New Family Activity

Lately at night we have been spending time coloring. Gray loves to color especially when Andrew and I do it with him. We all have to use the same color at the same time..too funny

It has been a lot of fun. Gray is getting better at making shapes and he is really good at knowing his colors.

I like this family tradition we have started :)





And here are the pieces of art we have done lately :)

Women's Weekend

This weekend was the annual women's weekend at our cabin.A bunch of women head to the cabin for good food, laughter, drinking and all and all a good time.

I didn't take too many photos, I must have been having too good of a time :)

But here are a few of the day/evening

Miss Georgia Ray


The girls hanging out before lunch - Casey, Rebecca, Miranda, Kathy and Margot Finnigan


Margot Finnigan (Rebecca's second daughter) and Kathy


Leah, Christine, Katherine and Sarah


Ali Johnson getting her baby fix with Georgia Ray


Megan, Katherine and myself


Sarah and Nel


Me and Katherine


Our grill masters - Christine and Leah


Kathy with her 40th birthday cake


We all had a really great time! The weather was great and the company was even better. Can't wait till next year!

(I will be asking Mina for some of her pictures to post more as she was snapping pictures left and right)

Welcome Georgia Ray

Yesterday our dear friends Megan and Norm Orman welcomed their second daughter Georgia Ray into the world. She was born around 4:15 pm, she weighs 7lbs 2 ounces and is 19 inches long.

I had the opportunity to go visit her today. There were tons of visitors at the same time, so I wasn't able to get but this one picture

She is a doll!



Mom, dad and big sister Sophia are doing great!@

Sunday fun day with Gray and I (part 3)

After I finished my ice cream and we got a lid for Gray's, we headed to the bridge to watch a big boat go through the canal. Gray has never gotten to watch this before, so it was fun to see his reaction to it all


Here it comes


A big cheeser grin quick for mom


Then back to watching the big boat come in to the canal


It is getting closer...at this point the boat blew it's horn..wow was that loud



Gray wasn't sure what to think of the horn, but he thought the big boat was super cool!

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The last look at the boat before it heads into the harbor


One last shot by the big anchor before our long walk back up the lake walk

Gray and I had a really nice afternoon together
On our walk back Gray got to see more horse drawn carriages and the train
So next time we head down to the canal he wants to ride the horses and the train..should be an adventure :)

Sunday fun day with Gray and I (part 2)

After we played in the lake for a while...we walked down the lake walk further and decided to hit cold stone and get some ice cream. Which was more my idea because I had to go to the bathroom really bad and I wasn't sure how I would handle a Biffie with a kid and a stroller...

Anyway, Gray really enjoyed his blueberry ice cream


Got distracted from eating his ice cream when the horse drawn carriages went past

Sunday fun day with Gray and I (part 1)

Andrew was out of town the last couple days fishing. So today Gray and I some time and went down to the lake to enjoy the beautiful weather

First we walked down the lake walk to the area where you can throw rocks in to the lake


Our cutie


First throw of a rock into the water..You can see the rock still in the air


Here he is throwing in a stick


Heading back in from wading in the water


These next shots are just fun ones of him walking around in the water, he did good not to fall in :)






taking a load off...watching the boats


Darling shot


He's got his sticks and he is enthralled with all the boats

Playdate with Sawyer and Lucy

Kel and Sawyer (along with Sandy) made a quick trip up to Duluth Saturday afternoon. So we got together with Christa and Lucy for a playdate.

It is amazing to see how fast Sawyer is growing, considering how little I see him :)

It was fun to watch the kids interact and for us girls to get a chance to catch up.

Here are some shots from the day


Sawyer checking out the potty chair


Miss Lucy


Gray showing Sawyer and Lucy his dance moves


Sawyer was starving so he had some pizza


We tried to get the kids to sit together for a picture, it didn't last long enough


Gray trying to pull Sawyer in the tractor


Sawyer wanted nothing to do with going down the slide..all he wanted to do was hang out at the top of the slide...


Gray and Lucy in the sand box


Sawyer found the wheel and wanted to take his turn driving


Okay..so we tried again to get them in a shot..this is the best one I got


This one wasn't bad, but Gray isn't looking and Lucy had had enough and is getting up..oh well..still fun!


Senor Gray


Lucy max'n and relax'n


Sawyer looking at the chickens..he followed them around and kept pointing at them, I don't think he knew what to make of them


Gray decided to end the playdate in his diaper and rain boots, playing boats in the bird bath...oh what a fun little man he is :)

The kids had a great time, us girls had fun catching up. It was a short visit, but worth it :)
Hopefully we can do it again sooner rather than later...