We had the coolest birthday party to attend today! Grant is turning 5 and celebrated with a ride on the East Troy Railroad. These three big guys were thick as thieves and even let me get a couple of pictures.

Teague arrived home today and we decided to go ahead and measure the boys (a few months late). Teague was so excited to be taller at age 5 than Alex was at age 6. It turns out we might have a tall one in our family…

I think both these girls enjoy having another girl next door.

We went to our neighbor’s tonight for s’mores. Before long the kids were in the pool and Kaitlyn had discovered the slip ‘n slide. She was pretty quick to figure out how it worked!

With a week free of anything scheduled, we headed to Milwaukee to see some old friends! But I think Kaitlyn was there only for the snacks.

We had a great vacation, but we missed the beach! Alex, Kaitlyn, and I spent the morning there making sure nothing had changed in our absence. (I can’t imagine where Kaitlyn got the idea to wear her sunglasses on top of her head!)

The growth chart has been sitting in the closest since we moved. It is finally on the wall – just in time for Kaitlyn’s 2 year mark! (She’s about an inch shorter than Alex was at 2 years old.)