What do you do on weekends? ? ? or as Sharyn says "You are Nuts!"

Weekends for having a great time with friends -- right? Well, some of my friends (the junior high from CBC; Chuck, the youth pastor; & Micah, another volunteer staff) and I went on what we call "Traveling Camp" this past weekend. There were 8 of us and we had a great time. I'll try to capsulize the weekend in pictures.

We left Friday afternoon in a 15 passenger van to travel to Amnicon State park in Wisconsin. We enjoyed an evening of listening to the rain on the tarp but still roasted marshmallows for s'mores and the boys explored the park. Saturday morning we got up, had breakfast, went to the falls for our morning devotion time.


Then we load up and head out to catch the ferry to Madeline Island and Big Bay
State Park.



While there we walked a trail for the boys to jump off the rocks into a very cold Lake Superior (but they had a great time). Even Chuck jumps in to the lake.





Me, I'm a wimp!! I climb down the rocks and walk into the lake -- but I made it all the way in. After a bit it's not so cold -- or maybe it's just that I get numb.




After having lunch and playing on the beach we head back to the ferry for our return.
It was quite windy and Lake Superior was quite choppy and waves were amazing to watch as they hit the side of the dock as we were getting on the ferry.



From Bayfield, we drove to Pattison State Park for Saturday evening. And yes, we do sleep in the tents. The boys again did their exploring and Chuck and I got a chance to play a little cribbage and get dinner ready for them.




Sunday morning we walked over to Manitou Falls for our morning devotion time and then we loaded up and headed to St Croix Falls and "Fawn Doe Rosa", a animal rescue park where you can feed and view animals. The trip ended back at CBC on Sunday afternoon without me, as Gary picked me up so I could be back in time to wish Michelle and Jeremy well before they boarded the plan for their Iceland Trip. Every trip I take with the youth, our church secretary, Sharyn, tells me that I am "N U T S" but what she doesn't realize is that I always have a great time and it really is what keeps me young. I say "bring em on!"

Next weekend I head up to the Boundary Waters with the senior high.

Happy Birthday Margaret & Michelle

Today is a reminder of that day 29 years ago!

Thanks for the memories!

"Hangin' With Mormor"

Well, it now has been two weeks that Oliver has been coming to Mormor's. Here is what Oliver does when he comes -- he "hangs" out on the Lizards and chews whatever it is that he can put into his mouth.

He loves the jumpy seat that we have for him but still has to have something to chew on.


Last week when Oliver was here we put a "boppy" behind him because his balance wasn't quite there yet but L O O K what we figured out this week! We can sit by ourselves and maintain balance.


He loves to sit and play and smile.



After Oliver's morning nap today a "big" truck pulled in the driveway and we went out to see what it was. He was fascinated by the truck.

The guys were delivering a brand new grill for Morfar and Mormor.


Then Oliver and I decided to go for an adventure and take a little walk. Oliver got to see another big truck with a bobcat on behind that was getting ready to cut branches away from the power poles. Then we walked by a garden but the flowers were all done blooming. Across the street was more construction.

We made our Walgreens destination after seeing all of the fun things.



Marmie called while we were at Walgreens to say that she was coming early to pick up Oliver so we high-tailed it back home and showed Marmie the new grill which she decided needed some very small footprints on the new stainless steel.

(I can't wait until the 1st of August when Danya and Laura come to visit at Nana's house. It will be fun to be able to post about her adventures in Minnesota.)

The other day when Oliver was over -- I got to laughing because he was sitting on my lap making noises but his mouth wasn't moving all of the time. They are just too cute not to share. He brings a whole new meaning to talking just to hear myself.

Oliver's First Day at Mormor's

What fun we had! I picked Oliver up at about 9 am and returned home. He ate and napped in the morning and then we read a book that my big sister, Connie, used to read to me. When I found the books were back in publication, I ordered a complete set and can't wait to read them to Oliver over the summer and beyond. The books are the stories of "Snipp, Snapp, & Snurr" and "Flicka, Ricka, & Dicka" (original copywright is between 1936 & 1946 by Albert Whitman & company in both the United States and Canada). They are stories of three boys from Sweden who seem to get in trouble a lot and three little girls from Sweden who don't seem to get into any trouble. Imagine that!!

After a short cat nap after lunch - Oliver helped me with some computer issues I was having -- he was a B I G helper as you can see.

Then it was time for a little tummy time before an afternoon nap before Marmee came to pick him up.

I can't wait until Wednesday to see what we will be doing. Never now what the day will hold.