Birthday party and Bike riding

pre-party swimming fun... how many kids can we fit into a itty bitty kiddy pool

answer:  7 or 8 if Gianna joins in

The birthday girls... not sure how Savannah got in on this.. but it was mostly for Tessa and Marcy.  Replicated the rainbow cake we did for Savannah's bday.  

 yum

hehe Gianna's outfit... dont' worry it won't go on facebook.  

all the kids got some neat gifts from Africa from Oma and Opa also.  

Savannah's suitcase from Oma came in very handy on the trip home

Marcy ALWAYS has the most amazing expressions when opening gifts!  

with Tessa being a close 2nd

Erika:  need to frame this one!

blurry but still aww

one more we decided the kids needed to learn how to ride a bike.  So we went to OCS (Oostburg Christian School--B.J. and Naomi's school) and used their park an parking lot.  

even with official "workout" clothes, they weren't convinced this was a great idea without training wheels

and holy cow its actually an exhausting thing to try and teach!!!  :)

VBS, Tessa/Evie photo shoot and Karl & Katie's move

these goobers liked each other this day and wanted their pictures taken... so I thought ok fine, they look a bit goofy but ok.  Then a few pictures down, check out the cuteness!  

Naomi and Savannah playing in the sprinkler one afternoon after VBS

This pic below was one we took on Savannah's last day of VBS.  It was her first time to do VBS or any type of outside "schooling" besides Sunday school.  She loved it, and apparently did great so it was a success!  

Karl and Katie's steps are great for these babies!!!  :)  We decided to drive to Randolph, WI with ALL 11 kids and surprise them with "help" unloading their stuff.  

the "help" waiting for the arrival of Gesches

 

Yay they arrived!!  It was a long trip, but all arrived safely and their things were unloaded into their new home.  We are so excited for this new chapter in their lives and look forward to see how God blesses them in Randolph.  Also--kinda glad it gets you guys out of Chicago.. :)