Another fun activity we did up north was taking the little kids horseback riding. Kaylie, Mallory, Alex & Carson all got to go on a short ride and they all LOVED it.
There was a slight misunderstranding on where this horsy ride was taking place, so here are some pictures from us wasting time (hahaha, how many Kid Rock songs can I quote in one blog post?) before the kids started their ride. I love the pictures of Carson looking like he’s having a serious conversation with a horse. Or pony. Or mini-horse. Or something.
Year: 2011
All American Boy
Just some pictures of my little golfer from up north. My aunt & uncle had a pretty green lawn that Carson loved using as his personal golf course. I think have have to work on his form a little bit. Oh, and Rick is thrown in there for good measure – he enjoyed some long hilly bike rides while we were up there.
Of askidents and snunks
Rick & I were talking the other day and I was commenting on how many words we don’t say properly because of the kids – because we say them wrong with the kids and then that becomes our new reality. And then we thought it would be fun to make a list.
Askident = accident. I honestly say askident instead of accident all the time now. I can’t stop.
Flordida = Florida. This is waning because Mallory has been saying it properly for a while now but sometimes we still slip up. Mostly my dad.
Plum trees = palm trees. Adorable.
Ruv/scruv = rub/scrub. …
I Dee Yit!!!
Today was my turn to yell “I DEE YIT!” again ;-)
Rick wanted to water-ski, and seeing as how my dad is leaving tomorrow (and taking his boat with him), today was the last day we had access to a driver so ski Rick did.
He started on the dock and made a loop and then dropped a ski and made another loop. The kids were both yelling and cheering and it was fun.
Rick asked if I was going to go. I tried to say “oh no…that’s OK. it’s too cold…yada blada”.
Then my dad reminded me that Emily hadn’t been able to …
Fish Kids
Our first day “up north” found us in Harbor Springs at the Treehouse with Doug & Sue, et al. We went out to dinner Saturday evening and before dinner the kids all walked the docks and looked at all the boats.
I promise we didn’t plan to have them all wear blue.
from smallest to biggest – Carson (2), Alex (4), Mallory (4), Kaylie (almost 6), and Brendan (9).
The Fourth – 2011
It has been a few years since I’ve been up north for the fourth. I used to spend every fourth at my aunt & uncle’s place on Walloon so I was fired up that it worked out that we could come up this week this year. RIck has only been here once, which is surprising to me, given how much I love it, but we’ve taken full advantage of our days up here so far this year.
We came up a few days ago and spent a night with Doug & Sue and their kids in Harbor Springs, and then came …
Another Rite of Passage
Carson was due for another haircut – and while Rick and a bunch of other people mentioned that we should let Carson’s hair grow to see if it would be curly like Mallory’s, I couldn’t do it – at least not in the summer. Carson’s hair is thicker than it looks and when you play as hard as he does, he gets really sweaty. So I opted to give him another summer cut and then maybe in the fall see about letting to grow a little.
I am also aware that he ages every time I get him one of these …
The Sports Complex
Rick painted us up a little sports complex today when Biggie came to play.
We got a baseball diamond…
Biggie calling Carson safe
And a football field. Looks like our groundskeepers need to water the lawn more, though. And it looks like my husband needs to spend a little more time noticing that the names in the endzone are to be read properly from mid-field, not from the bleacher seats behind the goalposts.
Passed out
After a long night of playing and eating at Coach Hoke’s house, the kids fell asleep so fast they didn’t have time to get in trouble. Normally Carson gets moved to his crib before either kid falls asleep because they can’t leave each other alone.
Another “This is my life” picture post.
Mallory in her new Fancy Nancy dress that her Grandma made. And Carson riding the zipline with his sister’s pink sunglasses.
Not sure what else I need to say except thank goodness for days (and laughs) like this to make up for days (and tears) like yesterday.