We are in Illinois this week....Kevin flew to D.C. for his annual conference and the girls and I are hanging out here. We planned this trip before we knew we were moving so far north and were not able to change Kevin's flight once we realized we would be so far away! Oh well...there's nothing like Illinois in July (hot and humid).

I don't know if you ever wander off this blog to some of the others I have listed on the side, but Robin (of Snyder Survivors) and I grew up together. I have countless memories of our times together and many of them were out at her family's lake. We went out there the other day and here are some pictures of my kids with her kids....I wish I could find some pics of Robin and I out here when we were little tykes, but that will have to wait for another day.

Hayden was giving my girls rides in his Jeep. He even turned on the radio to "set the mood".

Sydney and Ava enjoying some time together.

Sydney was trying out Grandma's new kayak....her daddy was so proud of her for doing it all by herself.

For those of you who might be panicking a little that we let her do it herself...don't worry, daddy wasn't very far away!