A few days up north

Last week we went up to my parents cabin for a few days. We had a great time! The weather was nice, but the horseflies and mosquitoes were terrible. Thanks Mom and Dad for being great hosts!

The little lawn chair Evan is sitting in is my lawn chair when I was a little kid. He's also holding a little fishing pole which he was more interested in eating then using it to fish.

Mom and Dad just put up a new flag! Looks nice blowing in the wind:-)

Evan was even able to go swinging!!

Daddy even took him down a slide.
We climbed the ranger tower. This is a picture of the tower from a distance. I haven't climbed the ranger tower in years. I forgot that the climb up to the tower is almost worse than climbing the tower itself. My legs were hurting for a couple days after the climb. Evan had no concept of the height of the tower. He just goes with the flow.

Evan and Eric at the top! HURRAH!

This is the beautiful view from the top of the tower. Thank goodness it was not too windy. It was perfect weather!!

Dad took us out for a boat ride on the old Sea Ray. Evan enjoyed the boat ride.

We went for a walk everyday and had to cover the stroller with a net, so the horseflies and mosquitoes would not eat Evan alive. I'm not sure if he understood why his view was so fuzzy:-)
Evan notices the smiley face on Grandpa Dewey's shirt.
Doesn't Evan look like a big boy in this picture? I think he is starting to look like a little boy. bye bye baby.

Evan gets to try out his traveling booster seat. It comes with two trays. Evan figured out right away how to take the top try off and you can see it sitting on the desk behind him. Fisher Price needed to attach the top tray better.

Holy Cow! Eric Turns 30!

Okay, it's official. I'm now old. On Sunday, I turned 30. I got to do two of my favorite things on my birthday. First, I got to take the boat with Denise and Evan to Maynard's for lunch. We had a great time. A great shout out goes to the best dock boy that ever lived, Ryan O'Brien. He is what makes a visit to Maynard's exactly what it should be. After lunch, he hopped on the boat and took Evan from Denise so that she could board the boat. You add Ryan's attention to detail to Maynard's food and you have yourself one awesome 30th birthday party.

Then, we went to White Castle and had dinner. Yes, I kind of have a thing for White Castle Sliders. Ahhh.....a perfect birthday.

Happy 4th of July!!

We headed out to the Island last night to stake out our spot. Our friend Jennine called me in the afternoon to warn us that the docks were starting to fill up. They were trying to save the rest of the dock for us, so we could be behind them. We made it out and got the perfect spot to stay for a couple nights. Evan took a couple of rides on the swing and still loves it very much.

Boats, boats and more boats. Things are crowded and people are trying to make room for everyone. Thank goodness we didn't have to arrive today. If anyone left, their spot was quickly snatched up.



Evan plays down in the cabin as I heat up some potatoes while Eric grilled some steaks on the grill.
Evan makes a mess of his yogurt while Eric was feeding him. He likes to try and grab the spoon and he manages to really make a mess. He looks like he is really having fun!
Evan started a new trick last night. He takes one of these balls and puts it on the seat back right behind him and it slides off onto the floor like a roller coaster hill. Then of course we have to pick up the ball and give it back to him, so he can do it all over again.


We watched the fireworks from Dave and Jennine's boat. They have a large boat with a nice cockpit that is high up with a great view. Eric took a self portrait of us.

Here are some shots of the finale.

You can see lots of boats are watching the fireworks.
This is Evan watching the fireworks in his dreams! Thankfully he didn't wake up with all the noise. He is a great sleeper on the boat. Thank goodness for the air conditioning which creates a nice white noise to block out the noise and also keeps him cool. SWEET DREAMS!

Trip to the zoo and more swimming for Evan

Last Friday we took the day off and took Evan to the Minnesota Zoo. Here are some pictures we took. Evan enjoyed the animals he could see moving. Some of the animals that are slow moving he doesn't really notice.

Watching for dolphins!

The cold water from the fountain felt nice on a hot day.

Watching all the fish in Discovery Bay. Fish are always moving, so Evan liked to watch them go.


Bottle time is happy break time!
Evan is really enjoying his swimming lessons. He doesn't mind getting water splashed in his face.

Ring around the rosy pocket full of posies...splashes splashes we all fall in. You may notice that Evan and Gavin have on the same swim trunks! The instructor told us that he had to have a swim diaper that wasn't a disposable and this suit has it built in.

Evan started sucking on Eric leg and Eric thru his head back laughing and hit is head on the boat. OUCH!

Then all Evan could do was smile:-)
Last Sunday Grandpa Bob took Evan and Eric to Lifetime Fitness to go in the pool. The inside pool was for 18 and over, so they had to go in the outside pool. Evan liked to splash Grandpa!