I know, I know, it’s a little late for this kind of post, but I’ve got some pictures and want to show them off! Next post will be about Christmas (hopefully).
Thanksgiving was a gathering of the Jones and Cahill families. For two solid days we ate and played as much as we could! Wed. evening we kicked off the party with an intense game of roller blade hockey. Thursday was the time to try out all our new games and play disc golf. And of course, the moms cooked.
After all that practice you have to compete! Friday was tournament day and included the following:
Dominoes Shuffleboard
Backgammon
A new type of volleyball,
And bumper pool!
In case anybody wasn’t tired, we finished off with two hours of ice skating. We had a great time with our families and all the babysitters were great! I’m thankful that we could have a get together of both sides like that and enjoy good times and fellowship. We are blessed by our in-laws.
We took advantage of Brian’s time off last week to go on a little overnight trip to celebrate our anniversary. We dropped Lance off with Grandma and headed out – just the two of us!
Our first stop was the Summer camp where I worked when Brian proposed to me. We took pictures by the cross (site of engagement) then walked around some of the trails and said hi to the camp director.
Arriving at our destination – the Noe’s lake house – we set off to explore our surroundings. We picnicked on the raft then collected firewood via canoe. After a short break we headed back out to find the source of the lake. Unfortunately the trek was too rugged to bring a camera (or else I didn’t want to carry it with me) so you’ll just have to imagine pushing through a drainage pipe, portaging up a dam to another lake, and finding a mysterious creek with an abandoned dock. Put that together with pushing over a few dead trees and you’ll have our adventure.
Well, all that activity made us hungry! Brian fired up the grill and we soon had a feast!
We each ate two hamburgers, french fries and corn! Boy were we full!
I stoked up the fire really good before we went to bed – that little stove really beats the cold!
The next day we made breakfast, cleaned the place up and played games on the raft as we floated down the lake. It was a very peaceful morning and we both feel ready for another year of marriage!
I’m a bit behind in posting, but here’s Monday’s activities with “Uncle Dude” (a.k.a. Timothy.
Tim, Lance and I rode our bikes to meet Brian at the Boy Scout museum.
Lance wants to go camping.
We raced pinewood derby cars with Lance at the end to tell us who won. The cars were going so fast that it scared him so Daddy sat with him.
We let Lance try out a car for himself.
Then we rode stationary bikes to make our go carts race on the x-box game. Lance decided that dune buggies are better.
And finally there’s the laser rifle range. All the guys turned out to be crack shots – though some of the moving targets scared Lance. However, we all ended up having a great time.
He loves to feed himself cheerios, splash in the bath, try out everything within reach, watch food cooking and play with Daddy. He flirts with anyone who smiles at him and likes to hold on to something and stand up. He’s a busy little boy, examining things and experimenting with sounds, textures and taste. He goes to bed without complaining and usually wakes up and graces his “rescuer” with a big smile.
Here’s a sample of his playtime – he makes all kinds of noises and can be pretty loud, just for the fun of hearing himself.
We sure do have a lot of fun with this little guy. Thank you God for bringing him into our lives – what a blessing!
