sunny day sprinkler

Running through the sprinkler was a serious highlight of summer vacation.  These pictures capture the moment perfectly.  The sun, the smiles, the water, all perfect!

family reunion

Each year the reunion gets a little larger.  It is so much fun to gather once a year and really see how much a family can grow.  So much so that we numbered everyone!  Number 1 being Grandpa DelGreco and then following according to birth order or the order in which you were added to the family by marriage or common law.  Our family goes as follows; Mike #16, Kalli #37, and Miles # 47.  I believe the family is well into the 50s at this point. 

cereal

Every morning when Miles wakes up he runs straight to the kitchen for a bowl of cereal.  He climbs up in the kitchen booth and chows down.  It makes him very happy and the best part is when he is done he drinks the milk right out of the bowl and asks for seconds.  There is something about the sunny window seat that makes these photos beautiful.  Simple things that can be oh so special.

cool pool

Minneapolis has a city park every 10 blocks, or so it seems.  And most have some sort of a splash pool for neighborhood kids to cool off.  This one is particularly lovely because it has a wade in end that todlers and babies can use to get in and out with ease.  Miles and Olive had fun checking out the pool and cooling off on a hot day.