Things are rolling around here......

Hello Everyone!!
I don't have any new pictures to show, but thought I should update our blog. We had a nice and productive trip "up north" last weekend. Thanks to the Klimie's for letting us bunk with them for the weekend.

Chad handed his Ford 150 pick-up truck off to my cousin Dan, who bought it from him. He then happily received his new(er) Ford 150 pick-up truck from Jamie. He has a very nice set of wheels, as we now have a 4-door truck! I will add that he has been spending this week washing it, vacuuming it, and basically babying it, like most guys do when they get a new set of wheels.
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On Saturday, we drove to Amery where our good friends bought a house. We were able to visit with them for a few hours. Saturday night, my parents came up to Barron to visit with us and we had a few good laughs. Grandpa Ken was sporting off his new bandanna on his head! :-)

Congratulations to Paul & Tara as they had their baby on Friday. Their sweet girl, Alaina Lorann, was just as beautiful as could be!! We were able to love her up a little before we left on Sunday. It was so nice of Tara to have had her baby while we were up north. I didn't bring my camera with us on our trip, but Tara took some pictures of the boys holding their sweet new cousin. I will post them when Tara sends them to me.

We also visited with the new owners of our house before we left and finished up a few things with them. We have been able to do the closing from a distance, which is nice. Thanks, Auntie Pat, for your help with that.

I have been going in to work this week to work on curriculum. We spent another day at the beach, as our summer is soon coming to an end. We have also been swimming and going for walks around our subdivision every night.

Carter is spending some time today at the park with his new friend, Brandon, who will be in his class. We have Open House at Carter's school on Thursday. Carter has Mr. C. for a teacher, who I have heard is great with kids!! He is excited to have a "boy" for a teacher. I start Inservice on Thursday and will continue until school starts on the 1st.

Bradley has spent some time at his new school this week. It is hard to get him to leave when we pick-up. He likes his new friends and his teacher.

This weekend we are going camping to the Jellystone Park in Fremont with some friends. Toby has a dog-sitter coming to take care of him. Another mom in our subdivision helps out with Toby if we need her. Since they have two dogs, we help them when needed, too. It is nice to get to know the people around us.

Well, there's an update in a nut shell. I hope everyone has a Happy 1st Week of School next week!!

The Dorwin clan

Sunday at the Pool

We tried a new church on Sunday called the Lakeland Community Church. It is the same affiliation as Friendship Baptist Church in Mondovi. Our Pastor told us about Lakeland, so we decided to try it first. It was a nice church. They had a great sound system, as the boys really enjoyed the music.
After lunch, we had a couple sprinkles of rain and some strong winds. We decided to pass on the boat tour of Lake Geneva until another time. We didn't want to get rained-out on the boat. Instead, the boys wanted to go swimming.....again.....

Here are the goggle-boys!!

We hope everyone has a great week. Keep in touch!!!!

A Day at the Beach.....

Saturday was a day at the beach. It was a beautiful day to spend at the beach. We had a lot of fun together. I was a little camera-happy, so........enjoy the pictures.......

After lots of swimming, the boys decided to play in the sand. Bradley informed us that he was making a CAKE out of sand and seaweed.

Carter's creation was making a lagoon....

After playing at the beach, we walked the sidewalk along the beach to the Riviera. The boys had to throw in a penny and make a wish at the fountain.

To end the day, we walked to Cold Stone for some ice cream. I would have to say this is a great way to end any day!!!!

Tara's Baby Shower

Sorry this posting is so late! We had Tara's baby shower the weekend before we moved. Everyone had a great time and enjoyed the good company.

Tara's baby shower cake was made by her grandmother..... Pat, Grandma Lila, and Kara all made it to the shower.....

LaNita, Toby and Sondra also joined the fun.....

Tara and her grandmother...

Kristy, Casey and Missy all smiling beautifully....

Let the games begin....

Autumn, Missy, Kara, and Kristy compete in the baby shower games....

Sondra, Grandma Rita, Grandma Lila, Pat and LaNita play the baby shower games....

Bradley and Allie came up with their own kind of games......

These two had lots of fun together, filling the house with giggles....

Tara and Autumn after gift opening....

It was great to see everyone! We are anxiously waiting for Baby Dorwin to arrive!!!

HAPPY BABY!!

We made it.........

Hi everyone - just wanted everyone to know that we had a successful move this week, and I am happy to say that we are not living out of boxes anymore!!!! I will update our blog just as soon as I can. I am having hardware problems with my computer and will need to take it to the doctor. We have pictures to share with everyone. We have been enjoying the remaining summer with lots of swimming at our pool, bike rides, playing at the park and walks along the beach. Today our family went to the beach for the day. Tomorrow after church, we are going on a boat tour of Lake Geneva to celebrate our anniversary. I will get back on-line and send out an e-mail just as soon as I can. I will be picking up my laptop from school on Monday.

It is very beautiful here with lots to do if anyone would like to visit!!!!!!..........................

We will be in touch soon...................