Chris...

To the man who makes me laugh everyday...

who challenges me to think beyond what I know...

who is the most caring dad...teaching independence to them now.

To the man who loves basketball so much, he will play it even though it hurts.

To the man who loves cheesecake that birthday cakes are EASY to figure out.

Thank you for everything you are. Happy Birthday!!

Thank you for always posing for self portraits with me even when this is how they turn out...every time!

You are my favorite person and the one I always want to be with-no matter what.

Happy Fourth of July

We spent a couple hours at Lake Michigan this morning. The water was SO cold, but the boys had a lot of fun. Every time I started to feel a little hot, I just got my feet wet, but all three of my boys got most of the way in the water.

I'm not sure what Noah was doing in this picture, but he loved playing in the sand.

Micah had so much sand all over him...he didn't even care! It just made me itch!

I'm not sure why no one would smile for the camera.

This was the view just before we headed down the long flight of stairs to the beach. It really is a beautiful lake.