John and Anne and their family came to visit for a week over 4th of July.  Along with them came a heatwave and some rain storms. What else is new?  I think every time they come we have some bit of crazy weather :) So to beat the heat we spent a day in the city at the Field Museum followed by UNO's deep dish pizza (yum, says I, but apparently our family to the north prefers regular crust pizza... wink).  Another hot day was spent shopping... Michael is just stretching and stretching up, up, up!  So is John and Anne's food bill as he eats more and more to satisfy this teenage growth spurt :)

The other days were more low key, spent splashing around the backyard with water, water guns, and water sprinklers.  What cheap fun!  I love to see the laughter and fun.  Cousins are great for all of us.  James, Lucas, and Peter had such a great time keeping up with their cousins.  We missed them the moment they left and look forward to seeing them again soon!

Cooling off in the pool

Colouring on the concrete.

Water painting the walls... thanks Rachel :)