Boating

Well, Mommy finally grew a backbone and gathered some strength and let Alison out on our friends' boat. They have been asking/inviting us since last summer and I have ALWAYS wussied out. I was sooo nervous to take Ali out on the water like that. BUT we got her a little lifevest swimsuit and made the plunge! She loved it. She enjoyed riding in the boat and even got in the water with Chris and I holding her. Chris and I both got to do some tubing which was SUPER fun! So, thank you so much Lindsay and Travis for not giving up on us and for sharing your boat with us. We had a great time and can't wait to do it again.

I know, great pic of me hunh?! :)
Chris...ready for a bumpy ride :)

Bishop Reunion 2008

We had a great weekend camping for the Bishop Reunion. Yes, we actually camped out in a tent for the weekend with little pumpkin butt! She did awesome. She slept through the night both nights, played well, and tolerated the whole outdoors thing very well. Thank you sooo much Carla for letting us borrow the tent...we are set to purchase one of our own now.
Chris did an excellent job with the Beach Themed Scavenger Hunt!! He was also really busy in the horseshoe tournament and cornhole tournament. Ali had a great time playing in the creek, blowing bubbles, playing with playdough, chasing the dogs around, and getting completely filthy in the mud puddles that a late afternoon thunderstorm brought. We got that on video. Oh, the memories!

Hey Mama...yes my cheeks were rosy red all weekend from the heat!
I think I'll try a little cornhole myself!

Couple of Dad's favorites

It's hard for Dad to let go of fathers day weekend, yea you read that right, my wife and daughter make it a fathers day WEEKEND not just day. Do I have it good or what? I love you two!!! I was milking it all the way until midnight last night, having Kitty get up and turn the bedroom lights off after I had tucked myself in.....

Anyways here are two of Dads favorite photos from the past two weeks....

Happy Father's Day 2008

To all those dads out there: Happy Father's Day to you!!!

We had a great weekend, home to Wabash. Chris and his dad enjoyed a round of golf together on Sat. morn. Chris, my parents, and myself went to see Sex and the City on Sat. night while Chris' parents watched Alison. It was super-good!!!! We enjoyed a cook-out today with all the family.

Chris, you are an amazing husband and father. I'm so lucky to be on the journey of parenthood with you. You are so sweet, loving, fun, and goofy. Alison lights up when she sees you and enjoys your pudding sessions on the kitchen floor :)

To our fathers: We are so blessed to have you in our lives. You are both such a wonderful example of being a "dad". Thank you! It is so great that Ali has two grandpas to love and share life with.

The swimsuit edition

We wanted to give a quick glance at our swimsuit this year b/c Mom thinks it is tooo cute! We attempted to play with the sprinkler ball on Sunday, but she had nothing to do with it. The first drops got her and she said, "All done"! We did go to the pool today and she did pretty good. Doesn't LOVE the water but doesn't hate it either.