Out of Order

The next few posts are about our time in Thunder Bay.  I guess I should have posted them backwards.  Oh well.  If you are a really organized, must have everything right type person you might want to start at the bottom and work your way up.  But then that would drive an organized person crazy wouldn't it?

Hmm.  First thought, why am I still awake?  Second thought, why, please tell me, am I blogging?

Thunder Bay -Boat Ride

The evening we spent in the boat was a highlight for sure.  The boys were in their glory.  Callie just sat there.  When we were finished I asked her if she wanted to go for another ride.  She very seriously  shook her head NO! I think deep down inside she really did enjoy her self.

I always relive my childhood when I ride in a boat.  Some know what I'm talking about.  I won't bore the rest of you.  It's just something that's hard to forget. Sometimes I wish I could go back for just a few minutes. 

I think we took this picture to show my grandma...

This may be my favorite picture from the whole trip.  They were soaked!

Stone face

Later in the trip my dad took Isaiah and Nathan fishing.  There are no pictures of this event, but from what we've heard it was an adventure!  Sadly, the only fish that was caught was some poor tiny thing.  They boys were disappointed to not have caught a fish, but they'll be back!

Thunder Bay -Marina

A favorite spot to visit when we are in Thunder Bay is the Marina park. Sadly, half of it is being redone and is torn up. Why do thing have to change?  Am I getting old?

Anyway, here are some pictures from our evening at the marina.  Love this place.

"Muscles"

Thunder Bay 2011

Last month we enjoyed a trip to Thunder Bay.  Well, enjoy probably isn't the word for the actual driving part of the trip, but we sure did enjoy our time at Mom and Dad's.  (actually the trip went well. however 20 hours in a car is just a long time. even for adults)

Since I am so far behind on blogging I'll, once again, just post pictures.  They say the most anyway. :)

Tea time with Grandma

We ate a lot of snacks and on the back porch

Even picked raspberries (in their PJ's)

Mom's flower beds were amazing this year. 

We visited their wonderful Dollar Store and came home with some tresures. Maybe we should have looked for a tool belt.  Mom picked up these shorts for Nate somwhere before we got there  I think they'll fit him great next year.  He didn't seem to care that they were a little too big.

Dad playing pitch and catch with the boys.  Remember those beautiful flowers? I know for certain a few of them didn't look as nice when we left as they did when we arrived.  It may or may not have something to do with this game of ball.  (sorry mom!)

The boys rode and rode and rode these bikes

Summer 2011 Part 2

This summer we also..

Read books, 

Played with play dough in our pj's; put stickers on our faces and did lots of laundry

We ran races and got in the way,

made ice cream in my $5.00 yard sale find  -worked great!

Took a Sunday night hike and threw stones,

lots of stones

and we held some stones in our tight fists that we should have let go...

We played together and payed little attention to fashion

And we ate corn.  Isaiah told me that if he could choose between bags of candy or just 2 little kernels of corn he would pick the corn!

We also took a trip to Thunder Bay.  Pictures on that coming soon.

Summer 2011 Part 1

 I have no idea where to start with posting about our summer. I think I'll just start posting pictures and see where I end up.

5k race -July 4th

My cheer leaders -they were rather tired of the whole thing by this point. But having them there  was very special.

My grandparents (and aunt -not pictured) also came.  My Uncle Daryl ran the race as well.  Much faster that I did I should add.  He recently qualified for the Boston Marathon.  I'm proud of him, but have no desire to join him!   

Later that day we went to my grandma's for ice cream.  Here Callie is playing with her second cousin Lilly.  Sweet girls! 

To Nap or Not to Nap

To blog or not to blog.  I hate it that it has been over a month since I blogged.  If I remember correctly I was behind on blogging when I posted the last time also.  I just keep thinking I can't blog until I catch up on all the stuff from our summer and I can't do that until I have pictures to post.  The pictures are finally on the computer (not this piece of junk) so one of these days I shall catch up.

In the mean time here is a question: when do you have a child stop taking naps? Oh the agony.  Right now Callie sleeps every day -she's is not the problem.  Isaiah and Nathan both have quiet times for about 1 hour.  More times than not they both sleep, but then I have to wake them up or bedtime is not fun.  I feel like for my sanity they must take a quiet time.  Am I a bad person for that?  I don't really care if they don't sleep, but often they fall asleep.  Sometimes they don't fall asleep then they are complete bears till bedtime and even the next day until nap time comes around again.  Then I think maybe I should let them sleep longer today.  Bad idea.  As I started this post Nate was pretending to be a fireman on our bed (where he was sent when they had to be separated).  I have no idea what the correct answer is to this and I don't really expect to get one.  However, if you have suggestions they are welcome!

My main reason for blogging was just to get back into it again.