Hughes News: August 2006

Tansta!

Here is my biggest boy, Tanner, and his girlfriend of 2 years, Lauren. They are so cute together! Tanner is a junior in high school this year. (They start Monday.) He works at Panera and usually enjoys it. He is a very good kid and I am always proud of him!

More Millennium

Here are some more cool pics: Me and my 3 sons, Tanner and girlfriend Lauren, and all the kids that came.
(Zach, Emily, Quentin, Emily B., & Harrison)

Millennium Park August 2006

A group of us took the train to Chicago to see the "Bean". It's actual name is Cloud gate. I don't care what people call it, it's cool either way. There are also two 50 foot tall towers with water cascading down them. They face each other and in between is an area where kids (or even adults, I suppose) can splash around. And somehow, on the towers images of faces are projected from the inside. Way cool! Every so often the faces make a kissy face and a huge stream of water shoots out of the mouth!

Summer Beach Days 2006

This is what summertime childhood is all about. Let's go to the beach and SWIM! and play in the SAND! and eat ICECREAM! We love living in Crystal Lake.

Camping in MI. July 2006

This is our 2nd annual neighborhood camping trip. We made the same trip last year and loved it so much we decided to do it again! I have never camped before. There is alot of dirt involved, but once you get past that, it's not so bad. The kids love everything about it. There was a creek for them to splash around in, not ot mention the beautiful beach right on Lake Michigan!

And at this particular park (Weko Beach), every evening just at sunset, a bugler plays Taps to honor veterans. The picture of the kids all sitting on a bench is from the one night we went to the beach to listen.

The picture of Quentin where it looks like he's trying to kiss Harrison through a screen is actually him talking to a "walking stick" bug, and Harrison just happened to be inside the kitchen tent.

More Camping!!!

S'mores are ALWAYS a part of camping. Weko beach has a great concession stand with lots of yummy snacks and the park also offers hay rides for the kids. (The parents love that part....they're gone for almost 15 minutes!)
The group shot is all the people we went camping with. We had soooo much fun!

Playing at Nana's house

Emily and Quentin cooled off by playing in the sit and spin sprinkler when we met for lunch at my mom's house. The kids always love to play there since grandmas hardly ever say "no".