SO BIG!

Erin, Brian and Micaiah came up to St Louis to visit for a bit so I got to take some time off of work to spend a few days with them while they were there. It was so much fun to see how big Micaiah has grown in only a few months! She is full of smiles, giggles and is hilarious to watch. We took her to her first trip to Ted Drews and even though she couldn't quite partake in it completely, we could all tell she was a fan. It was so much fun to get to spend time with family and play!

Happy July 4th!

So, working at Trout Lodge means that I do end up working most holidays but that doesn't mean we don't have fun! I celebrated July 4th Trout Lodge style yet again this year and it was filled with good old fashioned Trout Lodge "work". We kept the family fun alive with fun backyard games like ladder golf and washers, encouraged hard core water fights, and busted out some watermelon seed spitting. And of course the only way to get people to really have fun is to join in on the action. After all....that is what we get paid to do right? Man, life is tough. I made sure that I did a few productive things such as test out safety equipment at the boathouse and perform quality control checks when the watermelon was brought out. We ended the night with a fantastic fireworks show that left us amazed. Enjoy the pics! I hope you all had as much fun on the 4th as we did!

Double Trouble

Finally!!! The twins have arrived and are as cute as ever! Yay for getting to go visit the Gurnee area to get to visit and meet my two new nephews. Joshua Andrew and Caleb Matthew were born on June 16th and have been doing well since they have been born. They are extremely tiny and it was super cute to watch their funny faces and hear their chorus of hiccups. Auntie Nora had to go out an buy some premie clothes so they could wear something that actually fit them! Here are a few picture from my visit! Enjoy the handsome boys and see if you can figure out who is who!