Water Baby

The closer Dane gets to his bathtime...
the happier he gets!!

8 weeks old!

Hard to believe that Dane is almost 2 months old already! Time has flown, and he just gets bigger and bigger (and even more fun!) by the day! It will be interesting to see how much he weighs at his 2-month appointment on the 31st.

Our little All Star this afternoon.

Drying off after a swim with Daddy yesterday.

Sleeping in stylin' socks!

Trying out the Jumperoo. He's still so little that I have to fold up a blanket on the floor for his feet to reach!

Happy Mother's Day!

Dane really enjoys his activity mat. Happy Mother's Day to all you Moms out there!

Summertime

Summer is definitely here- temps around 100 this weekend. To keep cool, we took the boat out and checked out our friends' pool.

Dane 's shady little nook on the boat.

Not so sure about the cold Lake Mead water.

Sunbathin'- in the shade of course!!

Now that's more like it! Dane seemed to like the warmer pool water much better!

More pictures from home.

Here are a few more pictures from our week in the midwest.

Catching some snuggle time with Grampy before work.

Redwood Falls, Minnesota.

Practicin' up in Ramsey Park before the wedding.

Wedding singers.

Dane all spiffed up. (Thanks Auntie Melodee for the duds.)

Old friends- Ben and myself with our old neighbor Dave. Now he's all married off!

Places to go, people to meet!

Pictures of some of the many people that Dane met for the first time on our trip home. He was a great little traveller, but he seems glad to be back home!

Uncle Benny.

Grandma Sharla.

Grandpa Paul.

Great Grandma Alice (four generation photo).

Great Grandpa Orville.

Mommy's cousin Alex.

Great Auntie Eileen.

Great Auntie Ronnett.

Mommy's childhood neighbor, Dave. (We were at his wedding May 6.)

Daddy's childhood neighbor, Roy.

Mommy's high school classmate Andrea and her little sweetie Brayden.

Mommy's childhood neighbor, Joey.

Quick update

I just wanted to add a couple of photos before our departure. Dane gets his wings today- we fly to Fargo this afternoon to spend a week at home. Some of my favorite pictures from the past few days:

Smile!

Mom was quick enough on the trigger this morning to catch a smile!

Roses from our yard.

Little Bruiser!

Dane had his 1-month appointment today with the pediatrician. He now weighs in at 10 pounds- way to grow!

1 month old today!

Still lovin' the Boppy!

Bright eyes after a bath.

Sweet little Baby Dane.

Our lovable nephew and niece in shirts from Uncle Mike's work.

Uncle Mike treated Zachary and Ellie to some amusement park rides on Saturday.

Dane gets out of his life vest after his first boat ride- the onesie just says it all!!

Hugh and Ellie catch some rays on the boat.

Photo Shoot

A couple of shots from our photo session this morning at Kiddie Kandids.

Terra Ranch

On Wednesday, Mike accompanied some of the kids in the After-School All-Stars to a local hobby ranch for a field trip. The owners of the ranch were kind enough to allow us to join them as well. We had a great time!

Zachary and one of the many beautiful horses.

Ellie, Melodee, and Zachary at lunchtime.

Everybody loves ice cream- especially us "big kids"!!

Zachary holds a new little duckling.