Family Heinrich

Friday, August 24, 2012

Coach Chow Sighting

Fresh off the plane from the London Olympics, Mia got to show off her gymnastics skills to world renowned Coach Chow! It was so awesome having him pop into the gym to watch some of the younger kids do their tricks. Mia ran up to me afterwards and said, "I saw Chow and he said to me "hi sweetheart! And I'm not even Gabby Douglas!!!!" How cool is that? You go, Chow! Thanks for putting West Des Moines on the world map!!

Buddy's New Sandbox

Thanks to G'pa Heinrich, Sam has a new favorite toy, his new sandbox! This thing is awesome and the kids are both loving it. What I'm not loving is the mess of sand it leaves behind on their clothes, floors, sheets, etc!! However, it's well worth it as they've already logged many hours in it! Thanks again G'pa!

Lobster Bake

We had the Bush's annual "ode to New England" lobster bake a few weeks ago. It was, as always, a great party! Nate had the honors of helping Scott boil the lobsters - looking good in his yellow tailored shorts & lobster apron :)

HOME ALONE

I can't believe it's been since July 4th that I've updated the blog!! Where has the summer gone? Clearly we've been busy and this has gotten thrown on the back burner. I was even home alone for 4 whole days earlier this week (thanks to G'ma & G'pa Haskins taking the kids back to Chicago with them for a mini-vacay) and still couldn't get to it! I did however, get many other things done around the house and enjoyed some R&R in my very quiet house. Now that I'm caught up on other things, I am devoting this afternoon to the blog. Pics to follow!! xo

Friday, July 13, 2012

4th of July Chicago

We had a great week in Chicago over the 4th of July! Enjoying time with my folks, the Larson's, the Anetsberger's and other college friends! It was steamy so we beat the hit by hitting the splash pad and the beach on Lake Michigan!

A nature hike along the lake