The North Shore

Greetings!
It's been difficult keeping up lately. We've been having fun!

The first week in August, Ryan and I went up to the North Shore to celebrate our 5-year Anniversary. We spent our first night in Duluth and then 2 nights near Two Harbors at Superior Shores Resort, just as we did 5 years ago for our Honeymoon. BEAUTIFUL! We made it up to Split Rock Lighthouse, Goosebury Falls, and enjoyed a campfire on the shores of Lake Superior. We can't wait to bring the kids with us next time - possibly next year to celebrate Grandma and Grandpa Olson's 40th Anniversary!

Speaking of G'ma and G'pa Olson, Cale and Maren stayed with them while we were away. THANK YOU!

August 9, 2003

Two kids and five years later....."Life is Wonderful!"

North Shore Photos

Canterbury Park

We spent last weekend in Shakopee, MN at Canterbury Park. Saturday was Gopher Sports day - what a fun time!! The Park was very family friendly (I was a little nervous about that), and Maren made a new best friend in Coach Brewster! We had so much fun on Saturday that we went back on Sunday for Family Day: Pony rides! We probably won't make it back this summer, but we're looking forward to another trip to Canterbury.

Go Gophers!

Coach Brewster and Maren

Canterbury Park Slideshow

One Step, Two Step

Maren took her first steps yesterday!
It won't be long before she's running beside Cale!

We had a fun weekend. We spent Saturday at home and enjoyed the small pool in the backyard in the morning and late afternoon. It was much more enjoyable in the afternoon, but the rain clouds were rolling in so we weren't able to stay out too long -- just enough to get Mom's clothes soaked from the splashers!

On Sunday, Cale and Daddy went to the Twins vs. Rangers game with Grandpa Olson, Bopper, Angie, and Jenna. Mommy and Maren spent the day with Grandma Olson....shopping, what we do best! Maren was the perfect shopper - it's in her genes. Poor baby, was so stimulated with all of the people and music in the stores that she didn't get much more than a 30 minute nap all day. She had a major meltdown when we got back in the car to leave. Sorry, Grandma! It was hard for her to concentrate on driving with Maren so upset. We finally settled down with a little snack and some DQ. I was hoping she'd get some zzz's on the ride home, but no chance. Needless to say, she made no fuss when it was time for bed.

A couple pics from Saturday:

Have a great week!

Our 4th of July Weekend

I'm finally getting to this post - better late than never! We had a wonderful 4th of July weekend at Lake Okoboji (O-chee-bo-gee, as Cale says it) with the Driscolls! We left Thursday night after work so we had all of Friday and Saturday to enjoy the long weekend. Here is a snapshot at our weekend activities.

Kendall Louise

Kendall Louise Olson was born 6/23/2008 @ 7:38 PM.
She is 6 lbs. 13 oz., 19 inches long.
Ryan and I are going to meet her and to bring her Mommy and Daddy supper this evening - Can't wait!

Congratulations, Reid & Ang!