Heaven

Kai: "Is that heaven in there?"

Molly: "No, honey, it's a parking lot."

Sneak Peek!

Kai had his first taste of inner tubing and he loved it! Here he is (with Ruby who isn't enjoying her infant lifejacket) at Molly and Anne's cabin ready to jump in for his second day of riding the waves.

Uncle Joey

If you ask Kai who one of his favorite people are, he will respond quickly, "Uncle Joey."

If you ask anyone who Kai looks like, the overwhelming response is, "Uncle Joey."

If you wonder who we love living near and who we wish we could spend all of our time with, our response is, "Uncle Joey."

Happy 39th birthday, big brother!

(My cousin Keeler is in one of the photos-- he is in the midwest playing baseball this summer and we were lucky to celebrate Joey's birthday with him too)

Moon

We just had a wonderful visit to Kt's house out on the St. Croix River. Driving to Hudson is like going home for me, since it is where I spent so many summers as a camper and then working as a counselor at dear Ol' Camp St. Croix.

On the way home, we were all quiet and the kids were getting sleepy (finally after Ruby cried the whole time there and back- she is so not a fan of the car seat). Kai was watching the moon and he said, "How does the moon move?" Joe told him the big secret that the moon doesn't actually move, but we do. Kai replied, "No, it must move from neighborhood to neighborhood so each and everyone can see it." Later, after I read him some bedtime stories, Kai told me that the moon needs to move to say good-night to everyone.

It made me smile thinking of this moon traveling to each block to each house to say good-night. No offense, Joe, but I think I like Kai's explanation better.....

Good night.

Summer Lovin'

Here are a few photos to show you just how much fun we are having this summer! In fact, maybe a little too much fun, since I haven't had a chance to post more photos or update our blog. Look for more soon-- we have had a wonderful couple of months!