When you are surrounded by brothers, it is important to have girlfriends. Thankfully, Ruthie has Beth.

Friends who paint their nails together, stay together!

Fondue is a favorite Johanik family meal which we have affectionately renamed fundue. Veggies, raw meat, sharp skewers, and hot oil…a perfect meal for children, no? There are cheers all around when we announce fundue night.

We met friends at Cantigny and climbed the tanks and perused the museum. It was a great recap of our school year learning American history.

The boys had a fun sleepover with some friends in the tent which was set up in the backyard.

Roasting marshmallows!

We took a train ride into Chicago…

and enjoyed swimming in Grandma and Grandpa’s pool on the 56th floor of their building.

We spent July 4th in Chicago, watching a great fireworks show!

We are going to do another summer batch of pictures and move on to the fall. Looking through these summer pics while it’s 42 degrees outside just isn’t right. It’s going to be a looong winter!