Family Favorite of the week~

The last days of Summer!

Well, really it is still in the 100's here so summer is only over due to a school calendar.

We spent a great day at the lake Sunday with my cousins Michelle, Jeff and Little Matthew. It was Matthew's first time ever to go out on a boat and to ride the tube!

This is just adorable watching him look out at the water behind the boat while mom and dad hold on carefully to him :)

Matthew wasted no time at all getting behind the boat and on the tube with Chris- he loved it!

My beautiful daughter-in-law enjoying the lake :)

Stopping for dinner break and then back to the water :) Notice we had the place to ourselves by this point thanks to 'back to school days"!

Michelle & Jeff decided to take the Kayaks out and they let us take little Matt for a tube ride :)

Matt & Matthew tubing! Little Matt kept holding his thumb up for the signal "go faster"!!

Then they fell off and we all cheered for little Matt! He was then very proud of himself for falling off :)

And then... he drove the boat, with Kevin's help of course.

Elayne and Little Matt discussing how he was enjoying the boat- so cute.

Kayaking with Daddy!

Ahhhh- the end to a very fun day. What I don't have a picture of, and wish I did, was Kevin whipping Big Matt into shore on the tube as we all watched Matt literally roll across the water into shore. I'm sure glad I am used to boys!

"you have made my day" ~ Little Matthew

Family Favorite of the week~

This was actually a few weeks ago on my birthday and before Tim moved to Prague. We all went out to Yogurt Story to celebrate ~

and on the way home we were all in classic Minich Mode with Matt as usual leading the way in making everyone crack up :)

I TRIED to take a picture of the 4 of them in the van and every time I did Matt would "jump" in the picture.

So... I tried to be sneaky and take the pictures over my head~

From Down Low~

From Up High,

Around The Seat Corner~

But... now matter what I did he always got there first :)

Just a silly, but wonderful birthday memory :) That's my Family! And.. my Favorite of the week :)

Family Favorite of the week~

Our favorite this week~ Tim in Prague!!

Tim's send off!

Packing up the night before~ could you fit your whole life in 3 suitcases and a backpack??

Notice, LiLi thinks she is going to Prague :)

We went out to Chili's for lunch before leaving for the airport. Tim wanted one final Dr. Pepper:)

Saying goodbye at the airport to Dad~

to Kevin~

to Matt.... one last laugh from Matt :)

to his brothers and sister~

" BROTHERS"

to mom & dad~

a hug from Nikki~

and Mom~

and Tim is off to Europe to begin a new and exciting time in his life. Follow his blog to read more... Tim's Travels http://timinich.blogspot.com/