Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Okay Mr Turtle...You Wanna Go Home?

Let's go! March 1-2-3

Herding Mr Turtle

Keaton learned how to "herd"~Walk on the left side to turn him right,
walk on the right side of him to turn him left...

Mr Turtle


Almost Home

Keaton had so much fun showing Mr Turtle where he should be going...
TO THE SWAMP!

Adding a Dock Piece

This was a good day and a bad day....
Dan ended up in the ER getting stitches in his foot
but we got the new dock piece attached before it happened!

Resting

Keaton was resting here with his eyes closed.
Just enjoying being with dad and uncle Dan doing guy stuff at the lake...

No Hands!

June 26~Having a little fun at the park!
This is the "Brown Park" as Keaton calls it....
because the skate park ramps are brown.
He looks so big in this baby swing!


Relaxing on the swing!
We saw this ugly toad and watched it for awhile under our front porch...
doesn't he look crabby and lonely?!

Friday, July 10, 2009

Pick Up Ride

At our friend's lake place in Osage, MN~Straight Lake.
Here we are taking a pick up ride down to the beach.
It was a start to a great weekend!

Two Loons

These two were swimming and singing...
so nice to see in our short Minnesota summer!

Show me your muscles!

Oh boy, you're in trouble if you meet these two in a dark alley!!

Two Buds

These 2 are inseparable...and enjoy it that way.

Kati and Tom

Enjoying a little lovin'...

Goofy As Ever

Nice. Can't wait to use this for someone's 40th birthday next June!!

Sweet Cora

How can you resist this girl?! We're lucky to be her GodParents for sure!

Look Out!

What? Olivia's driving the boat? ---But she's not looking! Take Cover!

Cool Dude Tom


Getting Very Sleepy

Keaton was exhausted~Friends, Sun, Fun, and oh yes, my thumb!

Ahhhh!

Spending time with friends, drinking a beer and watching the sunset...
Could life get any better?

Magical

One of my all time favorite things to do is watching sunrises and sunsets...
along with taking pictures of them. So serene.

Straight Lake Sunset


Summer Beauty


June 17, 2009


Rainy Day

Oh BOY! After I had asked him to not run through the puddles, he just couldn't quite help himself. I couldn't quite blame him, it was warm out and we had gotten lots of rain.

Caught Red Handed

Hee Hee....he is SO MUCH FUN!

Supper?

I was getting ready to make a macaroni salad and had gone upstairs to do something quick and found Keaton taking bites out of the celery....he said, "Mmmm..this is good mom~what is it?" I said "Celery" and he repeated me, "Sir-ler-y? I like it mom!"

Brothers

Dan, John, Joel and Dave...
enjoying a picture together (at the request of their mother)!!

Jumping In

Ready?! 1-2-3!

Teach Me How To Swim


Growing Fins...


We see so many changes, too fast, as he's growing before our eyes...
Last year a tadpole....this year a fish!

Feet Up!

Enjoying the pool with dad!

My Cute Little Fish

Swimming at Mystic Lake Casino~~He's ready to dive in!

Valley Fair!! ~June 12, 2009~

Keaton had so much fun picking out his own car...
there was a continuous smile on his face!

Moon Buggies

Keaton really is enjoying his first rides at Valley Fair!

Thumbs Up!!

Katie and Keaton enjoyed their train ride...last year Keaton cried.
What a difference a year makes!

The Bees

Katie and Keaton enjoying their ride.
There really wasn't a ride Keaton didn't try!

Before Frogger


Keaton didn't know a sole riding Frogger but he didn't care...

After Frogger

Another of Keaton's favorites...he rode it twice in a row!

First Roller Coaster Ride

I'm not sure if he enjoyed this or not...here it looks like he's not so sure!!
Kudos to him for trying it though!

Big Rigs

I'd have to say this was one of Keaton's favorites!!

Power Tower

Dan, Sarah, Joel and Dave enjoying Power Tower!

In No Mood For Pictures

Keaton was getting tired and wanted nothing to do with taking pictures...as you can see! Maybe Max wasn't either! Too funny!

Winning Patrick!

Joel won a HUGE patrick in the giant cranes...in Keaton's early stages of being "2"~he was deathly scared of cranes and always cried when he saw them. He seems to like them now!

The Scrambler

One of my all time favorites was The Scrambler. Keaton enjoyed it so much we rode it 3 times in a row..."That was fun mom! Let's do it again!" At the end of our 2nd ride, he said, "One more time, Mom!"...so we hopped on yet again. It was such a great day!

Pooped Out!

Max, Patrick and Keaton at the end of our Valley Fair Day...they must have had fun!


Barnesville Library Activity Night

Thomas, Cora and Keaton checking out the donkey...who can't see!
I realize now Thomas isn't in such a good spot! Ha!

Petting a Donkey

Thomas and Keaton petting a donkey at the Barnesville Library!