Two on Two Wheels

Joe is officially riding a two wheeler...yay!!

Happy Birthday to Me!!

I'm sure I've said it multiple times before in multiple blogs, but Ryan truly is the most

thoughtful gift giver I know.  Yesterday morning I woke up to a stack of presents

on the dining room table.  

He knew I wanted some summer dresses so he picked out a few of those,

a fun white watch to accommodate my particularly active summer lifestyle,

and the boys picked me out some jewelry all on their own...Super fancy!

And to top it all off, Tara happened to be in town and I got to meet her for pedicures and

brunch.  We went to Parlor Pizza in Bucktown and it had the most amazing

Bloody Mary bar I've ever seen!!  

I loved it so much that Ryan and I took the kids back the very next day,

but this time we celebrated in a more family friendly style.

Thanks for making it such an extra special birthday weekend Ryan!!

You truly are the best and I love you more than you can even imagine!!

More Swim Lesson Fun

We're making big improvements in swim lessons this summer.  

Joe is learning to swim on his own,

Owen is perfecting his strokes,

and Miles even went off the diving board.  :)

And the best part for me is I have an exhausted group of kids when they're done.  
Yay swimming!! :)

Cousin Time

We try to go back to Wausau as often as we can for one main reason...We love being able
to spend time with family.  We don't need to be entertained, or do anything special.
It's the little things like hanging out and going for walks that are all we need.

 

Fore!!

It was a big day in the Kalita household....Owen got his first set of golf clubs!

Of course we had to go give them a test run on the range with Grandpa Jim.

He actually has a pretty good swing!  The best part is he lifts his front leg and then plants his

foot like he does when he swings the bat in t-ball.  Happy Gilmore would be proud. ;)

Even Joe and Miles wanted to join in on the action.

The next day there was a kids golf school going on at the Country Club,

so my dad signed Owen up.

With a little practice and some golf school direction,

he was ready for his first round of golf with my dad and Ryan.

It's so fun to watch him learn something new, and also see him share a hobby that Ryan,

Larry and my dad love so much!  Although he didn't say it, I'm pretty sure Ryan is

secretly ecstatic that he has a new golfing partner in the making.  

Wiggle Wiggle

I mean, how can you not be proud of these sweet dance moves??

The S. S. Smith

Hannah and Bobby bought a new pontoon boat this summer,

so we decided to spend some time out on the lake.

The boys even went tubing for the first time...which they LOVED!!!!

After a little bit of cruising and tubing we stopped at the sand bar so the kids could get out and play for a little while.  It was such a great way to spend the afternoon.

Thanks Hannah and Bobby!!  :)