Just love this one - this is a 'normal' look for our precious boy - now 5 months old!Wednesday, August 13, 2008
A Favorite Shot
Just love this one - this is a 'normal' look for our precious boy - now 5 months old!
Camping Take Two!
We're heading out again! The pop-up was great last time, so we're trying it again. This time we're headed up to Mackinaw City to a nice campground recommended by a friend. I looked online for a few recipe ideas (things you can cook in foil over the fire). As I looked, I found some good ideas - and also a link for 'Make Your Own Baby Food While Camping.' Aaron's not eating solid food yet, but that one cracked me up!! As if this mom of four would want directions for making my own baby food WHILE CAMPING (remember my mom in law's quote? "All the work of home with none of the conveniences." :) I'm ready for the dirt and all this time!!
Thought that was a good one! We're all eager to go on this trip - it will be nice to be further from home, and we'll do some hanging out at the campground enjoying the view, the beach, and the heated pool, and we'll also do some sightseeing - a day trip to Tahquamenon's Upper and Lower Falls, etc.
Back to packing! My enthusiastic helper Robyn keeps asking me, "Now what food?" as I write this and then she scurries around the kitchen getting the items! Ken told me this morning he'd like to leave by 8:00 AM Thursday Yikes! :)
p.s. I added pics of our Maxine's experience - look at previous post.
Thought that was a good one! We're all eager to go on this trip - it will be nice to be further from home, and we'll do some hanging out at the campground enjoying the view, the beach, and the heated pool, and we'll also do some sightseeing - a day trip to Tahquamenon's Upper and Lower Falls, etc.
Back to packing! My enthusiastic helper Robyn keeps asking me, "Now what food?" as I write this and then she scurries around the kitchen getting the items! Ken told me this morning he'd like to leave by 8:00 AM Thursday Yikes! :)
p.s. I added pics of our Maxine's experience - look at previous post.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Goin' Local
Dancin' to the Folk Tunes!
The Mill Creek Band - they were good! They perform every Wed. night. - and it's not overwhelming (noise wise), just pleasant.
Happy Audience Members
We survived the church directory picture - it went better than any family picture we've taken in a long time! The only one who didn't smile was Aaron...I think he was enthralled by the bright lights of the photographer. And he's usually so smiley! Do you think the promise of ice cream later for anyone who cooperated at the picture helped the children?!
So, we left the pictures at 5:45 and headed for the closest restaurant to our home. Do you locals know which one that is?
If you said Maxine's, you're right! This is the little hometown place in Sparta where the pastors head once a week for breakfast and meeting. It's got more decorations than you can count, and one wall is devoted to pictures of local soldiers present and past in their military uniforms. Little did we know it was our lucky night...The Mill Creek Band performs there live on Wed. nights! I cannot remember the last time I was in a restaurant with a live band (3 different guitars, two of them sang)! They were great - slight country, golden oldies (the majority of the crowd was past 60), and our Robyn enjoyed it so much she began dancing! It was so fun. Ken reminded me that if we were in Boston, this is the type of restaurant I would ask for - good food with local flare. Ken said his dinner was as good as one he would have at a Chili's or Brann's. Go Local! :)
(And then we headed home to treat the oldest five members to ice cream, since we were all cooperative during the picture!)
I'll get some pics posted of Robyn dancin' and the band playin.'
The Mill Creek Band - they were good! They perform every Wed. night. - and it's not overwhelming (noise wise), just pleasant.
Happy Audience Members
We survived the church directory picture - it went better than any family picture we've taken in a long time! The only one who didn't smile was Aaron...I think he was enthralled by the bright lights of the photographer. And he's usually so smiley! Do you think the promise of ice cream later for anyone who cooperated at the picture helped the children?!So, we left the pictures at 5:45 and headed for the closest restaurant to our home. Do you locals know which one that is?
If you said Maxine's, you're right! This is the little hometown place in Sparta where the pastors head once a week for breakfast and meeting. It's got more decorations than you can count, and one wall is devoted to pictures of local soldiers present and past in their military uniforms. Little did we know it was our lucky night...The Mill Creek Band performs there live on Wed. nights! I cannot remember the last time I was in a restaurant with a live band (3 different guitars, two of them sang)! They were great - slight country, golden oldies (the majority of the crowd was past 60), and our Robyn enjoyed it so much she began dancing! It was so fun. Ken reminded me that if we were in Boston, this is the type of restaurant I would ask for - good food with local flare. Ken said his dinner was as good as one he would have at a Chili's or Brann's. Go Local! :)
(And then we headed home to treat the oldest five members to ice cream, since we were all cooperative during the picture!)
I'll get some pics posted of Robyn dancin' and the band playin.'
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