Keepin' Busy in Kalamazoo

We've been spending plenty of time outside enjoying the beautiful weather this summer!

 Look how nicely they're playing together!

 Ed cleared some brush out of the "woods" in our backyard. TJ helped stack cut wood pieces.

 Wrestling with the lion

Wrestling with Daddy

These pajamas are size 3 but very small--they barely fit TJ last summer. I had them in Jojo's drawer, and TJ found them and put on non-matching pieces. What else could I do but put the other non-matching pieces on Jojo?

I had grand plans for dinner one night--we were having steak and I found the appetizer pictured in my cooking magazine (Cuisine at Home) and thought it would be a great, light side dish. It's a grilled nectarine, topped with fresh mozzarella and basil, wrapped in prosciutto and drizzled with balsamic syrup. Yum! But...do you have any idea how hard it is to cut a nectarine in half? Ultimately we decided to skip the fancy appearance and just cut the nectarine into chunks. It didn't look as pretty, but it tasted just as good!

We've started using the boat to explore some good skiing lakes here in Michigan. We're lucky to have a number of really good options very close to our house. And that first ski run of the year? Fantastic!

 Driving the boat!

 Dining al fresco

Swimming with Daddy