We love Uncle Charlie

One of the best birthday presents I could have asked for was to have my brother fly to Duluth for my 40th birthday bash. The kids idolize the man....(although I know better) and they thoroughly enjoyed his quick visit. Thank you so much Uncle Charlie for taking the time to hang with our rowdy family a little bit!

wee Carson, Charlie, Charlotte, Kasey

Carson taking a fake nap with Uncle Charlie on the deck

Happy 4th of July!

We went to Norway, Michigan (In da U.P.) to celebrate the holiday with Paul's family. We packed a lot into 4 days with float construction, bonfires, stockcar races, BBQ's and a graduation party. Congratulations to Paul's cousin Jake, who graduated and will be playing football for St. Norbert this fall.

The whole family contributed to the construction of the parade float. And although the dollar store ran out of anything red white or blue, they did have some serious luau decorations. We ended up with "Aloha America"...a mishmash of an idea, but it worked. Uncle Sam and the Hula Girls

We won for 'Most Original' float

Norway puts on one of the best firework shows I've ever seen. It lasted 30 minutes and was spectacular. Thanks to Paul's cousins Frank and Renee Devine for hosting the fireworks party. About 100 of us had the best seats in town right in their front yard.