Will's 1st Solo Vacation

Will went on his first vacation by himself this week. Nana and Papa took him on a special trip to Dutch Wonderland and Hershey Park. He was away for 3 nights and 4 days. All 3 of them had a blast and Will has great memories from their trip!

Zink Annual Family Reunion

Today we went over to Great- Aunt Kathy and Great- Uncle John's for the Annual Zink Family Reunion. Will and Witney wore their adorable orange festive outfits that Papa got for them when he was in FL. It was a gorgeous day and we spent most of the afternoon swimming. Will really enjoyed hanging out with all the "big boys" from West Virginia. Bill's cousins Kristi, Elaine, and Ben were up from WV and they have children ranging from 1-13. Everyone enjoyed themselves!

Ready To Party

Witney Playing With Her 2nd Cousin Lauren

What A Big Boy Jumping Off The Diving Board

Sunday Morning Playtime

Ellee Visits Rochester

Ellee, one of my best friends from SU, came to visit us for a night. Her daughter Avery is 364 days younger than Will. We try to get together a few times a year. Thursday was a gorgeous day, so we took the 3 hour trek to Martin Road Park. The kids really enjoyed walking over the 390 South bridge and getting trucks to honk at us. On Friday another good friend from SU Julie met up with us at Seabreeze with her son Nickolas, who is two months older than Will. We had a great time catching up and Will, Avery, and Nickolas had a blast riding all the rides.

Avery and Will Climbing the Spiderweb

Witney's Favorite Thing at the Park

Nickolas, Avery, and Will
Having a Picnic at Seabreeze

Playing Whac-a-Mole

Ellee, Will, Avery, and Nickolas on the Teacups

Will and Avery

Nickolas and Will

Will Completely Exhausted

Tooth # 2

Today Witney's 2nd tooth broke through the gumline; her left lower 1st incisor. We have been very lucky to have two kids that deal well with teething. It usually does not affect their mood or their sleeping habits, knock on wood.

Week With Rylie And Avery

Rylie and Avery stayed in Rochester for the week at "Camp Grandma's"; Uncle Jeff and Aunt Robyn were up for the weekend and to celebrate the 4th of July and then they headed back to RI. We got to spend lots of quality time with them. We had a great week; Will LOVES hanging out with his cousins.

Rylie and Will Snuggling

Avery, Rylie, and Will

Will Swimming With His Rocket

Rylie's favorite stuffed animal is her Cuppy and Will's favorite stuffed animal is his Simba. What better idea than to have them get married. We came up with the idea when we were leaving RI in May to try and make saying goodbye not so hard for Rylie. As we left I told her we had a wedding to plan. She and Aunt Robyn picked out her dress and made the rings, etc. It was a beautiful ceremony. We also married Lumpy (Avery's favorite stuffed animal) and Pooh.

The Bride

The Groom

The Other Bride and Groom

Since the 4th of July was on a Monday this year, we decided to go to Penfield fireworks, as they were on Saturday night. We loaded everyone up and drove to Penfield and as soon as we got out of the car it started to rain. We ended up camping out under the awning in the Wegmans plaza and watched the fireworks from there. It was a little different, but we all stayed dry.

Witney's 1st Ponytail

All American Cutie

Aunt Robyn, Witney, and Bill

Rylie, Will, and Avery

Rylie, Uncle Jeff, and Will

On Sunday we headed over to the Noronha's (good family friends) for a celebration of David Noronha's baptism. It was a gorgeous day and we all enjoyed the fresh air.

Rylie, Will, and Avery

Cousins Photo Shoot

After the Noronha party, we headed over to Great- Aunt Donna and Great- Uncle Bruce's house for a 4th of July BBQ. We spent the afternoon with them, Nana, Papa, Great- Grandpa and Great- Grandma Zink.




After the BBQ we headed over to Grandma and Grandpa Wallace's house. The kids had a blast doing sparklers and "poppers". Will stayed overnight and had a sleepover with Rylie and Avery.

Witney's 1st Sparkler Experience

On Monday we loaded the kids up in the wagon and went to Mendon Center to play on the playground. Then we spent the afternoon at Wally World.



Tuesday we went to the zoo and enjoyed another gorgeous day outside.

Will's Roar

Rylie's Roar

Avery's Roar

Playing in the Creek

Tuesday night Rylie and Avery had a sleepover at our house. We spent the late afternoon in the backyard playing in the kids pool and sprinkler. The kids helped us make pizza for dinner and everyone thought it was yummy.

Witney and Avery Having Tea

Helping With the Pizza

Wednesday we headed to Seabreeze for a day of fun in the sun with Grandma and Grandpa Wallace. It was another fun- filled, exhausting day.

Thursday morning Will, Witney, and I met Grandma and the girls at Veterans Park to play on the playground. Then we went back to their house and the kids helped make Funfetti cupcakes for dessert, and we spent the afternoon swimming. It was a great week and went by way too fast. We can't wait to see them all again soon!

Time to Make Cupcakes