First Day of School

Here is the first day of school picture. The kids had a great summer day to start out. You can see we were still in our old place and had a great view of the city in this picture.

Roessler Family Picture & Video

Family pictures are always tough to get. The Dufon's got one this year, unfortunately without Kirk. The Roessler's got one but I'm not sure everyone was smiling as we were coming to the end of our trip.

Detroit Tigers Game

We got a chance to go watch the Tiger's this year. They played Seattle. The kids had a great time. Kevin's company sponsored a Detroit school corporation so our kids were able to run the bases. We were able to go down on the field and watch them run around the bases. That was AWESOME.

Thomas The Tank Engine

I'm not going to say much about this as it's out third year for going. We went to Huckleberry Railroad and rode Thomas the Tank Engine. The kids had a lot of fun.

Klein Golf Weekend

Kirk went to Crystal Mountain for his annual golf trip with his BFF Dave Klein. He doesn't see Dave much anymore since Dave left Dura so it was fun for Kirk to see everyone again.

Hanging out at the Swimming Pool

After the Harris', we went back to our apartment that we rented and swam in the pool with Ethan and Nolan. Here are some fun pictures of the kids.

Fun on Commerce Lake

Kirk went golfing for the weekend, so the kids and I went over to the Harris' house and played on the lake. Alex had fun swimming in the lake and even like tubing a little bit. Elizabeth is my daredevil. She and Ryan had fun tubing and she even started water skiing on the kid's board. I, on the other hand, am a complete loser and can not get up on one ski anymore. How sad is that!

Elizabeth Gets Her Ears Pierced

As my mom told me, I told Elizabeth that she could get her ears pierced when she could learn how to ride a two wheeler. She learned that last summer but was too chicken to get her ears pierced. She worked out her fears and did it this year. She looks so cute and has done a great job managing taking them in and out with no infections.

Chloe Rose Slivinski

Purple (Olivia's name for Nicole's baby) came on August 5. Her name is Chloe Rose Slivinski and she is beautiful. She's got chicken legs and is a little scrawny but is getting bigger every day. Olivia is a proud big sister and Elizabeth and Alex were having fun holding the baby.

Grammy's Friends & Grandchildren Get Together

Grammy and her friends organized a picnic at a splash park in Plymouth. All of Grammy's friends brought their grandkids and they all played together. Ethan, Nolan, Alex, and Elizabeth all had fun but I think Grammy had the most fun showing off her grandkids.

Chicago

It's always hard to see everyone when we come home to the US for the summer. Pelton organized a weekend when all of our friends could converge in one location. This summer was at Cronley's new house in Chicago area. The Chesna's, Wasik's, and Harris' all made it and stayed there. Chris and Sherry House made the drive across teh city for a cook out. Another of Kirk's fraternity brothers, Jim came as well. See the picture of the kids on the porch. They are all getting so big. They all played so well together. It was a lot of fun.

We spent one afternoon in the city. Elizabeth was able to take her American Girl doll, Emily to the American Girl doll store and get washed up and have her hair done. After we went to Cheesecake Factory. Wouldn't be a good trip to Michigan Ave without stopping there.