Our Ordinary Miracles

This year we took the kids to their first big fireworks display. They had so much fun and were up waaaaaaay past bed time.
We tried to get a good shot of the three of them, and this was the best we could capture. They are just not into holding still and smiling these days! Our photographer Jen is going to be SO HAPPY when we come to get their three year pics this year!
They did enjoy running around the field!
The weather was fantastic. I love that we needed to snuggle up in blankets in July!





On Sunday we had the annual Martin Reunion. Here is our branch wearing our gray! Thanks for a fun time Great-Great Grandpa Cleve!
The other day we had some impromptu sprinkler fun!
Sam is so in love with his blanket. His new "Linus" shirt is so perfect!
A couple of weeks ago we took the kids to Oceans of Fun for the first time. We were nervous since there were two of us and three kids in a big park of water! But they have a great kid area and it was just fine. We even took them in deep water and taught them how to float and paddle and kick. We didn't take any pictures because we were more concerned with keeping everyone's head above water! But I wanted to show you the floaties that we got. They're called Puddle Jumpers by Stearns and they rock! Our model Sophia is showing us how well they fit and the flexibility that she has!

They're nice because last summer, every life jacket we tried just made the kids face plant in the water. With these, their heads easily stay above water and they can still move around freely. Oh and they're Coast Guard certified too. And this ends our commercial break!