HAILEY JOY IS SIX!

HAILEY SIX YEARS OLD

I can't believe that Hailey is already six years old. She has become such a fun, kind, and intelligent young lady who loves to laugh, play with friends, tell stories, do crafts, and read.
We had a great day Friday starting with donuts that she had requested and a Wally's hamburger & strawberry shake.
At 2pm we had a back yard "Soak up the Sun" party that involved pools, tents, slip-n-slide, and sprinklers. Almost 20 of Hailey's most loved friends came to celebrate and do the traditional "hokey pokey" pool style in honor of her birthday.

WALHOFS





Hailey was lucky that Stephanie, Trajan, Damon, and Makenna came already on Wednesday and stayed to celebrate with Hailey. Thank you guys!! We loved having you here.

More Summer Fun!

Last week we did "tie-dyed" t-shirts with our next door neighbors: The Syrjamakis'. Hailey, Olivia, and Taylor did them on their own and I thought they turned our great and we didn't ruin any other clothes in the process.
Now with all of our summer vacations completed and Mike busy with his fellowship we visited our local pool that is located just 1 mile east of our home. It has been a huge success with the kids and we purchased a membership for the rest of the summer. Hailey has really become an excellent swimmer daring to go down the big water slides, dive for rings, and jumping off of the board.
Taylor is quite conservative in the water and the first time we went she laid right on her tummy expecting to float as she does so easily with her life-jacket only she sunk like a rock. Since then she has become a bit braver knowing that she can float with my hand under her and she dared to do the big water slides the other day while grandpa and grandma were here!
Carter prefers to wonder out on the cemented areas or perch himself on my hip while cruising after the girls.

This week Hailey and Olivia started their King's Kids Bible Camp. They leave every morning around 9am and return at 4pm. They were so excited about the bus ride. I can't wait to hear what they thought of the day.

4th of July Weekend

This past weekend we had an incredible weekend up at out friends' Veurink's cabin. The cabin is located north of St. Cloud on Crook Neck Lake. There were four couples and 11 children all in one cabin--it went awesome and all of the kids had a blast. I believe that the high light for the kids was fishing off the dock and catching "sunnys".
Taylor's treasure from her canoe ride with dad.

Watching daddy ski

All of the kiddos