June This and That

We're not even halfway through the month of June, but we've already had a lot of good times!

Sand volleyball with some of her club teammates...

M, E, V, K and K

Maxi among the wildflowers at the farm

Kiera and some classmates are playing softball on the Westlake

Rec league. Here's Kiera (catcher) and Dave (helper coach)

Ty & Val came to cheer Kiera on at her softball game...

...grandpa too!

For Mother's Day, Kiera bought me a bunch of mini succulents

which I transplanted into our favorite tea tins to make a rainbow planter!

For the record, our two fave teas are the orange tin (Hot Cinnamon Sunset)

and the yellow tin (Yellow & Blue) which is a chamomile and lavender blend.

Got to spend the day with Leo and Lenny...

Here's Leo soaking up the sunshine!

They are cute (and lazy!) coworkers

Kiera tried CYO Track for the first time this year,

competing in the 400m, 200m, and discuss. Here are the members

of the 7th grade track team at the track banquet.

Girl Power!

Kiera and C on the paddle board on Lake Erie to watch the sunset

Another trip to the Lake, with G this time, but it was too choppy to go in

 

Leo and Maxi

This summer we got to watch Leo on Tuesdays and Thursdays when Ty was at work and Val was at class. He's such an easy going pup. He's a good boy, but his one down fall is chewing on baskets...good thing he's so cute.  One weekend this summer, Ty & Val and Mimi & Papa were out of town so we got to pet sit Leo and Maxi! 

Look at all dog hair on the floor!

 Lots of playing!

Maxine Jean

Meet the newest member of the Bockrath Family...

Miss Maxine Jean! Kiera and Papa picked her out

from the APL, they were second in line, so they 

didn't get their hopes up. But it was meant to be, the

first people in line backed out so Maxi came home

with Papa. He is loving having a furry companion

in his retirement and Mimi is warming up to her. 

Here she is on her first trip to the farm. She's got

a donut on because she was recovering from surgery.

Isn't she the cutest? She's a border collie/lab mix. 

 This pic sums up their personalities...Brooke is jealous

for Mimi's attention, sticking close to her and Maxi is

ready to frolic and play! They get along okay, they just kind

of coexist and Brooke growls when Maxi gets too close or 

tries to steal her human's attention. Maxi is so happy she

just finds some one or something else to play with.