Well, I found some wifi :-)!!!

Public libraries are good for many things....

The sky is so blue up here you can't believe! The kids are having a blast swimming in the lake all day and playing with Annie (the neighborhood dog that is the coolest ever!!).

Randy and Jeff have been fishing, we even grilled some Walleye the other night, yum! The weather has been unbeleivably beautiful and it's just all around awesome up here.

Catch you later............

Ok, one last thing............

Three batches of Colie's delicious homemade granola. check.
Five boxes of Mom's Best Cereal, mmmmm. check.
One gi-normous bag of rolled oats. check.
One huge bag of flaxseed meal. check.
Gobs of carrot, bean, and spinach baby food (Gage still loves this stuff). check.

Breakfast at the lake. Covered.


Houston, we are ready for take off and here is the luggage to prove it. Remeber this is a family of six for three weeks:

Goodbye!!!!

We're headed north for our annual summer vacation to the lake. If I'm unable to get internet service up in the woods I won't be posting for the next three weeks! So, enjoy the rest of the summer, we'll be back........

Two Months

Our Addie girl is two months old today and just growing like a weed! She is either all smiles or all crying depending on when you catch her, we just LOVE her!!!!

Happy Birthday Colie!!!!

Happy Birthday to my fantastic sister Nicole!

I love that I can call you any time of the day and just start right in on why I was calling. No need for ten minutes of "pleasantries" just dive right in: "Can you get me the number for Red Robin asap?". I love that you are not afraid to give your opinion, though sometimes it can tick me off :-). I love that I can talk to you about ANYTHING and you'll listen.....and give your opinion :-). I love that we are raising our kids at the same, but I wish we lived closer together. I love your passion for exercise and hope you continue to rub off on me. I love the way you just "roll with it", especially with three boys! I love that you can open any jar in the kitchen, take down John and Mike, and remove hinges from a closet door, but can still cry while watching Anne of Green Gables. I love that you put up with my hypochondria and remind me I am crazy :-). Most of all I love that God blessed me with such an awesome sister.

We love you and Happy Birthday!!!!!!

xoxoxoxoxoxo, Randy, Liz, Ashlynnie, Ryde, Gage Man, and Addie

My favorite Gage thingy right now.

Finally, he said it. "Hold you momma, hold you." Though it sounds more like "holdjoo". :-) It is one of my absolute favorite phrases of toddlerhood.

Since the moment they could walk it's been like a mantra to them: "Do you want mommy to hold you?". So ofcourse when they learn to talk it's no wonder they choose that phrase instead of "hold me".

I can still remember the first time Ashlynn and Ryder made their request and I just figured Gage wasn't going to go through this phase. So glad he is.

Just today he asked and I pretended like I didn't quite understand him so he would say it again.

It totally melts my heart.

I need this.

A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control.

Proverbs 29:11

Ok, so when you are packing for a three week trip for four kids including an infant, this verse comes in handy. Now, I just need to walk around repeating it to myself all day long. We are leaving on Saturday and I am racing with the clock to get organized and figure out what I need to bring and what can stay home.

I will try really hard to post some updated pics of the kiddos (especially Addie) before we go. :-)

I'll try.