July Outdoors

We drove back to Illinois July 12 & 13.   The rest of these pictures are from our last two weeks of July, back home in Illinois.  

Back to going on bike rides with the kids.  Big Rock photo!

Nels and Kira...💜

Another bike ride/big rock photo.

Popsicles outside.

And guess what?!!  The playgrounds opened up for Illinois.  We were SO happy.  Can you spot all four of the kids at this playground.

Sofie girl.

This is how Isak enjoyed summer.  Relaxing with a popsicle.  Oh yeah!

Isak went on a run with me.  He's so fast.  I just try to keep up.

Love these flowers and the weeping willow tree. 

Yay for the playground.

Jaelyn comes with us sometimes.  She always brings snacks for the kids.  Yum!

More bike rides.

Another Park...Randall Square Park.

Love this photo of Sofie.  She loves to dress up in her birthday outfit.

Pretty place.

More flowers and trees on a bike ride...

Big rock photo.

Made it to the fairy garden.

Another day/another park.

Pretty tree/sky and little boy.

Ah!

I thought it was cute how Noah let Isak help him with the teeter totter.

One night the kids were so fascinated by the moon.  That's what they are all looking at.

A new park...

We call it the Fishy Park.  :)

Sometimes the kids just put the sprinkler on and play in the backyard.

I love this photo of Sofie!!!

And pretty Kira girl.

Holding hands at another park.

Isak loves to climb!

New park...Lippold Park.  Really cool place with this rope bridge.

It was a fun place to explore.

There were little trails to go on too.

And butterflies!

And flowers!

And this very friendly moth...(I think it's a moth and not a butterfly, but hey, I could be wrong.)

Snack time.

Lifting some weights.

The friendly moth got on Isak's finger.

And then climbed onto Kira's.

The kids loved that!

Another day/another park.

Another day/another bike ride/big rock photo.

 And those are the outdoor pictures for July.  We are so happy to have playgrounds and parks to explore again!!