a BIG rainbow!

On our way up to the lake Father's Day weekend we got caught in a pretty bad storm. But once the storm passed there was a beautiful double rainbow. Maryn has been pretty intrigued by rainbows lately and so it was exciting to see her reaction. What a beautiful reminder of God's promises, his faithfulness and mercy...

Mayn loves the splash park!

To beat the summer heat, we have made a few trips to our local splash park. Maryn LOVES it!! It did not take her long to figure out how to turn everything back on when it shut off and she loves running back and forth. Of course the first time we went her crazy mother somehow missed placing the swimsuit in the bag, but that didn't seem to slow her down!

no suit...no big deal!

can I get just this side of my head wet?

on second thought, I'll just put my whole head in :)

Weekend with the Gandys

Earlier in June we spent the weekend at the lake with our good friends, the Gandys. While the weather was not exactly cooperative, it was great to just hang out and enjoy being together. Maryn and Caleb had a blast playing together and especially enjoyed the sprinkler! I took several pictures, but Melody's pictures where so awesome that most of these are hers :) Thanks Dylan, Melody and Caleb for making the trek down from Detroit!!

ready for a boat ride

sprinkler fun!!

LOVE this picture...although she does look a little mischievous :)

Maryn and Daddy braving the chilly water!

little miss diva with her sippy cup

don't they look like an old married couple? too cute!!

our daughter is obsessed with putting water in her mouth :)

so thankful for this friendship

(Maryn just couldn't stay awake for the group photo :)

new bed!!

This spring we started working on getting Maryn's big girl room ready. We have the furniture and just this weekend we got a mattress for her bed. She loved jumping on it of course! It's not quite "move-in" ready, but she loves playing in it. We'll post the finished product soon :)

a little taste of rain...

the umbrella was much more fun when it was used to catch the raindrops :)

yum, yum!!

a little shout out to the Leets....thanks for the Exact Target umbrella :)

bike helmet, winter gear & fish

Since watching an episode of Elmo on bikes, Maryn has wanted to get a bike helmet. She was so excited that she wore it during dinner! Never know what dinner will bring...better safe than sorry :)

Ready to bike!

Now she is requesting a bike with pedals :)

Of course on one of the hottest days of the week Maryn decided to play with her winter gear. Brrrrr....it's cold!!

Lately, Maryn has been in to pretending she is animals. Here she is being a fish swimming through the house. The other day she was a cat licking her hands or "paws". When she got up from her nap she was a roaring tiger. It's so cute to see her using her imagination!

Memorial Day weekend @ the lake

After the parade we headed north to the lake for the remainder of the weekend. Luckily we got there just in time for a sunset boat ride. Maryn loved the lake and was super excited to play in the sand and water. She took her first big swim and wanted to do everything herself! I think we may have a little fish in our family:)

Maryn and Duke on our first boat ride of the season

gorgeous sunset

Maryn loved her first push-pop from the ice cream man

swimming with mommy

it's a family affair :)

time to get cozy with daddy and a good movie after a long day on the lake