Our work in progress....

I promised a few people a picture of our new kitchen. The countertops are the holdup at this point. With Pete being back to work, it's been impossible to get anywhere to get them picked out. If we ever get a rainy Monday we need to run to Minneapolis where we'll have a wider selection than other local places. The first floor of the house is mostly done.. all of the flooring is in and the trim is on. My stained glass vanity by Kathy Heier turned out beautiful - I'm hoping to have it by next week, so I'll be sure to post a picture as soon as it's installed. The upstairs is all painted, and the carpet will go in hopefully next week. We're stalling on the upstairs bathrooms until our current home sells. So, anyway.... my patience runs thin some days... but we're getting there, and so far we're loving the changes we've made to make this our home. We'll be showing our house tomorrow and again next week, so keep your fingers crossed for us that it sells so we can wrap this next project up in a hurry!!!

Mother's Day at the Great Wolf Lodge - WI Dells

Mother's Day was great this year! We spent the night at the Great Wolf Lodge in a condo with Dave, Tori, and Josie. The kids (including Pete & Dave) had a blast at the waterpark... and we "moms" enjoyed many laughs watching them! Fischer was so worn out when we left he fell asleep less than a mile down the road and snored the whole way home. Thanks to the boys for planning such a great weekend for our families!!

16 month photos by Lynn Hamland

The Wedding Reception

A couple weeks after we returned home Jimmy & Karie had their wedding reception at the Veranda in Medford. We had a blast.... sent Fischer home early and reminded ourselves what it was like to be 22 again! ... and Sunday morning we were glad that we only stay out past midnight about once a year now! Shary and Neil were here for the reception also, so Fischer had a lot of fun with his sweet friend Lyla.

Fischer on Vacation too

While we were in Jamaica, Fischer stayed at Larry & Nede's for a week. I think they were all in heaven!! He hung out with Larry mostly (scary, i know) since Nede had school that week. He also got to spend a lot of time with Grandma Dory and Granpa Marty. Unfortunately he had to visit Marty in the hospital after he stepped on an old nail and developed a pretty bad infection.

By the end of our trip we really missed him, but we knew he was in good hands, with no shortage of attention! If everything they say is true - he behaved better for them than he does with us!

Fischer didn't seem to mind that we were gone.... but when we got back he wouldn't let us out of his sight for a week.

April 3rd 2010 - Jamaica Wedding

Jimmy & Karie were married on the beach in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. It was a wonderful, relaxing trip for all of us. The weather was perfect and the beaches were beautiful.

For the most part we sat on the beach and relaxed, but we did venture off the resort a couple times for a little shopping and some real jerk chicken.
He looks harmless, right?