Another fish picture...

Here is one of the many fish we caught!!

And one of Kelly and Indy getting ready for bed!

Weekend Getaway

We headed up North this past weekend and enjoyed a nice time camping and my parents. We were able to watch my niece Madelyn sell her pig at the 4H youth show on Thursday night (my camera was dead, so no pictures) and then on Friday night we had cake and ice cream for Kelly's 8th birthday and my nephew Adam's 11th birthday. We had our very own fire-breathing dragon cake.
On Sunday, a bunch of us went out fishing. The best catch of the day was when my brother Dave caught a sea-gull!!! Kendra was eating her lunch when a bunch of seagulls decided to swarm. One grabbed a hold of Dave's line and got hooked. Dave had to reel it in and then my brother Mike had to un-hook the gull - he was fine and flew away!!! It is hard to see in the pictures but if you look close you can see Dave reeling in the bird!!! We had a blast!!

It's been a while....

Wow, time sure does fly. I can't believe that it has been almost 6 weeks since we updated our blog. Here are a few pictures from an evening a couple of weeks ago when we went for ice cream and down to walk on the pier.

Big Boat

Sunday evening Rob and I thought we would go to Captain Sundae's and get a Tommy Turtle and head to the channel to watch the boats coming in. We had perfect timing...we got to watch the Wilfred Sykes head out into Lake Michigan.

Here is a little info - for those who care - Like Rob:)

Built by American Shipbuilding Co., Lorain, OH in 1949 for Inland Steel Co., the streamlined bulk freighter Wilfred Sykes was the first new American-built Great Lakes vessel constructed after World War II. At the time of her launch, she was the largest vessel on the Great Lakes. The Sykes is powered by 2 steam turbine engines producing a combined 7,000 horsepower driving an 18 1/2 foot diameter four-blade propeller giving her a speed of up to 16 mph. Being the first steamship built to burn "bunker C" heavy oil for fuel instead of coal, her fuel tanks can hold 165,000 gallons giving her a cruising range of 4,500 miles. She is also equipped with a bow thruster.

Her 18 hatches feed into 6 compartments where she can carry 20150 tons at maximum Seaway draft of 26 feet and is capable of carrying 21500 tons at her maximum mid-summer draft of 27 feet 7 1/2 inches. The Sykes was the first Great Lakes vessel built with a 70-foot beam and was also the first laker built capable of carrying in excess of 20,000 tons.

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Waterfront Property

We always wanted to live on the lake but this isn't what we had in mind....




Rob and Abbie got the Kayaks out!

Go Abbie Go --I really don't think you need your life jacket on the slide, but maybe!






We are getting more rain today but the creek seems to have shifted some and is no longer coming up higher into our yard.

New Tramp!!

Last weekend we were able to enjoy the beautiful weather and put up our new trampoline - thanks to Grandma & Grandpa Osborn!! The kids (and Rob) and an great time!!