North Woods

Lots of pics to share.
We went to the north woods of Wisconsin and rented a cabin with G's cousin M and family. It was absolutely gorgeous. The colors were changing and we had sunny days (after the big storm that we drove through). Here are some pics from our adventures.

The lake down the hill from our cabin.










Hiking with the kids.





















Lets call this F in a stump.








J discovered throwing rocks in the lake is fun!








And who said that inner tubes were just for water?









The summer season is drawing to a close in our garden. Just picked the last tomatoes, tomatillos and eggplants. Thought this pic was pretty cute of J and her cousin W, little gardeners that they are.










Gma T's visit is coming to a close and we've really enjoyed having her here. F and she have formed quite a bond.


Gma T and the little man.



Can't wait for Gma J to join us for October!

A week of firsts

This week has been a week of firsts.
J started at her new Montessori school and absolutely loves it. She's already made a new friend and we are told that they 'bonded' the first day. J's other first is that she actually used the toilets at the school. What a big girl! We are so happy that we made the decision to start her at the school. We even have a school BBQ coming. It has such a great sense of community. Anyway, here is J on her first day. She picked out her own outfit!Onto F's firsts. Just today he took the plunge and rolled from his back to his front. He still hasn't figured out what to do with that arm stuck underneath him, but he thinks the whole thing is pretty cool since he does it now every time we put him on his back. He's also started laughing and what a joy it is to hear him chuckle. Silly mom tries to do anything to make him laugh. He's also filling out quite a bit. Look at these biceps:

G took a break from basement work last weekend and we went to a park by one of the lakes. The kids loved the beautiful weather. Here's the F hanging in the pouch:And here's J in her red ladybug hat. It's hard to catch her standing still these days.
And the dudes hangin' out watching the boats:

Then crashed out for a nap:I realized that I've been the one with the camera recently so haven't gotten in many of the photos. Next round, I promise!