Hanging Out In My Lego Box

Grilled Cheese, Yum!

Nick enjoyed learning about the unique properties of melted cheese! He thought it was very funny.

House For Sale

Yep - we're crazy. We're trying to sell our house. Know anyone who wants a great colonial in Northern Oakland County? Convenient to hiking/biking trails, libraries, lakes, golfing and great shopping. Wood floors, lots of space, stainless appliances, brick patio....any takers?

Practicing My Short Game

You can't start 'em too early. Nick's learning to putt.

He could use a little coaching on form...

Backyard Kiddie Pool

As you can see, we've upgraded our home. We now have our own backyard oasis - a private swimming pool, complete with slide!

Everybody's Gone Surfin'

Vacation

We joined the Hirschfield family at Fountain Point Resort at Lake Leelanau again this year. Teddy and TJ are shown here with Nick in front of their cottage.
Lake Leelanau is absolutely beautiful and a great place to relax and enjoy nature.


I think Nick ate a whole watermelon while we were there. He just kept digging in and helping himself!

He's so darn cute!

Ditto that!

Pirate Ship Playground

There was a really cool pirate ship play structure at Fountain Point that all the kids loved climbing on. Nick's personal favorite was the slide.

Tim and Nick had a great time together. Don't you wish you had a pirate ship when you were a kid?!

Porthole Pics

Devilish grin...
Peek-a-boo, I see you!
Does this pose look familiar?

Porthole pic 2007 - what a difference a year makes!

Petting Zoo at Black Star Farms

Black Star Farms Winery had a Petting zoo with rescued animals. Nick got up close and personal with the chickens.

Nick didn't seem to be scared of any of the animals. He walked right up to this adorable little baby pony. He was very soft and gentle and seemed to love the attention we gave him.

Our friends, Greg and Tracy, and their two little girls, Parker and Camryn, visited us while we were at Fountain Point. They live in Lake Ann, which isn't too far from there.

The Beach

Nicholas got to spend a lot of time playing at the beach.
Daddy had an awful lot of fun playing with Nick, too.
He especially enjoyed the sand. Knocking over sand towers was great fun!
He also thought it was cool how the waves would come up over his feet and then wash away. He would anticipate them and then say, "Oooh!"

The water front at Lake Leelanau is just beautiful. Plenty of space to boat, fish, sunbath, play, etc!

Sunny Day, Wagon Ride

Oven Mitts

Nicholas enjoys emptying my cupboards and running around the house with their contents. On this particular day, he found some oven mitts and entertained himself with them for a while.

Sleepy Boys

Books

Books are still one of Nick's favorite things.