Playing catch-up...summer in a nutshell!!!

Well, a lot has happened since last spring. We had 2 birthday parties, a jam~packed summer of fun visiting friends and family. We went on our 1st family camping trip with our church to Camp Concordia in August and had a blast! Saw a few Whitecaps baseball games, went to Binder Park Zoo, and spent a lot of time playing outside.
Joshua had a Diego 3rd birthday party in April. He also just started riding his bike without training wheels and we are so proud of him! He is going to preschool three days a week in the mornings and he loves it...so far! Over the summer, his speech really started improving and at preschool, he will be getting speech therapy once a week.
Evan had a Mickey Mouse 1st birthday party in July. He is growing so quickly and just started walking in the past week. He loves Joshua and his face lights up when he sees his big brother come home from school. His crazy personality is really beginning to show!
So, I'll just post some pics to keep you updated of this summer! Hope everyone is doing well and getting back into the fall routine!

Evan's friend, Natalie

Fun in the sun with neighbors

Neighborhood party

Playdate with Mia and Rowan

Whitecaps game with Uncle Kevin, Collin, Mimi and Bumpa

Fun in the sun at St. Joe with Jeanine, Harry, and Nina!

The boys first sauna in da' UP

Fishing with papa

1st - 4 wheeler ride!!!

A pony ride in Marquette

Silly string fight at Aunt Sue and Uncle Jim's

Dinner for Bumpa's birthday (July)

Hilton Head Island - April 2009

Merry Christmas from our family to yours!

We hope you have a blessed holiday season surrounded with friends and family and wishing you a happy and healthy 2009!

Carrots and Christmas trees...

Random photos

Papa and Evan time

The 1st Wickstrom snowman of 2008

Our hard working shoveler...he's available for hire...advantages: he's cheap, but-

disadvantages: he takes a lot of breaks!

Making Papa's birthday cake...some of the batter actually made it into the pan ;)

Moving up to the exersaucer

So Thankful...

We hope everyone had a blessed Thanksgiving. We spent the long weekend with my parents and got to see my aunt Jan and my uncle Bud. My cousin Cinde was up from Indianapolis with her husband Brad and their two boys. Caleb is three months older than Joshua and Ian is one month older than Evan.

Joshua and Caleb "composing"

The 2 dads with the newest additions...Brad with Evan and T.J. holding Ian

Cousins and second cousins = lots of boys!

Caleb, Ian, Evan, and Joshua

Evan and Uncle Bud

Joshua having fun on "Mimi and Rumpa's" swingset

Pie time!

Boys and their tractors :)

Hi Big Boy!