Big Boy

Jonathan has decided to sleep in a bed like a big boy now. He sleeps with about 10 stuffed animals (he's missing a few in this picture), three blankets, and a pillow or two.

Eating a burger like a big boy.

Drinking milk out of a cup without a lid. He's sure proud of himself.

Cute Pictures of Our Kids

Poor Kate, Jonathan really wanted her to play cars with him! Soon she will be ready Jonny!

Jonathan still loves his baby cake, although he now calls her Katewyn. She loves him too. He can make her laugh and then he laughs back. I love watching them "play."

Katelyn, so big! She sure is a mover. She never stops wiggling, kicking, and standing up!

But he still loves his balls!

Maybe there's some hope for a scholar yet. This is some heavy reading for a two year old.

Jonathan loves to wear his dad's shoes.

Off to the Dells

The last day! My kids were exhausted! Jonathan wouldn't let Grandpa take off his life jacket so he fell asleep with it on. So cute!

All the cousins. It was impossible to get them all to smile and look at the camera at the same time.

The kids loved riding the shuttle to and from the water parks. Here Jonathan is being a big boy with a seat all to himself. He was buckling all the buckles.

Grilling on the deck! We also played baseball in the yard/golf course and played games. It's not an Ostercamp vacation without games!

We stayed in a beautiful cabin. Look at all the vans loaded up. It was a lot of stuff and people but the cabin was huge so we all fit comfortably.

Being goofy as usual

We met my family at the Wisconsin Dells for a short vacation. We had a GREAT time, and as always it went way to fast! Jonathan LOVED the water. He didn't want to leave and now he's always asking if we can go to the pool.

Wrapping our trip to Iowa

Good advice when you're holding a baby!

The sun is sooo bright!

Getting spoiled by the Payne family, yummy ice cream!

Good Bye HITS

Here is the HITS staff, as they like to call themselves. Shea, Philip, and Mark spent a lot of time with Chaun there. They had a lot of fun together and they were excellent help too.

While we were in Iowa we officially said good-bye to HITS. Chaun cleaned out his building and stored all the equipment. It was sad to see it close. There are lots of memories there and many suppers were eaten there. I didn't get any good pictures but here is Chaun by his sign. Maybe we'll open another one in Kentucky.

Jenny's Wedding

Jenny and Tyson, Congratulations!!

The girl cousins together again!
(Below is my mom with my cousin Philip)

The bride and her dad.

Katelyn with my cousin Liz.

Katelyn snuggling with Grandpa keeping warm under his suit coat.

Jonathan sitting with my dad, although not for long. He kept my dad hopping and wore him out. We tried to bring a cup of snacks to keep the boys quiet during the wedding. Wouldn't you know it, Jonathan spilled his on the floor in the first five minutes!

My cousin Liz with her dad and the father of the bride.

Here is my Aunt Paula with two of her handsome sons, Jake and Ben.

Sarah, Jenny, me, and mom.

Jonathan and the beautiful bride, Jenny.

Kate and Jack our hanging out together in the hotel.

Our next adventure was our cousin Jenny's wedding. It was great to see everybody again. Some of them hadn't met any of Sarah and I's kids. Here is Kate and Kate together!

Road Trip

We also got to see another couple who was dear to our family, Virgil and Verna Kardell. It was a wonderful time to reconnect with them all.

Grandpa Charlie and Katelyn

On our way we stopped in Wayne, Nebraska where we lived when Sarah and I were little to visit our adopted grandparents. When I was a little girl I didn't have any grandpas so I asked Charlie to be my grandpa and from then on he and his wife became our grandparents. It was fun to see them and to introduce my kids to them. Here's Marge with Katelyn.

Kate ready to go!

Here's Sarah and I and all the kids.

My mom, dad, sister, her two boys, and me and my kids all loaded up in the church van and headed to Nebraska for my cousins wedding. It was quite the road trip with two toddlers and two babies. The kids did pretty well and the grandparents survived too! It was fun and we made some great memories together. Here are the boys ready to go! They had no idea what was coming.