Sweigart Family Fun:: Week Two

Frog-more-stew, rocket launching, arboretum visit, suppers, and plenty of time in the pool filled up the second week the Gredler family (minus Tim after Monday afternoon).

[ Ready for a rocket launch...and the chase that follows ]

 At the arboretum one morning to take a lap around the path and visit the fish/turtles in the pond. The library has a book walk there in the summer, and features a different book throughout the path. It made the walk more entertaining for the kids for sure (Grandma read it to them).

An unplanned coordinating outfit moment :) 

Navy - bright orange - white

The Christophels came for supper one evening as well!

[ Grandpa reading the grandkids a book ]

[ Love from aunts and uncles ]

[ A final pool party ]

Its fun to spend time all together.. many memories to be held! 

Until next time.

Sweigart family: Tanganyika

July 6: All 19 of us went to Tanganyika...it just so happened to be a very very warm day, so we didn't have to really share the zoo with too many other people! But we had a good time, and everyone got to  feed/touch some animals!!

Ben thinks he can communicate with the monkeys...

its entertaining for the children to laugh at, and maybe a little confusing for strangers who don't know him.

The lorikeets were friendly!

 Hahaha...the one of Brent makes me laugh! It is a little unnerving when they land on you..particularly right by your head.

Kade, Jace, and Christian getting a camel ride.

Quite the lunch set up we had!

After lunch, we stopped by the lemurs (which you can no longer take pictures of), and then headed back home before our professional family pictures in the evening!

Sweigart Family Fun :: Week One

Tim and Carissa and crew came for a visit. And we fit a lot of family togetherness in over the time they were here. They brought the newest Gredler...baby Abriella, who looks like a little doll baby.

Eliana & Isaac (hilarious how she says his name...with a clicking sound)

Abriella & Isaac (almost 4 months apart in age)

 Instead of sisters playing Mama and babies with our dolls as little girls...

real life Mama sisters feeding our real life babies.

July 2: We celebrated Mia & Gia's birthday (a month late) and Carissa's on her actual day...all together!

The two babies with Grandma

July 3: Everyone came to our house for supper, and a game of kickball....

 

(after the other 3 boys were in bed, I went over to Mom and Dad's to play nickels...and brought my little night owl too!)

July 4: We had lunch at Mom and Dad's house, swam some, and then they went to Mitch's house for supper and fireworks. (I say "they" because I had to work 3-11p)

(Mitch's house)

Eliana and Jonah.

July 5: We had supper at Brent & Alyssa's place. 

 They had fun in the pool at their house.

 The next several days get their own posts!