so we packed up the car and hit the open road up to lake superior (2.5 hour drive) for an overnight adventure.  sleeping anywhere that’s not home is always an adventure with our little ankle biters.    we stayed in the city of duluth (‘duh-looth’)  which borders lake superior.  walking by a big, big boat.  crazy that ships as big as this one can sail on a lake, isn’t it? allie and me about to get on board for our one-hour cruise.  (allie’s wearing one of mikey’s hats.  it’s a little big.  i forgot to bring her hat.) mikey and daddy aboard the vista king.  right above mikey’s head is a…

took mikey to catch the matinee showing of ‘cars’ last friday afternoon.  his first movie in the theater!  popcorn, junior mints, sierra mist, and a whole movie all about cars.  the boy was in heaven.  headed into the theater… we got there super early to make sure we’d get primo seats.  gotta love that stadium seating! mikey has developed a serious addiction to ‘pop-keh-keh’ (popcorn).  he’d eat it all day long if we let him.  he insisted on keeping the large bag right next to him so he could munch to his heart’s content. cars!  i love cars! this is so fun, guys!  why has everyone else left? let’s go watch it…

this is what happens when mommy has a dental appointment and daddy’s in charge.  

so last week, we headed over to lake josephine (just down the road from our place) for an afternoon of family fun.  one of the benefits of living in the land of 10,000 lakes– there’s a lake everywhere you turn! i am a skiiiiny boy!  daddy pointing at some fish. this lake was full of little, but daring, fish! i say “daring” because they’d swim right up around your legs!  they seemed to be especially attracted to mikey’s bright swim shorts (btw, swim shoes are a MUST when playing in a lake.  otherwise, it’s just ew).  so phil decided he wanted to catch one with mikey’s bucket.  he tried and tried,…