june 8

what a fun friday!  we played around at home this morning.  i cut gavin's hair for the first time, and it was not disastrous so that's good :)  we built a big fort in the playroom and had fun playing for hours.  then we all headed over to zach and megan's for a summer cookout.  (unfortunately, heather had a stomach bug so they couldn't make it.)  the kids had a great time playing outside together.  zach, megan, kevin and i enjoyed having a nice low-key dinner together and getting a chance to catch up.  after dinner the kids played some more inside and dressed up as super heroes.  i love all of their smiles in this picture.  it shows how happy they are to be together, even now that we see each other so often.  i love that my children's best friends are their cousins :)  we enjoyed a good bonfire and had some yummy s'mores with giant marshmallows.  then when it was dark, all the kids grabbed a butterfly net and ran around the front yard catching fireflies.  it was brooke and gavin's first time catching fireflies.  it was my favorite moment of the day.  it was a midwestern summer night, and it was perfect.