We have been home almost a week. This week we got to go to Russell's and you can see Han's licking the sauce off the plate. We also had Christine and Art over for dinner with the boys. This weekend we got a patio set and since we have had it we have had many visitors sit and stay a while. As you can see Hans playing outside with the kids. Also this weekend we took Hans to the pet store and got a fish. He loves to show it to everyone who comes over.

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We are home from Michigan. We left for Michigan the morning after we got back from Florida. Mark was unable to go with because he had to work. We had a great time even without him. The first thing Hans learned was how to pick raspberries. He saw auntie Patti pick them then about two hours later he walked down to the garden and started picking them. When I go to Michigan I have to go to 4 places Charlevoix, Alden, Traverse City and Elk Rapids. In TC Inga took us Patisserie Ami. It was so good although they didn't have high chairs so Inga and I did our best to keep Hans entertained. Traverse City has the most places to shop so we did that too. Inga and i also spent a day alone there and we had to go to Poppycocks to get the Pita Chips, Hummus and Jarlsberg Cheese, which I have been craving for a year. Inga and I attempted to recreate it but it didn't turn out as well. Then in Charlevoix we went to Weathervane and ate by the channel. Hans was entertained by the bridge going up and down. In Alden there are my favorite clothes boutiques and I love the curried chicken sandwich I get there. I found some really neat yard art. While we were there we went to they toy shop and Hans fell in love with the toy cars so of course Grandma Judy got it for him. When I think Michigan I think FOOD, but the best food of all is what my aunt Patti makes. Besides the food we swim and hike everyday. Hans enjoyed swimming in Torch even though it is COLD. Although he did like when we went to Elk Rapids and swam in lake Michigan, but most of all he likes playing in the sand. Hans liked being at the house the most, and seeing the dogs. Garth took him on the tractor, and played with him so much. Garth was Hans best buddy. Patti played the piano a few nights and Hans freaked out. He loved it so much his eyes got so big and he had to see what was going on. We couldn't have had a better time, but it is nice to be home. We have a couple more little trips before I head back to school, which is nice.

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We have spent the month of July away. Mark Had to go on a trip to Florida for work and wanted us to come with. I decided to ask my mom if she wanted to come with and of course she did she had never been to Disney. We got to stay at the Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort. When we got there they were out of double rooms so they gave us a parlor room. It was huge it had a table to seat 10. From our room we could see the fireworks every night. To get to the parks there was a shuttle or water taxi depending on what park we went to. We spent three days at Magic Kingdom and Hans loved Its a Small World After All. Also he loved the parade in the evening. We also went to Epcot. The first day there we ate at fish restaurant and the second time we went to Norway to have the princess Meal. Hans liked watching the fish swim around him as he ate. My mother enjoyed getting her picture taken with all the princess. The princess meal was on our last day so we left Hans with Mark. Mom and I loved the food at Norway. We spent Wednesday at Animal Kingdom. IT WAS SO HOT!! I had never been to this park I enjoyed it, but it was not like the others where we want to go back a second day. Although Hans loved the lion king show. Thursday we went to MGM. Hans had fun playing on Honey I shrunk the kids. We even found Star Wars figures for Mark. On Friday Mark came with us to Magic Kingdom. So we took him on Hans favorite rides, since we had been there Sunday and Tuesday. We also were able to get my favorite treat the pineapple float at the dole shop. I was curious how this was going to work with Hans, but we came back for an afternoon nap and while he was napping we took turns swimming in one of the 5 pools. We liked the one with the waterfall the best. Then when he woke up he would come swimming and ate at the cabana. Then we would head back to the park. Hans was so great! We just had the best time. It was a nice break after a stressful June.

We spent the fourth of july in Lake Geneva. Hans loves playing with his cousins and in the sand. He has four cousins close in age to him so he had fun trying to take their toys although the other boys are a little older so they would take them right back.

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Downtown at the Taste and Millennium Park



We met up with Andy and Diane. Andy was running a race at the Taste. We went downtown by the train. hans loved the train and all the kids who played with him. On the way back he fell asleep. We went to the water wall and hans was getting so much attention from people. He was having so much fun. Most of all he liked the pizza and the water wall.

Hans has been having a great summer. he has been doing lots of swimming. In the pictures above We were swimming at Lake Geneva, but what Hans likes doing most of the time is playing in the sand. He also had a wonderful time at Christian's birthday party with all of the kids. We decided to start the bowl haircut and it fits him. People stop and say how adorable he is and how he looks like a precious moment. It definently fits him.