hunting season

This year, Luke's hunting season was over the day it began.  :)  Rather than bow hunting, Luke decided to get a firearm permit.  The drawback though was that Luke's tag was for a buck only.  Nonetheless it worked out just fine!


family photos

Kate Harvey took some family photos for us last month and they turned out so good!  Check out Kate's blog for some of her favorites.

five years

This weekend Luke and I celebrated our fifth wedding anniversary!  We visited my mom and dad on Saturday and then today we hung out at home.  We didn't exchange gifts or even cards.  We're getting so old!  Ha!  We did celebrate with made-from-scratch white chicken chili soup (thanks Mom for the recipe and virtually ALL the ingredients) and some pumpkin coconut chocolate chip muffins.  SO yummy!  Kurt however wasn't really enjoying his Sunday too much - not interested in napping, eating, playing, etc.  I think he's getting some more teeth.  Anyway, here are some photos of us over the years...

seven months


This photo says it all.  He's growing up too fast.  He's sitting up, he's crawling, and now this!?  I don't think time could fly any faster.  I just love this little one and want to soak up every minute I get.

BWCA // part II

Luke and Bob had a great time in the Boundary Waters.  This year, they didn't have to paddle out during a forest fire!  :)  I haven't had an opportunity to go through all their photos, but here are some cool ones I've found so far.

grape harvest

Luke's great uncle and aunt have a vineyard and today was their annual grape harvest.  We were invited to help with the harvest and the three of us had a great time!  The fresh autumn air made for a perfect day.

BWCA // part I

Luke and his friend Bob planned a four-day trip to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area for Labor Day weekend.  As Luke was getting his bags packed, he decided to get some snapshots of the things he planned on bringing.  He didn't get a photo of everything, but for the most part this is what he packed: