Ice cream date

to celebrate Mollie's prayer buddy's birthday.  What a fun summer treat!

Thanks for goofing with me!

Our Baby is 4!!!!

No longer our little baby, but a tall, smart, funny, glowing little girl who loves dressing up, doing ballet, dance parties, playing with her sister, swimming, reading, and cuddling.  Kendall never stops talking or making us laugh, and her smile lights up a room.  Truly a bundle of joy!   

We celebrated this girl with a donut cake, bounce house, bubbles and water balloons with all of her buddies in the back yard.  Big smiles all around!!

I have had teary moments as my baby approaches 4, but then she finds me, jumps on my lap and says “Mama, I’ll always be your baby”, which just warms my heart. So, KK, as you look more like a little girl then a baby every day, I am comforted that you will always be MY baby, that we have endless memories of cuddling little KK as she grew up, and also that we have many memories to be made exploring with my BIG beautiful, loving, hilarious, energetic, sweet girl!

The Rockbridge Cottage... AKA Paradise!

 One of Grandma's dreams came true the day they both this cottage, and now both Grandpa and Grandma can't help but smile when they talk about this special place.  We were so excited to do our first real "camp out" and check out what this little piece of Heaven nestled in the bluffs of Western Wisconsin.  We roasted hot dogs, s'mores, ran through the sprinkler, explored the trails, spotted deer, picked flowers in the huge fields, did sparklers in the dark, roasted more marshmallows, and saw stars like we've never seen before! Oh, and of course there were the tractor rides!

 And we're out.  

Thanks to Grandma and Grandpa for wiping us out while giving us the best memories! 

We love you so much!

Birthdays, Wisconsin Style

Grandma and Grandpa hosted a great birthday celebration for both girls! 

CHEERS to continuing birthday festivals :)

Madison, the Hanratty Girls have arrived!

Hello Wisconsin.  We are so glad to be back for another summer!!!

We did EVERYTHING this beautiful city has to offer!  Here are the girls at the city beaches, county fair, state capitol, river sand bars, University union terrace... dancing to jazz, blue grass, irish music, hip hop and listening to the symphony.... eating ice cream... and more ice cream!  We took advantage of every family activity Madison had to offer.  And it was amazing!  Too many pictures below, but they were all too pretty to weed out :) Enjoy the annual flood of photos...

MORE ICE CREAM?!

Now off to the cabin!!!!!