Barett's 2nd Birthday - August 13th

Opening presents with Daddy & Jayden.
















Opening with mommy & Jayden too - Barett checking out his new "truck" book.

















Dad bringing the "construction cake" that mommy & Jayden made up from the basement.















Waiting patiently for his cake!












Close up of the cake.

Barett's 2nd Birthday Continued...

Mmmm...CAKE!

















Jayden enjoys the icing on one of the "tractors"...















... Barett enjoys some on the other tractor.













Tasting the icing from the candle.

Vacation - Cottage - August 2006

These pictures are a bit out of order. They start with the end of our vacation to Great-Grandpa's cottage and gradually move toward the beginning.

















Thursday was a little cool and cloudy, so we drove to Bala to "Johnson's Cranberry Marsh/farm". They have kids activities on Tues & Thurs from 10-12pm. They had a "Bugs, Bugs,Bugs" theme the day we went. We ventured to the marsh to collect bugs, then took them back to examine them. Then the kids had a snack (cranberry bread & cranberry juice - what else) and did a scavenger hunt and a craft. Then they brought out some snakes for the kids to hold. Both kids held the snakes - they thought it was pretty neat (sorry no pics - I got that part on video).


















Out for a ride on the paddle boat - loaded down with many "large" rocks to make the boat even.


















Barett going after Jadyen's candies.

Testing out Great-Grandpa's new boat - contrary to what the picture looks like, Barett was having fun.

















We visited the island for lunch on Wednesday.







































Checking out the water/rocks on the island.

Vacation - Cottage - August 2006

Testing the water - sure is warm!




















Playing with one of the boats that Mrs. May brought up to Barett.




















The boat still floats after many years of play.




















Pondering somthing ?? Note: the red on his face is marker - I guess the crayola markers taste as good as they smell.

Vacation - Cottage - August 2006

Dad in the background finding big rocks to put in the back of the paddle boat so he can go out with the kids.
















Dads first catch of the day/week - Note Barett trying to get a feel.




















Lunch on the screened in porch.




















The same "first fish" as above - before it was taken off the hook.

August - Vacation at Great Grandpa DeHarte's Cottage

Barett - just after going over the "hump" on Coopers Falls Rd.





































Jayden & her new "temporary cottage hat" having dinner. I think this is probably the same hat I wore at the cottage 20 years ago.