Monday, May 25, 2009

Memorial Weekend

I hope everyone enjoyed the long holiday weekend. We could not have asked for a better one. The weather was great and we had a lot of fun.

On Saturday, Chad prepared the garden for planting. The boys had fun helping in the garden.





Carter tried to make himself into a Scare Crow to stand in the garden....

Chad also brought the boat home and the boys helped him clean it up, and get the poles ready to do some fishing.

Later that day, we grilled on the charcoal grill and made S'mores for our dessert. I caught Carter still roasting marshmellows after the dessert part was done....

He was a mess.....his face, shirt, and hands were full of gooey marshmellows.

After church on Sunday, we headed to Independence to have lunch with Grandma Deb, Grandpa Ken, and Great-Grandpa Ed. We brought the Gator, along with Carter's bike, and the boys had fun riding around Grandpa Ed's yard. We even went for a walk to the park, and ended up walking to the river for the boys to get a little wet.

On Monday, we took the boat out on Lake Eau Galle and did some fishing.



Bradley is getting tired on the boat...

Don't fall asleep, Bradley........


We didn't have very good luck with fishing, but we had fun trying. The boys had a couple nibbles, and we have only one fish to claim. I have to say, it was my catch, but it was with Carter's fishing pole, so I let him reel it in. I let the boys claim the fish.


That one fish brought a lot of excitement to our boat.....

The only other catch we had was a big clam. As I pulled up the anchor, there was a great big clam that sat on top of it.

The boys played outside all afternoon and lounged around on the hammock that Grandpa Ken and Grandma Deb gave to them.




What a great way to end the day. I hope everyone enjoyed the weekend and the great weather that went along with it.
As we enjoy this three-day weekend, remember the importance of this day, as it commemorates the men and women who have died while in the military service.
Have a great week everyone!

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Happy Birthday, Andrew!!

Happy Birthday to our nephew, Andrew, on May 16!!!
We didn't forget......your birthday was on our calendar......we thought of you the day of......but I did forget to "blog" it.
We hope you had a great birthday, Andrew!!! We love you!! Chad, Auntie, Carter, Bradley & Toby

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Autumn's Dance Recital

I was able to watch our little niece, Autumn, at her dance recital Sunday night. Carter, Tara's sister (Casey), and her little boy, Jarod all rode with Tara to Osseo to watch Autumn perform.

Here she is in her pretty outfit with her mom..... Autumn is ready to show us all of her hard work, learning the dance/ballet steps.
Autumn, Carter & Jarod......

The dance recital was exciting to watch and Autumn did an excellent job. She looked so cute up there with the rest of the girls in their little outfits. Great Job, Autumn!!

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Happy Mother's Day

We spent Mother's Day in Barron at Jamie, Shana and the Klimie cousins, with Grandma Deb and Grandpa Ken. We had lots of good food and good company.
I forgot to get a picture with the boys earlier that day, so we ended the day in our pajamas for a picture. What a great feeling it is to be a mother and to have two little boys that make it all worthwhile (excluding Toby). Carter & Bradley make every day fun, exciting, rewarding, and full of love.
Mother's day comes to a close..................
As usual, Carter went around and took pictures of our fun at the Klimie's......
Bradley's most enjoyable part to the day was playing with the dogs in the dog kennel!!
We played a fun game with Abby that afternoon.......was it called "Caboos"??
Abby also showed us some of her knitting work. I was very impressed.....she is so talented!
Grandpa Ken and the usual look......

Andrew and his "unusual" look.....

Grandma Deb, looking pretty for Mother's Day......

Auntie Shana concentrating on........something..............

Uncle Jamie taking a snooze.......

Austin snuggling up to his mom and relaxing......

Chad, trying to play the Wii. He is really getting into the game.....

Andrew & Chad, playing the Wii. I think Chad liked playing the Wii, as we didn't see much of him.....

Shana and the cousins........

Bradley using the steering wheel to play Wii.....



Carter & Bradley driving a Wii game.....

Grandma Deb and her grandkids.....
We couldn't leave out the "silly" picture.....

A picture with Mom.......

We had a nice time together. Thanks Jamie & Shana for hosting the grill-out and spending time at your house. Happy Mother's Day!!!

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Happy Birthday Grandpa Ken!

Happy Birthday Grandpa Ken!! Grandpa Ken and Grandma Deb joined us for supper Thursday night for Grandpa's birthday.
"Happy Birthday to you......."
Blow out the candles........
Thanks for the good time. We love you!!
Chad, Nic, Carter, Bradley & Toby