Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Fishing with Papa


On Sunday we were able to go fishing with Papa! A fun time was had by all. Incredibly we remained on the lake (and in the boat) for a couple of hours, trying as we might to catch those elusive fish. Finally we were able to get a few, along with many laughs and many cries of "Liam NOOOOOO".

Highlights:

1. Catherine and Liam's smiles when they reeled in the fish

2. Liam throwing all of Papa's waxworms over the side (sorry Papa) I guess he watched E.T. one too many times (SAVE THE FROGS)

3. Catherine crying and scaring all of the fish away after dropping one of Papa's measuring tapes in the lake ("Mom, you have to swim down and get it!")

4. Don fishing



Thursday, August 21, 2008

Uh oh, broken

Liam breaks through!

As if dislocating his elbow and getting a staple in the head weren't enough, it seems that Liam also found time to bust through the front window. Hooray. Thanks Liam. I guess that is the last time he is going to squeeze between the couch and the front window. Oh wait, he doesn't seem to be learning from his mistakes...

Mom and dad sure are having a fun time paying for this stuff.

They say that children are priceless? I am thinking that I could put a price on this one... think Liam, tied to a stake in the front yard, with a FREE sign around his neck. Any takers???? I am pretty sure nobody in this neighborhood would do it.


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Mini Golf


We have had some pretty nice weather lately so we decided to take Catherine and Liam mini golfing. Liam fell asleep on the way over to the mini golf course so we left him in the car and had a nice game with Catherine. (Not to worry, the parking lot is right next to the mini golf course so every couple of holes we would go peek in on our sleeping boy.) Catherine liked the game quite a bit and enjoyed the challenges that each of the different holes brought. After a while she did get frustrated and would just pick up her ball or push it with her putter into the hole. It was a nice break for the three of us to be able to play a game without the constant worry of "Where is Liam and what is he doing?"

Corn!


Eat your heart out Uncle Matt! We had a corn party and boy was it great. Liam kept saying "Corn is AWESOME!"

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

911




Liam got to visit the emergency room today! We got up, ate breakfast, and were lounging in our pj's having a regular lazy morning and decided to play a little wrestling and tickle torture. Liam and I were having a good time when Catherine decided to join in on the fun. While I was busy tickling Catherine, Liam launched himself over me and went head first and upside down into the entertainment center. Before he even got over the initial impact I had grabbed him and made a run for the kitchen. Then the blood started flowing!!! Screaming ensued: Liam in pain, me for Don to come quick, Catherine in sympathy for Liam's wound. I ran upstairs to throw on some clothes (there was no way I was going to the ER in pajamas), and we were out the door, in the car, and on our way to the hospital. A few minutes with a nurse and one staple in the head later and we were back home again good as new.

A quick note: If you need to go to the ER, Tuesday morning at 8:30am is a great time. There was nobody in the waiting room and that is the fastest I have ever had a doctor respond to an injury ever. Wow. (He did try to use the stapler upside down at first - Don wanted to know if there was a wet bar in the doctor's lounge...)

Liam's Third Birthday

Liam made it to 3 - Yippee!!!! Thanks to all those who rescued Liam from danger, drowning, or destruction. Let's hope that we can keep him going for a couple more years at least. Here are some of the highlights from his exciting day.







Saturday, August 02, 2008

Daddy's Bay Beach Birthday!

Don turned 32 this past Monday and we all went up to Bay Beach.

Mommy and Catherine on the train:
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Here's Liam shooting down the bad guys:
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Here's Catherine and Mommy trying to touch hands on the swing:


Here's Daddy and Liam in the caboose on the train:


After that we had a fun lunch at the Hu Hot and Daddy never had a better birthday!

Beaker's Ode to Joy

Catherine wanted to share this with everyone. My favorite is the top center one when he starts hitting the high notes.