At the Lake with Granpa Bill

Grandpa Bill, Isabell, and Spencer

Isabell playing in the water

Gavin, Isabell, and Spencer

On Saturday June 25, we had a small family gathering on Spencer's family side to see his Grandpa Bill from Florida. It was the VanClifford family, Aunt Kris and Aden from New Zealand, us, Austin, and Grandpa Bill. It was a beautiful day out. The water was still really cold but that's ok. Isabell loves Spencer's cousins Logan and Gavin. She wanted to be where ever they were at. They're the only reason she even got in the water. Once they left so did she. She loved all the open space though. Spencer and Austin took Logan in the canoe and almost tipped it over. They were gone for quite a while but Spencer said it was really fun. Aunt Kris and Aunt Lori took the rest of the kids to the playground while I stayed behind with Uncle Christopher and Grandpa Bill who kept falling alseep. Once the boys returned they played a game of horse shoes and Isabell loved going and picking up the horse shoes. We let her throw it a couple of times, but boy oh boy were we scared if she was facing our direction. Luckily no one was ever hit. Then Spence and I played a short game which I won, 4-3. Afterwards Spencer wanted to hang out with Austin some more so Iz and I went to my parents house and she got to play outside some more. She had a lot of fun on the slide and sand box. She's afraid of bees and kept saying she heard them, although sometimes I think it was just the wind or something. I love just watching her play by herself, to see what she does, and to see what she says. To see her take things we have talked to her about and then take that into her play. It is very fascinating and cute.