July 2018 Door County with the Patels'

July 2018



Yay, we are here!

The best morning view :)

Our dear neighbor passed away as we were leaving town, we are sending his wife messages of love daily...

Mommy-daughter kayaking.

Sister Bay Bowl. Fun year round and a perfect way to spend a rainy summer day!

Elena is getting braver!

Our sweet girl is getting so big!

The friendliest monarch we've ever met.

Triathlon day. Go Sonia!

Spectating.

Go Daddy!

Yay Raj!

Cooling down in Egg Harbor.

Strong finish girl!

Our crew.

Sturgeon Bay.

Tart cherry picking.

We are going to make some pie with this loot!

Elena really enjoyed mini golf this trip.

Stone's Throw Winery.

Peninsula State Park.

Beach Day at Otumba Park in Sturgeon Bay.

Beautiful sky over Lake Michigan.

More putt-putt!

Building with crates.

Family pizza picnic in Ephraim.

Canoeing in Clark Lake.

Goofing around in Bailey's Harbor after a nice dinner at Harbor Fish Market. Door County is our favorite place to be this July <3

July 2018 Fourth Fun

July 2018

Happy 4th! It was a HOT sticky day in central Ohio.

Headed down to the Worthington Family Picnic.

Elena and friends.

Love this smile.

Jeep ride!

Checking out the new play equipment at Glacier Ridge Metro Park.

Elena approves!

Treasure found at our neighbor's garage sale :)

Our new little sailboat, getting ready to come up to Wisconsin with us.

Backyard cousin pool time.

Milk and cookies happy hour with Worthington Mom friends.

Ring around the Rosie fun at the 'downtown park', aka Dewey Pizza plaza.

Columbus Zoo carousel.

Elena touring with Grandma Carol around the rehab facility. Come on knee, heal!

June 5-30 Summer fun in Ohio

June 5-30, 2018

Bye bye cast.

Hello splint (for 2 more weeks).

Family selfie.

Strawberry harvest from our garden.

Nothing like a shower and Dairy Queen treat to make you feel human!

Annual Seeds of Caring picnic.

Columbus Art Fair.

Farm fun at Stratford Ecological Center.

Elena and her Kindercare buddies on their new playground.

Front yard sprinkler fun.

Retro style.

Rainbow over Hayhurst St.

Farmers market morning with Elena's Sofia dress.

Garden is growing.

Body painting at Comfest.

Painting at Comfest.

Elena found her friend, Meeko at Comfest.

One of many snacks we sampled at Comfest.

This was Elena's thing today, walking on every ledge she came across.

Another one.

And yet another one. Our walk to the car took a very long time!

Our neighbor Isla did a beautiful job on our body/face painting.

Elena has become Elena of Avalor.

Swing time with Everly.

Thank you Olivia for the July 4th tattoo!

Luke's 4th birthday party.

Carol is out of her 3rd right knee replacement surgery. Third time is a charm, right?