It's Fishing Season

It's fishing season and boy! are we having a great time! Jeff bought himself a little fishing boat two summers ago and he is really enjoying it...well, we all are...but mostly Jeff. Morgan is the best fisherperson in the house, next to Jeff. She learned yesterday how to bait her own hook and take off fish! (She is one up on her mom as I do not enjoy taking fish off the hook.) We have found that night time fishing is best because the fish come up to feed and we can see the ripples in the water. We have found some "favorite spots" on St. James lake...Morgan is convinced there are only fish in those few spots...what a girl!! These were the two largest fish we kept last night. There is enough for lunch. We did get up this morning at 6:00 a.m. to fish, but they weren't biting very well. Jeff said we needed to be on the lake by 5:00!! Now, that is a little nuts for me and I felt I was being pretty generous by getting up at 6:00. We are going to go back out tonight....want to join us?????

Father's Day

Happy Father's Day, Jeff! We celebrated by staying home for the day and letting dad do whatever he wanted.....oh, I guess every day is Father's Day! (JK!!) Ben had to work in the morning and brought home his dad the above cake....it even has a mini computer on it! Jeff bought himself a new lawnchair...one with an attached cover that is his shade. Don't ever ask to see his legs....blinded by the light!! (Of course, he is not so fortunate as to spend the summer at the pool like his children and wife!)

Family Fun Track and Field Night

Tonight was Family Track and Field Night at the High School Football Field. Morgan started out trying to do the high jump. Her first try, she tried to jump over it like a hurdle....that was interesting! This was a better "form" shot. Then she ran...and did she run! She ran the 25m, 50m, and 200m (tried to sign up for the 100m, but was too late). She was fast enough to earn a first place finish in all the races! I was so proud of her and she wants to run the 25, 50, 100, 200, and 400 next Tuesday! I will be exhausted just WATCHING!!!!


Cory...I always have trepidations in my heart when he wants to run. I worry about him but I know I have to let him make his own decisions too. First he ran the 400m and that is the photo near the finish line. Jamie is in track and beat him both times, but Cory was a close second. (Cory also ran the 200m.) He said his heart hurt after the second race, but by the time we walked home he was feeling much better. I think we will be having a return visit next week!!

Three Generations

June 10, 2008, Grandma Dawn, Mom Kari, and Baby Josephine are together again! It is a good thing Dawn lives so close to Glenwood so she can spoil her granddaughter...and daughter! I am sure Kari will appreciate the help as they are closing on their house tomorrow and will be able to start moving in this weekend. Wow!!

A New Niece!!!!!!

Josephine Ann Eastgate was born on June 9, 2008, at 10:02 p.m. to Kari Blume (my niece) and Jason Eastgate (her soon-to-be-husband). They are so excited!! She has a small red heart on her forehead and they say she was kissed by an angel. My sister, Dawn, was there for many hours waiting for the baby to be born and called with excitement at 11:30 to tell me that it was all over and that she was cuddling her granddaughter! Boy! A granddaughter! She IS old! (Just kidding, Dawn!) We are all thankful that Kari is doing well after her C-Section! Congratulations to the Eastgate Family! We can't wait to meet your daughter!

The Stensrud-Eubanks Family

Kaden, Kiley, Jase and in this one: Kaden, Jase, Isabella

Isabella LuRose at 2 months old.....cute awake or sleeping!

Jase....being the cute ham that he is!

Tonya is blessed with beautiful, sweet children! Kiley is a step-sister that is so sweet that everyone that meets her falls in love with her! She is a terrific young lady! Jase is such a ham and makes me laugh! He can get so silly! I love this picture she sent me with the sunglasses on the tip of his nose! That is so Jase!!!

Isabella is already 2 months old...what a pumpkin! She is getting so big!

Kaden is a smarty-pants and I am amazed by him. What great children!

From June 6 - 8 the Malakowsky sisters spent fun-filled days together at Jenny's get-away! The white building was built by Mitch, Jeff's brother, and it is large and so nice to stay in....especially Friday night when the wind would have gladly taken a tent for nice ride to Wisconsin! There are 2 windows on every side except the front where the ladies are sitting on the patio that Mitch added last year. To the right of where that building is, they have a camper that houses a full size bed, couch, eating area, kitchen area, and a bathroom.....thank goodness for the bathroom when we were drinking so much.....water!!! A great time was had by all! We have been doing girl get-togethers for three years and we always enjoy each other's company. It is so nice to have five women around when it is time to clean up....it was done in no time!! Thank you, Jenny, for having us all up there and to Mitch for letting us take away one of his "get-away" weekends! I look forward to the next get-together!