My shadow…waiting for me to brush my teeth 😜.

Fence work

New color is up on one side! 😍

If only we could get her to stay there…

Boden's last day of 4th grade!

I assembled this "Gift card bouquet" from the 4th Grade Families at St. Brigid to Ms. Twigg.

Race buddies! Whit & Boden took 3rd in their age groups 😄.

Mackinac Island field trip! The dads chaperoned this one:)

Whitman's last day of 6th grade!! He tried cross-country, swim, drama, and track ❤️.

Caught Boden on the camera with Maggie when he got home from school (I wasn't home yet).

Biking Central Park 🏙️

Another night at the theater! 😊

Hadestown on Broadway! 🌃 🍎

They made it to North Manitou 😊

Saying goodbye to Mags. He and LeRoy head to Leeland tonight.

Somehow we all randomly showed up at the barber at the same time! 😂 💈

Track season has come to an end. Whitman took 2 seconds off his 400 meter!

Maggie was riveted watching Homeward Bound 😂.

So proud of Boden and his classmates for their excellent poems! They all did an impressive job presenting them 😄.

Smoke bombs

Goodnight kisses 😘

Great Mother's Day! 💙💙

Norwegian fest at the Stracke's 🇳🇴

Democratic fundraiser tonight 💙

Maggie came with me to pick up Boden from school 😊. She's still getting used to the car…

Maggie is settling in…❤️🐾

We set up a camera to see what she does. She's patiently waiting for our return 🥰.

New bookstore in town! 📚

5:56 minute mile!!! 🎉

Whitman had his honor roll assembly today!

Detroit trip to see Annie with our boys ❤️!

Home day 🐕

First track meet! He ran hard 😄

My lap and heart are full! 💗

Boden & Elijah's last archery class 🏹

55 lbs of love and fluff 🥰

Meet "Maggie" ❤️🐾. We already love her so much!

New family ratio! 2 girls : 3 boys ❤️🐾

Baton hand off with his buddy at Fleet Feet 😄

A beautiful day in Chicago! ☀️

Dozin with the Dinos! 🦖

Mom tested out her new ride on the rail trail today 😄 🚴

Great jazz music on our last night in NOLA 🎷

Botanical Gardens selfie in NOLA 😄.

Bodie Bear is 10! (Celebrating double digits in Louisiana)

New Orleans trolley ride 🚃

Dow Air to Baton Rouge!

Ripping up the road/driveways to prevent future flooding 😕.

Sunday we had an impromptu party with our neighbor family to celebrate Boden's 10th birthday 🥳 ❤️.