August 18, 2010 - arrival at Disney World!

Before "real" school started in the Fall, we decided we needed to take our first trip to Disney World (Colin, Papa and I)!!!

Arrival to FL, excited for our adventures to begin!

We stayed on the Disney property, at the All Star Music resort, here's Colin waiting for the shuttle for our first adventure in the Magic Kingdom!

Best place on earth!

Magic Kingdom / Jack's beanstalk!

Colin and Papa inside the Toy Story ride!

Fantasyland.... riding in a teacup!

Disney's Electrical Parade!

Fireworks above the Castle, after the Electrical Night Parade!

Mama and Colin, after a long (hot) and wonderful first day at Disney!

Leaving Magic Kingdom

August 8, 2010 - tie dye t-shirt party!

We wanted to have a get together with Colin's friends, especially those that he wouldn't see at Guardian Angel (day care) anymore once the kids started kindergarden in the Fall. So, we did it up, having a tie dye t-shirt party for Colin's 20 most closest friends (yes, we are crazy :)

It was a blast, and had so much fun with Colin's friends and their parents!

Krish, Colin and Brendan having a snack / Kids making their tie dye t-shirts

Slime and silly putty making! / Kids playing in the sandbox

Colin and Mama making the rest of the shirts after the guests had left / Griffin and Cayenne in the shirts they made!

Colin and his tie dye makings (some extra shirts for his friends that couldn't make it and our Kivrin/future baby cousin!)

July 31, 2010 - tasty patio dinner

July 27, 2010 - watching our garden grow

Colin has been an amazing helper in planting and taking care of our new garden bed, here's the mid summer progress! We have learned plenty already for next year's planting!

July 25, 2010 - WFB Classic Bike Race

We met some friends for the Whitefish Bay Classic Bike Race on Sunday afternoon, a fabulous event full of speed bicycle racing around sharp corners many times with spectators to cheer the racers on!

Colin rode his bike and I walked with him to meet our friends to watch the Classic super fast bike races!

The racers zoom by us on the curb!

Snacks and exciting racing, much fun to be had right in our neighborhood!

Colin waves at and cheers the bike racers on!!!!

The bike ride back home, where the racers zoom by Colin on his bike a few times!

July 21, 2010 - last day of BRL, the best place on earth

We didn't want to leave on our last day at the Black River Lodge... and we have vowed to find a way to make it the full week next year (and crossing every finger and toe for our own cabin!)

So.... Colin spent the last morning learning some fisherman skills from Kris (diver guy) and we enjoyed the last few hours in an amazing environment, with such wonderful friends and pseudo-family :)

Thanks Sellers clan for inviting us into your family to share in the Black River fun and we can't wait for next year! (I think Colin will be ready to be a river diver!)

July 19. 2010 - Black River Lodge, fabulous second day

Start to the second day at Black River, Colin and head down to the river before everyone else awakes for some early morning tadpole searching.

Next we wait to hear the breakfast bell ringing from the riverbank to tell us to head up to the dining hall.

Amy and Colin

Colin and his buddy Big Jim (Amy's Dad)

After breakfast, the kids head down for 'Playground' which is arts and crafts at the pavilion picnic table. The kids make all sorts of fun things, which get held up and shown in the dining hall at lunch for all to see the creations!

Colin makes a necklace 'Colin (with a heart in between) Mama' for us to share, super cute!

After dinner, the kids can go on a "train ride" that is tractor pulled through a field on the property!

Mini golf after the train ride! Colin somehow WINS the game!

Colin and Kris enjoy some cool ice cream treats after their mini golf game, that MO sun in late July was sure hot!

After dinner Colin and Mama time down in the river again, splashing around and getting comfortable in the water!

Colin loving his time at BRL!