memorial day at a glance

all weekend we got to look at this: there was plenty of relaxing on keith's family farm, visiting with family, a little bit of fishing and even swimming because this year the sun shone brightly...not bad for memorial day weekend in wisconsin, where you never know what you're going to get in the weather department. i even got to chow down on some of uncle mac's famous bbq ribs, which were totally worth the five hour car ride getting up to the farm. sorry, there are no photos. we took care of all the evidence.

the kids turned into some serious fisherpeople over the weekend, perfecting their casting and excercising great patience.

luckily s.a.a.j. (special agent auntie jay) was on hand to bait the worms on their hooks.


hey, a.j., i totally owe you one!!!






our fishing excursion was successful...

after the mr. caught his large mouth bass, the kiddos deliberated whether it was humane to eat the fish or not. it was hilarious to hear them debate the issue, though finally, hunger won out. (the fish was delish by the way...nothing like fresh caught fish in a fresh, clean lake).

it's a law that whenever we go somewhere, we always forget something...this time it was the bucket for the fish. so fordy was in charge of babysitting the fish...

er, walking the fish. or something like that.

we rounded out the weekend with birthday cake for keith's brother andy,

who incidently is a kid magnet...not that you can tell or anything.

some napping while waiting for uncle andy to give out four wheeler rides...

i did mention he was a kid magnet, yes?

frog catching...and frog kissing

(which does not yield any princes, we concluded),

some very important, cousin bonding time,

and s'mores, star gazing and hiking.

it was the perfect weekend...

kids at play

is there anything better than a sprinkler on a warm afternoon?



the smiles say it all...

pure joy,

dawnie

tidings of spring

it's been a full week of meetings, running around and slaying viruses- both kids have been home from school this week with illnesses. alas, today is friday and i'm looking forward to spending a couple of supreme, lazy days over the weekend with the kiddies and the mr. i'm thinking some reading, relaxing, a movie, and some coffee and homemade pancakes are in order. maybe perhaps, if i'm feeling a bit ambitous too, a homemade cake.

so in the lines of keeping it simple, may you have a wonderful weekend!

happy spring,
dawnie