Dude. If I Have To Use The Cheap Stuff...So Do You.

Our Weekend In Minneapolis.

Lily and I were 'dancing queens' on the dancefloor. I have NO idea who the guy next to me is...but he's having a REALLY good time.

The happy couple. She's still smiling, even though she got handcuffed after the kiss (he's a Minneapolis police officer). She must really love him :)
Lily likes to blow bubbles. Those are some very cute lips. I want to kiss 'em.
Lily kept tabs on the 'beautiful princess' all evening and was in awe of the big sparkly dress.

Sisters.
Lily and grandma did the 'dollar dance'.
After the ceremony, Noah was so intrigued by the candle putter-outer (that's its technical name) that the lady put him to work.

Somehow, the boys acquired the handcuffs and decided that they were going to stay like this, so they could go to each others house when the weekend was over. Ingenious! There was also more shenanigans with handcuffing their father's cousin to a chair that he had to carry around for awhile. Sorry, Ryan! They are their father's sons and they learned it from the best. Grandma Honey and her great -grandkids.

He looks like he's ready to go to the office...yikes!

He loves his Uncle Jeff.
Brothers.
Bathing beauty.

Lily's version of dunking her head...
Kiddos in the water.

The end.

Here Is A Picture To Go With The Quote Below.

(He might actually have a valid point, in my opinion.)

Quote Of The Day.

"Oh man, why do I have to be so handsome?"
-Noah, as he's checking himself out, wearing a shirt and tie.

When Did He Grow Up?

I get this look a lot. Slight exasperation with little annoyance throw in for good measure. I'm finding out that this may be the new normal.

Mr. Stinker

Highlights From School Of The Wild.

Thought I'd post some highlights from School Of The Wild. It was such a great week for these kids. If your kids ever get the chance to do this, it was so worth it. Below is a picture of the bird that Jackson caught....

Just kidding. The professionals caught this guy and tagged him, let the kids look at him and they watched him get released. Jackson said he thinks this bird was giving him 'the evil eye'. Below is a picture of a chickadee they caught. It's not dead, don't worry. Apparently if you turn them over and make their heads go back they will just lay in your hand. Jackson got to hold it and said it felt like it was vibrating because their hearts beat so fast. It was very cool. At the end you just tip your hand like you're going to drop it, then it rights itself and flies away.
Catching frogs and toads and turtles...One of the yahoos in this boat accidently tipped over their container and had frogs jumping around their canoe...

They had to make shelters out of things they found in the woods. Then had to check it's effectiveness by sitting in it as they pour water on top. If you come out dry, you passed.
Here's a picture of the Jackson's group. They did get a little wet, but not as bad as the girls' who apparently spent their time making moss carpet, a mailbox, a flatscreen TV, and other 'necessities'. I don't see anything wrong with that, do you??