Bikers invade Bowstring

Rich and Roger did the annual Jaunt with Jim Klobuchar bike ride this year. During the day off in Grand Rapids, we invited five fellow rider to the cabin for some lunch, bocce ball and relaxing.

Front row: John, Mary, Steve and Rhonda. Back row: Roger, Rich, Erin, Curt and Grandma Myrtle.

Four-generation photo

Sarah at the Bowstring Cabin with her mommy, Grandma Gloria and Great-Granny Myrtle.

Grandma and Grandpa Wynne

Sarah got to see her Grandma and Grandpa Wynne a couple of weekends ago. They brought Nanny over from Minot to visit Gary and Sue's cabin in Remer, then came to visit the Gordon cabin on Bowstring Lake.

As you can see, Sarah took it all in stride ... she loves everyone!

First taste of candy

When babies get their mitts on their first piece of candy...

... it's generally followed by the inevitable sugar crash.

Sarah "saw" her second movie today with Erin and I. We all went to "Mission: Impossible 3," and Sarah slept through nearly the whole thing, even the noisy explosion parts. A few weeks ago, her mom took her and her brothers to see "Over the Hedge."

Daddy daycare

Sarah and daddy got to spend a nice day together today. With the boys in Florida and mommy sleeping upstairs after working the night shift, we had some nice quiet time together. We worked on chatting together (Daddy: "Goo goo?" Sarah: "A-goooo ... gooo ... oooo.").

Here, Sarah is enjoying one of her favorite pastimes ... laying on top of the dining room table and watching her hermit crab toy (pictured) swing back and forth over her head.

Summer vacation begins!

Today was the last day of school for Noah, Lucas and Caleb. They rode home on the bus, then their dad picked them up for his first two-week stint with them this summer. Tomorrow they're all getting on an airliner and going to FLORIDA for about 10 days!

Caleb worried he would miss his mom, so he asked her to attach a picture of her to one of his stuffed animals so he could take it along. Erin will also be talking to the boys every night while they're away.

So it's suddenly QUIET around here! Erin is working her night shift at the hospital, and Sarah and Daddy are getting some quality time together. Tomorrow Daddy's going to start cleaning the house ... and this time, it might actually STAY clean for more than a day or two!