Safety Town

Henry attended his first summer day camp, Safety Town, in preparation for Kindergarten this fall. It was a fun filled week where he got to meet new friends, interact with police officers and firefighters, ride in a school bus, go through a "smoke house," and learn traffic safety rules on bicycles. His favorite parts of the week were watching movies about electrical safety that included Louie the Lightning bug and getting to take home his safety town bicycle helmet at the end of the week. 

Ohio in the summer

We made a short trip down to Columbus, OH to visit our friends Colin and Fiona (and Clare) that we know from Minnesota. We enjoyed a day together at a local county fair and at their fantastic Bexley community pool. 

Visit with the Knoll cousins at Lake Michigan and Lake Macatawa

We spent 2 days in mom's hometown visiting with mom's cousins who were in town from L.A. and NYC: Allison and Doyl and their kids Hunter, Xavier and Holland, Hillary and Amit, Ashley and Shawn and Aunt Debby. Lucas and Holland were fast friends, and Henry was very disappointed that his mother did not allow him to ride the inter tube behind the jet ski like the other big kids (maybe next year).  

We also had fun with Opa while Oma was away in Germany with Aunt Jessica, Oliver and Elliot. 

Summer Shenanigans

The Fairy Woods at the Arboretum

Catching caterpillars and fireflies

Dinosauria at the Detroit Zoo with Grandma and Grandpa

Acrobats, monarch butterflies (and caterpillars) and birds of prey at "Things with Wings" at the botanical gardens

Lots of swimming in the fountain at our condo

And a lot of silliness and big hair