August 2019 Bellaire with the Para!

August 2019

Yay we are here!

Picnic dinner.

Evening bike ride to to Balloons over Bellaire, Michigan.

On top of the ski hill at Shanty Creek.

There they go.

Time to roast marshmallows.

Thumbs up from this Parak-Cantzler-Lanfear crew.

Action shots.

Lila's turn.

Alden/Torch Lake.

Afternoon Alden ice cream date.

Preschooler shopping fun.

Dance party!

That's quite a cargo, Ryan!

Lots of beautiful balloons, including the Dark Side of the Balloon ;)

Because of these two, is this family.

Ouch.

Morning cuddles with Grandpa Dennis.

Beach day in Elk Rapids.

Ryan reading to the kids.

Hike at Grass River Natural Area while some are mountain biking.

Our hiking crew at Grass River, which connects Clam Lake and Torch Lake.

Apples to Apples.

What a nice weekend in Bellaire!

August 2019 Fun at Home

August 2019

Our garden full of zinnias. At least the deer leave the flowers alone.

A big hug for our Irish dance champ, Isla! At the Dublin Irish Fest.

Cantzler crew at the Irish Fest.

Elena and friends at a BBQ with Spanish friends.

Cousin pool fun at Grandma Carol's.

Our girl can be so sweet.

Elena took an Irish dance camp for a few days this week.

Her sour side? Tongue out during her mini dance camp recital.

A rare day date. 30+ miles biking on the Alum Creek trail and late lunch at Old Bag Bexley.

Bike race at our Hayhurst St block party. We love all the kids on our street!

Another one of our neighbor Isla's face painting specials.

First day at Pre-K!

More first day fun.

My Blaze Pizza date.

Isla came over to practice a new face paint.

'Canoeing' at the Zoo.

Fun day at the Zoo distracting Elena' after her dental work.

Jeep adventure to the Farmer's Market with Amanda and

Jake!

Goofing with cousins.

Revivalists at WonderBus.

Adults got the night out for more shows!

Walk the Moon.

We're back with Elena for the Sunday show.

Trombone Shorty.

Elena got photographed by some pros at WonderBus and got posted on their website :)

Goofing at the Farmer's Market.

One of our neighbors had a backyard concert.

First day of uniforms at Pre-K.