Family Golf Trip

Since Andy and I love golf so much, we thought it would be fun to take Cami with us for nine holes. Cami had a great time drawing on the score cards, riding in the cart and putting with us on the green with her awesome snoopy clubs. She was a great little cheerleader. We heard a few 'nice shot daddy' 'nice swing' and 'oh man' from her. And she didn't do bad herself. I think by the end of the round she got the hang of things. I hope her positive attitude during our nine holes means there's high hopes for more family golf outings in the future.

If anything, she sure looks cute in her hat and outfit!

What's up with this weather?

Our day at the beach was a complete bust. We wanted to take our friends Joe and Jenne to the beach since they were visiting us from Chicago. Who knew it would go from 90 to 60 degrees in a week...only in Michigan. We went anyway with the hopes to take a nice stroll by the lake, regardless of the weather. After looking online, we decided to head to Hoffmaster, a 'pet-friendly' beach according to the site. After getting lost on the way there and going an hour out of our way, we finally made it to our grand destination, only to find out from a scolding park ranger that state beaches, in fact, ban all animals from strolling on public beaches due to health code. We picniced in the parking lot instead, and left the dogs in the car for a short while so we could at least venture up the dune.

Cami made it to the top too! With a little help from Joe and Daddy of course :)

Sweet, we're at the top. Only took 10 minutes. Nice view. Now what? Let's pass some time and climb this wobbly dead tree at the top of the dune.

OK Joe's turn!

Now Cami has to do it!

All by her 'belf' (self)

Going down the dune was fun. It was steep, but there's something about those giant leaps down the sand that just makes you feel young again!

A picture of Cami hangin' with the dogs.

Trip to the strawberry patch

Sweet and juicy! Michigan strawberries are the best and this year I wanted to make sure we got out the local strawberry patch to stock up for the winter. Cami liked it as much as any kid probably does. Her little belly was rock hard at the end of our trip from eating so many berries - a successful trip it was!

Wesley James Baptism

Matthew 28:19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

We are so honored to be godparents of Wesley James Hudson and to be a part of his special day. The sweetest thing was Wes started getting a little fussy when it came time for him to be baptized (Cami even went and got a paci for him during the prayer) but when the pastor poured the water on his head, he immediately went from a cry to a calm coo and completely quiet. So cute and something I want to remember forever.

Weekend at Shanty Creek

This marks the third time we've made a trip to Shanty Creek with the Hudsons. What a great weekend yet again. Wendy is one of the coolest girls I know, not only because she's got a great personality and is super fun to hang with (especially on the golf course) but she's one of the few women I know that can get through 36 holes of golf in one day and absolutely love it. The previous two times at Shanty we've played against the boys, but because of our late tee times, we never had a chance to finish. This time we got the earliest tee times available so we were able to get our full games in - the first 18 skins, the second 18 a scramble. This year the bet was bigger and better than ever - a full girls/boys day out including spending money. Whoever lost would watch the kids together while the other party does whatever.

And by the first few pictures below, you can tell who won! Whooohooo! By the way, Wendy, we better plan our massages soon :) Great job partner!

The boys wanted a victory so bad and it came down to the last hole, but they just couldn't bring it.

Andy was upset by the defeat and needed a few moments to get himself together and be friends with me and Wendy again.

A few shots from the day....

Catepillars were EVERYWHERE at Cedar River this year. Due to Michigan budget cuts they didn't spray this year and it was really disgusting. There were probably 10 catepillars per square feet ALL over the entire fairways and greens. At one point 6 of them crawled on my pants - it was hard to concentrate on the game at certain points. Obviously Jennifer Granholm doesn't golf or they would have found some sort of budget to spray. Maybe next year!

I lost a ball in the creek and thought it would be a simple in and out to reach for my ball. Little did I know the shallow creek was not so shallow. The clear water looked like it was about a foot deep - it actually was about 3 or 4 feet! It made for a refreshing soak in the middle of the game!

Yes...

Yes, this is Andy. Yes, he has our two-year old in the Baby Bjorn. Yes, he's blowing leaves.

Lazy or Intelligent? You be the judge. But for those of you who have or who have had a toddler that is scared of high powered lawn equipment, you may lean more toward thinking it's quite creative and hilarious like I did. I just hope our neighbors didn't see them!

Trip to the flower shop

Every year I find I'm way over my head when it comes to planting spring flowers...not only do I find it hard to pick the perfect color flowers to match the house, but I find it difficult to judge when it's a good time to actually purchase and plant. In Michigan you never know when the frost is going to let up for good. It seems as though I am always either planting way to early or way too late. This year it seemed to work out well. I planted all my flowers around the house, and our garden, and so far neither the weather or myself has killed anything! Here's a couple cute shots of Cami helping me pick out some flowers!