So long, farewell summer

For teachers and students, summer is officially over, although the hot temps lately make that hard to believe. We spent our last days of summer enjoying the beach, the zoo, and bike riding. We went to the zoo with my brother Craig's daughter, Kaitlyn. Olivia and Ethan just adore her and hang on her every word and movement. Oh, and Olivia felt the need to bring her umbrella (so my daughter) in case it rained and ended up using it to shade herself.










While at the zoo we touched and fed the stingrays. Ethan and Kaitlyn thought that was really neat. Me and Liv, not so much.








We also took Kaitlyn to Sasha's beach in Holland. Elly and the boys were there also. Kailtyn loved the water and had a great time. The water was so nice, the warmest I've ever felt Lake Michigan. What a beautiful day!









These last days of summer have seen Olivia riding her bike (with training wheels)all over the place! She is so sweet in her Princess helmet on her Princess bike shouting joyfully "Look at me! Look at me!" We have some very sweet videos of her riding that bike.