Thursday, September 10, 2015

Back to School!

Summer's over and the boys are back in school! 
Jakob is in grade 7! I can't believe it....
Jake had a great first day and was very excited to start Jr. high.


Levi and Zack are both in school together:


Grade 4 and grade 1!



Zack in his class:


Zack and his bff Emily :)


Levi in his class:


All the grade ones in their 'welcome to first grade' assembly and special event:


Zack with his "schuletuete", a cone filled with school supplies, books, and a few treats:


All 3 boys had a great first day and are looking forward to this coming year!

Friday, September 4, 2015

Jakob's Birthday

Jakob is 12!! We celebrated all day long on his birthday. 
Birthday breakfast:


Fun at our beach:



Jake with his brothers:


Presents!



plus new fish for our tank:



Cake with 12 candles!


and after supper, Michael took Jakob fishing:




Sunday we continued the celebration with a family party:



...pickles from Oma & Opa!


Playing games after dinner:


Lots of birthday fun!!


Thursday, September 3, 2015

Week at the Lake

Last week we went to the lake for a 5 day long weekend. We had such a great time together as a family and with our friends!

We started out our mini-vacation boating with the Sagerts :)

Sarah, Abby and Amy on the tube:


Abby, Jakob and Levi flying through the air!



Michael wake boarding:


Michael skiing:


Amy skiing:


The kids thought they were pretty funny, relaxing on the tube:


The boys sure use their dart board a lot:


Relaxing on the new deck:


Fun at the playground:



Games with friends:


It was cold and rainy on the Friday, so we played games, read books and played Lego. I took selfies in the mirror of our fun new clock ;)


Saturday warmed up, so the boys worked in their fort:




and played outside:


Jakob mowed the lawn for the first time:


The boys built a firepit:



So strong!


Of course, we tried it out too!


Ice cream break with friends:



Sunday, we were back out on the water with the Sagerts:
Rick took Michael for a wild tube ride!


The kids got a wild ride too!



Air born!


Michael wake boarding:


Amy skiing:


Thank you so much to the Sagerts, for taking us out on the boat with you. We had a blast!! :)

So much fun! I love being at the lake :)