A Trip to Fort Wayne

The girls had been asking to go to Fort Wayne so we decided to take a girls trip. So we loaded up to the point that we looked like we were moving and headed out. 

We sent Nana and Pops this picture warning them what was headed their way! 

We got there in time for an afternoon swim. 

We got to spend time at Jerry and Sandy's too.  The girls love sweet Avery. 

This little girl was the perfect traveler. 

6 weeks old

The weather was perfect so we got to spend lots of time outside.

Claire insisted on posing like this...

Caroline is met with eager arms every morning.  

We had a rainy morning so we went to the mall.  

The girls love the carousel because it has an "upstairs".

Pop Pop introduced the girls to something new this trip.  

'"Motorcycle animals" as Claire called them.  

It was actually interesting.  They went fast and could drive them from one end of the mall to the other. 

This baby was worn out by the end of the day!

We spent most days at the pool.  It was nice to have the extra hands to give me the opportunity to work with Claire in the pool.  Happy to say she is almost a swimmer! 

It went so well we decided to stay another night and wait out the nasty rain! 

Caroline is 6 weeks old

Sweet Caroline is 6 weeks old.  She is finally gaining some weight and starting to look bigger.  We got our first real smile the day she turned 6 weeks old!  

She looks so big now that she isn't keeping her legs and arms all folded in.

We are sure she couldn't be any sweeter...

or more loved! 

She is very calm and goes with the flow.

With three big sisters she is always on the go! 

A Day Downtown

One of our favorite things to do on a free day is to spend the day downtown.  

We usually start at the canal.  The girls like to feed the ducks and run around. 

They find all the little gardens and check everything out

and find plenty of grass to relax in. 

There are lots of places to climb and explore. 

We usually stay long enough that we walk somewhere for dinner and take very tired kids home! 

Daddy's photo shoot date

Every year we get together with the Kempers to take some pictures for Father's Day gifts.  This year we met at Butler for the photo shoot.  

For the most part everyone did what was asked of them and we got some cute pictures.  

With the whole crew....These 7 are so lucky to have each other!  Someday poor Colin might not agree! 

Father's Day

Father's Day is always very exciting around our house.  The planning starts weeks before the big day!  

Every year the day starts with a big breakfast at home.  Emmerson found a mustache from a party and decided to dress Caroline up for the party. 

This poor baby!

The girls always pick out their own gifts for Daddy and this year they were SURE he needed a tennis racket so he "wasn't bored" when he played tennis with them. 

Everyone has a comment for Daddy about how many daughters he has.  Or the fact that he has no boys in the house.  This picture says it all.  He couldn't be happier with his girls and wishes for nothing different! 

Claire wanted to take a selfie...once it failed she said, "We have too many people!  Mommy can you get me a selfie stick?"

Next we surprised (and by surprise I mean did what we do every year) Daddy with a trip to Bloomington for the day.  The girls know it is one of his favorite places and it doesn't hurt that they love to spend the day on campus either.  

It was a very hot day but this sweet girl just went along for the ride.  

We talked to Uncle Matt on the way down and told him we would send him some pictures.  So we took the girls to see where he lived during his time at IU.  The loved that it was right across the street from my house. 

The rock was a HUGE hit!

Then we went to see where I lived too.  They liked the swing at ZTA but couldn't get over why the house was so big!

We stopped at Dad's house too.

We always visit the Wells House when we are on campus.

We have taken a picture in this exact spot every year.  

Who would have thought when Daddy proposed in this spot that this would be our family 11 years later.

We feel lucky that this little lady joined our family and was with us to celebrate Daddy this year!