It has been a while. Sorry about that. Usually I blog when I can't sleep - and the good news is that I have been sleeping well. The bad news, no blog updates!
So, since we have missed a few months...I will update you in pictures - a thousand pictures...as it may seem.
National Night Out
With help from two other neighbors, we organized a National Night Out party for our neighborhood. Complete with a fun bouncy house, visit from the firetruck, root beer floats, and pinata! It was a great time to connect with our neighbors during a busy summer season.
Washington County Fair
We took part in our annual tradition - a few visits to the county fair. This time Jack got involved in the action of taking care of the cows. Mitch loved visiting with the calves. The boys also loved the garden tractor pull.
Baltic Sea Cruise
Jeremy and I left the kids behind and celebrated another great year at ADP. This time they treated us to a few days in Stockholm Sweden, then several more aboard a cruise ship in the Baltic Sea and to various countries surrounding the Baltic.
Jeremy & our friend, Greg
Enjoying a speed boat ride in the Swedish Archipelago
Jeremy accepting his award for another top performance this year!
Summer at Nelson's Ice Cream Shop
We have a favorite spot in the summer...Nelson's. They are known for giving generous helpings of ice cream at very affordable prices. It seems to be a regular stop for us!
Art
While spending the weekend in Hayward, I went to see some local artists at work. One particular artist, Sara Balbin, taught us a bit about her craft - metalwork. She showed us how to pound copper into necklaces and a bracelet. It was a wonderful afternoon with my mother-in-law Jeannie and Great Rose.
How to REALLY Lick a Bowl Clean
Jack, Mitch and I decided to bake some cupcakes to celebrate the start of the football season. Making any kind of batter usually means cleaning the bowl with our tongues. YUM. Here Jack demonstrates the right way to do that...all in!!
The First Day of Preschool
Thirty-ONEderful
This year I turned thirty-one. I think this one was harder to swallow than just plain thirty. A friend at church told me that I am actually thirty-ONEderful. I like it.
Appleton Marathon
We travelled to Appleton, Wisconsin for Jeremy's sixth marathon. Family gathered to cheer for him in our own way.
Jeannie - with several "Jeremy-on-a-Sticks" that she and Paul worked to create!
The boys had their very own noise makers and signs!
Grandpa Paul had his noise maker too...
Here is Jeremy at mile 13
And mile 25...
He finished well! Here are his stats:
Time: 3:17:48
Pace of 7:33 miles
72nd out of 900 Runners Overall
10th out of 65 Runners in his Division
66th out of 537 Men Running the Race
Playtime - Rain or Shine
Regardless of the weather, we spend a lot of time outside. Most of the time we get so dirty that we go through a few outfits during the day. The boys seem to get better at playing together each day.
Bike-A-Thon
Jack and his friend Noah were able to race their bikes around for their preschool's bike-a-thon. They had a wonderful morning playing together and riding bikes.
Jeremy even took his turn...
So, there you have it...a few pictures of the last few months.
Now are are embracing fall and all of the wonder that comes with it.
Crisp cool air, bonfires, apple orchards, cooking in the oven, costumes, football, school, falling leaves, long sleeve shirts, closed toed shoes...
1 comment:
That was wonderful. I was missing your blog, and pictures are what I love to see. Thanks by the way for the picture of me eating ice cream weird. lol Your boys are wonderful and I hope I get to see you guys soon. It's been too long for just living 7 minutes away!
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