up for a game?"

"We just like to scare the parents by coming extremely close to getting hit by a ball!"

While I'm not a tennis player, this sport is nice because the kids are fenced in, which means less chasing for the parents.

Germanfest!

A few weekends ago, we met some friends at Germanfest.
Calvin, would you like to try some German food?

Yes, please!

 Calvin wasn't quite sure about all the grown men in lederhosen.

 But after some "dancing" to music

 (and by dancing I mean running around like a crazy person)

 and checking out the band

 it was on to trying on some silly hats.

 Getting him to put on the hats was not the hard part.

 It was getting him to stand still long enough for a photo.

 This way Calvin!

 Almost.

 There you go!

 Now the grey version.

 This one was a chicken hat complete with a feather!

 Then Calvin wanted Daddy to try some on.

Another fun festival!

Shoe Shopping

Calvin took a trip to DSW with me last week. 

He had fun with the nylon footie things.

 He thought he had to run with these on his feet so I tried them on his hands.

 Much less running with them on his hands (less running but not no running).

 Then came trying on shoes.

 He likes the soft slippers.

 And tried on some Dansko shoes in honor of Grandma Happy. :)

 Then came jungle gym time.

 Well, I can't complain...

we both had a good time.