BBQ with Grandpa and Grandma Miller

We spent last Sunday at Bryan's dad's house, near Park Rapids. Carter got to play with his cousin Lucian and also enjoyed some time with his Aunt Alisha, Grandpa Calvin and Grandma Maria. We are looking forward to next weekend, as Lucian is going to stay with us for a few days. Carter will LOVE having a brother to play with.

Carter and Lucian wrestling with Grandpa Calvin
Racing across the lawn

Carter chillin' with his daddy

Jennifer, Alisha and Maria

A nice family photo

Grandpa and Grandma with the boys

Love this picture of Bryan with his dad and sister

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Mini-Golfing

While Bryan went golfing at a real golf course, Carter and I hit the greens at Pirates Cove. We had SO much fun. Thanks to Shayna and Ryan, we had the perfect foursome!

Potpouri of summer fun

We've been having fun since my last post on July 13th. We've had visitors, been to the beach, been mini-golfing and many other great things.

OH YA...our house is really moving along nicely. Right now, pictures just don't do it justice. Plumbers, heaters, electricians and others have now taken over the inside. I wish this meant a break for Bryan, but it doesn't. He is excited though to start working on the outside of the house (siding). Next week he is hoping to pour and stamp the concrete in our 3-season porch, and then pour the garage floor too. After that comes the insulators, sheet rockers, and a kick-butt painting crew (I'm the lead painter on that crew!)

We are hoping to be in by the middle to end of October. It will be almost exactly 1 year since we started. Pretty amazing considering up until now, all the progress has been at Bryan's hands.
Thank God for good health and his many blessings!

If you look closely, you will see a home-made cement shoot. This was used to get the cement in the basement once the mud truck got stuck. That's a whole DIFFERENT post, one of which I'm not in the mood to write about right now!

Carter and Daddy checking on the floor progress.

The morning the floor was poured.

What In-Floor heat looks like before the concrete is poured over it.

Note the parmesan cheese on Carter's plate. He is obsessed with "seasoning" his own food.

Here's a better view of the few noodles he had under all of that cheese!

Carter, hitching a ride in Bryan's new backpack he will use in Colorado. He will use this pack to haul out Elk meat! I think a bag o' Carter is cuter.

Hangin' at the Blexrud's beach.

Fun day at Grandma Sue's. Here is Carter with his cousins and Great Aunt Dardie.

Visiting with Jen from Colorado

Kelly and I sharing a drink FAR too large for either of us!

Martini Night at Iven's on the Bay in Brainerd

Martinis with Jen

Martinis with Kelly