Zo-Zo

This is our pretty lil' calico thing. She's the cat I kept going back to the 'Cat Shop' (aka Humane Society) to check on & finally Josh said "if she's still there next week you can get her" and she was, and I did! How can you resist those beautiful green eyes?

She plopped herself down on the couch and enjoyed some warm sunshine and good squirrel watching.


Do you like how she's trying to act all chill, like she's not really stuck?

It does look pretty comfy though!

Such a sweet, pretty lil' calico :)

Hawk Eye

I have always had a thing for Hawks. In fact, Josh has nicknamed me 'Hawk Eye' because I seem to spot them everywhere. We now live just below Hawk Ridge and have a beautiful view of it from our back yard. The bird migration is going on right now, so me & Hawk Eye Jr. headed up there today to check it out. We had so much fun, that when Bren got home from school we went back & did something pretty special!

Armed with his "noculars", Nash took his Hawk spotting very seriously!
"Momma, I see one! No, I see two! I see lot's of Hawk's"!

This is what we saw. This was a Merlin Hawk. 1 of only 3 spotted today. They catch the birds and band them, then release them. For a fee, you can adopt one & release it. They give you the band # and notify you if they see the Hawk again. It's pretty cool.

Bren adopted the Merlin.


He was pretty excited. I was jealous. He's holding a real, live, wild HAWK!



***Random Hawk fact: Raptors are reluctant to cross large bodies of water, so when they migrate south & get to Lake Superior, the birds naturally veer southwest along the Lakeshore, making Hawk Ridge the ideal Hawk watching spot in NORTH AMERICA!***

Fly south, lil bird!


Now it was Hawk Eye Jr.'s turn. Nash's Hawk, who he shockingly named "BUSTIN BEAVERS", was a Sharp-shinned Hawk.


Nash was so excited and brave! Bustin Beavers wouldn't take his eyes off Nash, which did make Momma a teeny bit nervous.



Everyone counted down.....three...two....one.....and he was supposed to let go. Instead he snuck a few more moments with the bird................then when HE was ready..................

He let Bustin Beavers spread his wings!

The tiny black dot is Biebs himself, flying away.

Be sure to go check out Hawk Ridge. Drive in until you see the little station they have set up. Peak viewing times are 10am-2pm & the number of raptors will peak around th 15 of September (give or take a day or two). Click this link to learn more about the migration (it's pretty fascinating). http://www.hawkridge.org/visit/migration.html

Park Point Photos with Bree

This is Bree, my BFF. Isn't she cute? We have been friends since 7th grade (crazy to think we met over 20 years ago!!). A couple weeks ago we went down to Park Point and I did a little photo session with her family.

Miss Chloe Mae...look at those eyelashes!
Lucky little girl inherited her Momma's beautiful eyes :)



She got a purple feather in her hair for her 4th Birthday...so cute!



Little beach babe.

Look at her adorable headband! Almost makes me want a baby girl to dress up, I said ALMOST!

Ugh oh...

This is big brother Caden

Mr. Caden is 12.

Love this picture of him...such a cute little smirk on his face

Daddy & his little girl...awe

The High School Sweethearts.....

.......and their cute little family!

Momma & her girl...so sweet!

This is my favorite...she is just to cute! Love her little blonde curls.




Me: "Chloe, if you just look at me and smile, you can have ICE CREAM"! Amazing how that works like a charm.

We had to make good on our bribe, so we ended with some ice cream on the Lakewalk!

9 & Strep

Bren woke up on his 9th Birthday with a 102 degree temp & strep throat. Obviously not how he/we had planned on spending his Birthday! Poor kiddo was so sad (and in so much pain he could hardly even talk). He just laid around on the floor, moaned in pain, and all he wanted to do was sleep.




He felt so cruddy he almost didn't even want to open presents! Look at the sad, sad tear in his eye.





Back to sleep. Thank God for antibiotics. In 24hrs he was back to being Bren!

"Momma, me a CHAMPION"



With a bit of encouragement & help from his big brother, Nash decided to take the training wheels off. I heard Bren say "Nashers, Eddie (One of Bren's nicknames-how Bren always refers to himself when talking to Nash) learned how to ride without training wheels when he was three, you can too. Mom will even buy you Dairy Queen if you do". That was it. DQ and he agreed! So they crabbed a wrench & off they went.





Next came the Momma who would save the day. (Or at least the kid from crashing). But the little kiddo didn't need any help...he just took off!

"Momma look, me can do it all by me-self!!!!!!!"

Why wouldn't you celebrate by doing a summer sault?

"Momma, me did it and me only three! Just like mine big broder did. Me a champion!"



Way to go my little CHAMPION! I am so proud of you!

*Some scenes were recreated due to Josh being out of town & Nash wanting to learn before he got home! Josh pulled in the driveway 10 minutes after Nash learned how...so I had to run & grab the camera :) He was so excited to show his Daddy what he learned to do.

Uncle Larry

Today was a sad day for my family.

After a well fought battle with cancer,

my Uncle Larry

passed away this morning.

We will miss him dearly.

A big part of our family is gone, but will always be remembered.

These photos are from our family get-together at the Lundberg cabin last July. It was such a bittersweet time. My Grandma had been diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer in March, and 4 months later in July, Uncle Larry was also diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. We all knew this would probably be our last family get-together at the cabin with everyone. I am so thankful for the memories of that weekend.

He leaves behind a wonderful family who will miss him dearly. I will miss his bull-shitting! No one could make up a story like he could!


Cherish time spent with family, life passes by way too quickly.




We love & will miss you Uncle Larry!