Month: July 2013

Hailey’s First Trip Up North

elaine

This trip was a big adventure for the family.  We enjoyed time with the extended family at our traditional Up North spot, Cable, WI.  Some highlights were hiking to the falls, the family gathering at house, canoeing on Lake Namakagen, hanging out at the Loon Saloon, and visiting with cousins next door.  Note that the […]

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Shower Weekend

elaine

Hailey’s first airplane trip was a success!  Not a peep out of here on the way to Chicago, but some definite crying on the way back. The family loaded up the car and headed to Madison for the day on Saturday. We had a lovely breakfast with Anna on the way.  Then off to State […]

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Hailey @ 10 Months Old

Dan

Dan thinks there’s a better way to label these posts to make sure it’s clear how old Hailey is and what timeframe we are describing.  So just to be clear, Hailey hit the 10 month mark on 7/12, so here are our observations and memories from when she was 9 months old 🙂 Our smiley […]

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A Prayer for Owen Meany

elaine

It has taken me most of this year to get through this one, simply because of it’s length and my lack of free time. I read about a third of this, another fabulous work by John Irving, via paperback, about a chapter on my Kindle, and the rest I listened to via the audio recording, […]

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Red Beard Irish Ale

Dan

This is meant to be an easy drinking, well balanced red with a little extra color to show it off.  The Carared is the namesake. Ingredient rundown: American 2 row for economy (so maybe this is actually an American red…) Carared for a deep red color and to add a little body and malt aroma […]

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Independence Day

elaine

Hailey’s first Independence Day was spent at a play date in the morning and at Cameron’s first birthday/Independence Day party.  I have never seen so many coordinating babys, toddlers, and kids.  This was quite a sight for the newer parents in the group since we all realized this is what our social lives for the […]

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