Formally Introducing Addyson

I introduced my friends Jeremy and Sarah and their baby girl Addyson in a previous post, but I thought I would post a couple photos of Addy today. She is the best baby I have ever met! Four and a half months and she sleeps through the night in her crib, hardly ever fusses, falls asleep at the drop of a hat, travels well and always has a smile on. I mean seriously, when she was 3 months old, Sarah would swaddle her in a blanket, lay her down on a blanket in front of us while we chatted and she would fall asleep without a peep...for the night! She is giving me grave misconceptions as to the ease of childrearing. However, I must give Jer and Sar sooo much credit, they seem to really have her on a good schedule which I have been told numerous times is key to a happy baby! Congratulations guys...I love you and love being "aunt Jen"!

Happy Baby:



Happy Teething Baby:



Drowsy Teething Baby (so funny!):




Have a great day!

Torch on the Fourth

Matt introduced me to this little northern michigan,
4th of July tradition called the Torch Lake sandbar five
years ago or so.



This is not a great photo, but you probably get the idea.
Shallow water, boats anchored and people letting it all hang out.
When we ventured into the abyss (notice the past tense) we always
stayed on the ourskirts. The nucleus of the party is way
too much to handle. However, when the weather is nice it
is one of the most beautiful locations to spend the day
with friends, a few beers and the sunshine.




This is the second year we have declared ourselves too
old, too wise, and a little too out of shape to
venture out to the sandbar. Thankfully, we still
enjoy the experience from our friends Jeremy and Sarah's
house which sits on the shore of the lake. Here are a
few photos from our celebration:



Me, Matt and our friend Jon...guess which one of us still
wishes he were out at the sandbar?



Sarah, Jeremy and their 10 week old baby girl, Addyson



Matt is so cute is this pic!

Hope you all enjoyed your long weekend as much as we did.