It's the little moments...

Father's Day was the day after we got home from Florida, so we did some shopping for Randy in Florida. Still the kids couldn't let the day pass without some special gifts they found on their own. Randy always loves Kimberly's bag o' goodies she gives him for all special occasions, the fun is that you never know what your gonna get. (She tends to do her shopping in her room and around the house...so cute!) Austin wanted to give Daddy a monster truck, so he wrapped up his favorite trucks for Randy. Yes, that is X-mas wrapping paper he used...again too cute!

Our favorite dads...Randy, Grandpa Grothaus, and Uncle Scott

 It has been really easy to fit in a couple pool days thanks to this ungodly heat wave that has been threatening to fry us every time we step into the sun.

 We are currently living in a world all things superheros! For me to say Austin is obsessed is a major understatement. If you keep your eyes open, you are sure to find Batman, Robin or even Superman fighting evil in the backyard, the living room and even in the bathroom. Any given day we are watching movies about superheros, coloring/drawing superheros, and can't walk past anything superhero related in a store and not hear a well delivered speech about how he really, really needs it or he won't be able to go on living.

See I told you Robin has been spotted at our house.

 We took the kids fishing at the lake in Southgate. It was a total bust, not one fish bit our lines. Which is ironic, because just a few weeks prior Randy and Austin caught a ton of fish at the exact same lake.

 Who doesn't love a good old demolition derby? Can you tell which car was Austin's favorite? This was the first time we saw the lawn mower derby. It wasn't as exciting as the big cars, but still fun to watch.

 We enjoyed a fun bike ride to the library and the Fort. Kimberly was lightning fast to keep up with the whole time; that girl has limitless energy. Poor Randy got the job off hauling Austin and all our library books behind him in the carrier.

 I am slowly trying to do the things I pin on Pinterest, other than recipes. So, we tried the cornstarch sidewalk paint which I have been dying to try with the kids. It was fun to experiment with, but I am not sure we will do it again. It was a little hard to mix without making a complete mess and to get the right consistency. It did create very vibrant colors as seen below, but stained the kids skin pretty good.

 Kimberly has really taking a liking to softball this year. She finished the season with 2 hits; which is a great accomplishment considering they hit a ball coming in 35 m.p.h. from a pitching machine. They start all girls out playing fast pitch softball now.

Kimberly and the best coach ever (Daddy)

 What did you do when the lights went out? I went grocery shopping at Kroger; which wasn't the smartest idea in a blackout now that I look back on it. We had to quickly sort groceries into a fridge pile and freezer pile. I told the girls we had one shot to get it all in and shut the door quickly so as not to let what little cold air we had out. Randy and the kids put up the tent in the back yard. Thank goodness they did, the cool air felt good. We would of been lying in pools of sweat in the house.

 They were dancing in the moonlight...Kimberly and Daddy!

 Austin and Lauren got in on the fun too!

 We loved watching fireworks at the Fort to celebrate the 4th of July a little early; they always put on a fantastic show!

Another fabulous pool day with some of the girls friends!

McKenna & Kimberly

I just heart the moments when Austin wants to be "just like daddy"! He helped randy cut up some dead branches from a tree in the back yard. He had to have his shirt off just like Daddy too!