The boys working on the deck

 Steve and Quinn, working on the deck

~ 8/27/2011 ~

 'helping' with his very own hammer :)

 Cute as a button watching dad work.

 We noticed this spring, that one of the boards

on our deck was rotting pretty badly, and needed to be replaced.

 Lucky for me, Steve and Quinn were both up for the job!

 Ahh..look at that! He's even happy while doing it. What a guy!

And does it look good! A coat of stain and it'll be good as new!

My baby is one and a half! (or will be tomorrow, 8/20/11)

 "I am 1.5 years old! August 20, 2011."

 He is a constant source of laughter...

 His personality is awesome!

 ...He is healthy (and happy).

 And we feel SO blessed to call Quinn ours.

Happy one and a half year birthday, sweetie! You are LOVED!

Playing outdoors...

The pool my sister got Quinn for his birthday may be deflated and not quite as usable as it once was, but that doesn't mean the water activities have to stop!!

...I was scratching my head trying to come up with some type of device that would work as a substitute pool for the remainder of the summer, when it dawned on me to

use the ducky bath!

A little outnumbered!

...Just browsing through these photos reminds me just how much of a big kid Quinn really is becoming! ...Quinn had a blast having his two friends, Addie and Annika over the other day! 

How cute are these three?!?

Maddens 2011

 Playing Peek-A-Boo with Aunt Laurie.

 Everyday for lunch while we're at Madden's Resort, we stop at Perfecto Pizza. They have both a ping pong table and

darts (and they're very kid friendly -- perfect-o!)

 Quinn and his second cousin Brayden running in the rain!

 Boys having fun! Brayden (6), Nolan (3) and Quinn (1.5).

 Honestly...what's better than puddles?!

 Hanging out at the beach...Quinn was okay with it as

long as his feet didn't touch the sand! (note picture above).

 Some of Steve's cousins.

 Dad/Son photo.

18 Weeks Pregnant - 8/01/2011

 The cool thing about this photo is that I have one when I was pregnant with Quinn in the same spot back in 2009 (at 12 weeks).

Grandma and Grandpa Kunzer (Steve's maternal grandparents)

with their eight great grand children. Seven boys and one girl! 

Quinn with his great grandma.

With ALL the grand kids and great grandchildren (minus one grand daughter who is working in Chicago over the summer.)

We had another great trip to Maddens Resort in Brainerd, MN over the last few days.  MANY thanks to Grandma and Grandpa

Kunzer for planning such a wonderful trip and all the

wonderful memories made!