After the Lemert Reunion, we stayed at my dad's the rest of the week. The girls had SO much fun seeing new things and romping around pampaw's big back yard!


Although we didn't get in the "big" pool, the girls were still able to cool off. They LOVE the water!


Hairstyle is out the window once mommy applies the SPF 70 to our heads...


Mmmm...the rocks at Pampaw's taste best.


Ooooo - our first train! We weren't quite sure what to think!


Cousin Vince came over for a swim!


For some reason, Whitney was drawn to the floating basketball hoop, not floating.


Cousin Vince thought he'd give it a try...


Pampaw loves holding the girls.


Ooooo - another train!!


Lauren, telling her great-grandma some tall tales.


Pampaw didn't like us going by the electrical stuff, so he kept a watchful eye.


The hummingbirds live in swarms at my dad's. The girls couldn't quite keep up, but all the buzzing had them looking in all directions!


Harley Zumbaugh.


Look at all the room to play!


We love Pampaw and Mamaw's house!

My great-grandpa Lemert owned a large fruit farm where I was blessed to grow up. Some of my fondest memories are on that farm and will always hold them close. Last year my great-aunt Linda (Grandpa Lemert's granddaughter), hosted the first Lemert Family Reunion. We weren't able to go as the girls were only 2 months old, and the drive is around 5 hours. This year we were able to go and had a great time! The girls were so well-behaved (especially only having about an hour nap that day) and had fun meeting all their long-distance relatives. Lauren won a prize for being the youngest "Lemert" and we all won prizes for playing Bingo. We're in charge of next year's reunion and I'm so excited!


Whitney had her first taste of the Lemert-family punch recipe. It was very well received...


Lauren and cousin Lindsay singing some karaoke!


Lauren and "pampaw" Zumbaugh are bestest buds.


We had noodles (which my grandma and great-aunt make and they're to DIE for), corn, pasta salad and lots of other Lemert-family recipe goodies!


Great-aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, daughters, sons, grandma's and grandpa's. There were about 5 generations of "Lemert" family there.


Great-Grandpa Lemert's daughter's, Aunt LaVerne (the girls' great-great-aunt!) and Grandma Zumbaugh (the girls' great-grandma). Can you tell they're sisters?!

"Tell me, what is half so sweet as a baby's tiny feet,
Pink and dainty as can be, like a coral from the sea?"
~ Edgar Guest

When Daddy, Grandpa Clidence, Uncle Jeff, Uncle David and cousin Jacob went to Canada on a fishing trip, we got to spend a long weekend with cousins Kate and Andrew (and their new puppy, Cooper), Grandma Clidence and Aunt Anne! We had LOTS of adventures and even more fun!

"Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born." ~ Anais Nin

Our good friends "Aunt" Elissa and "Uncle" Chris watched us while mommy and daddy went out for mommy's birthday.

I am quite fond of Aunt Elissa.


Ooo, Uncle Chris left his beer in reach...


I'm too cute to look mischievious...


HAHA, I love to wrestle...


Ahhhh, resting and cuddling.


They protected us from danger with Daddy's guns (just kidding, we were in bed when they were looking at them). :)


We're so lucky to have such great friends! Thank you Aunt E and Uncle C!