Trip to the Lakes

Last weekend, the boys ventured to Isanti once again for the Day at the Lake! Unfortunately, I did not get to join them this time because of too many lingering projects and I did not want to fall behind on anything. Of course, I sent John with the point-and-shoot (which is currently out of commission) because I needed for him to document Nathan's day of fun playing with his friend. I thought it might be a little stressful for John having both of the boys and Gavin going through some fussy changes but they all had a FABULOUS time - boating, picnicking with the neighborhood... Now I really wish I could have joined them because we always have so much fun with our friends and what a gorgeous day to be on the lake!!!!! Anyway, there were some funny stories that came out of their afternoon adventure. Nathan obviously had a fun play date who is almost a year older than he is but they play well together (being our son is so very "advanced..." and all... you know ... ) and this little friend of his is ALL BOY. Nathan's still at that in-between stage where he is still trying to ... um... find himself. Yeah, that must be it. And in the course of trying to find out WHO he is, he is experimenting with several different "looks," seeing which one suits him best. I think this one really is the most fitting... See what you think...

Here I think he is beginning to realize he is a little embarassed of his new look...

What a pretty little boy!

Then, of course he needed to explore some new items in question on his road to maturity and manliness. Dora the Explorer! He found enjoyment playing with Dora and her dollhouse.

Gavin was a great source of entertainment as he was all smiles and cute. He did enjoy the day and that was the longest he and I have been away from each other. Our friends' six-year-old daughter, like all little girls, was eager to

hold the newborn baby...

This pictures makes me think of some images I saw on the news after a recent severe hail storm that did incredible damage to some cars in the southern portion of the Cities. People took some pictures of the large chunks of hail next to other "props" just to offer the viewers some concept of perspective. There was one picture in particular of a baseball-sized hail sitting next to an apple and a coke can; the ball of hail was about the same size of the other two props...well, you get the point.