Welcome William Nicholas!

My dear friend, Abbie and her husband Matt, welcomed their second son, William Nicholas, this past Wednesday. He weighed in at 7lbs. 7oz. We were able to meet the new little man last night ...he is so adorable! Everyone is doing well and we couldn't be happier for their family. Congratulations!!!!

Little Miss Independent

Labor Day Weekend

I guess I was hoping that if I delayed posting pictures from Labor Day it would mean the summer wasn't over. Like everyone else, our summer was super busy but we packed a lot of fun things in. One good thing coming out of the end of summer......my favorite season is next, FALL!!!

We went straight from Great Wolf Lodge to my parent's cottage to finish out the Labor Day weekend. The weekend was full of a lot of firsts for Lane. She attended her first parade, went to the beach for the first time and took her first boat ride on Portage Lake. The adults had some fun too. We enjoyed a heated game of boccie ball on the lawn, sipped wine while watching the sunset, and Chris and I even squeezed in a date-night. Oh, and I finally finished the book My Sister's Keeper (which I would highly recommend). Once again, a fun-filled and relaxing weekend at the cottage!

Can't Touch This

Great Wolf Lodge

Lane inspecting one of the many water spouts.
She loved this area and we spent a lot of time here


Enjoying the view of the buffalo (or "bucks" according to Laney) across the street from our room.

Not so sure of this one :), but enjoyed growling at the bear below.
Lane and I were finally able to join Chris on one of his many business trips this past week. We went to Great Wolf Lodge in Traverse City. Lane and I kept busy while Chris spoke at the conference by playing in the indoor water park, going for walks and checking out the many "stuffed" animals at the Lodge. We were surprised at how well she napped and slept in the hotel room which allowed me time to relax and catch up on some reading. We had a lot of fun just being some place different and I for one think an upcoming trip to California should include two more :)