Boatin' for Memorial Day

Some pictures of our camp out at Nana Debi and Papa Mike's boat this past weekend.

Enjoy!


The 3 captains.....Brodie has to be in everything that Papa is!


The start of the day brought only "sheepheads"....just icky fish that we threw back. In fact, one broke Debi's favorite fishing pole..... We were begging for a walleye to bite!


On the boat ride back Brodie hung out up top with Papa and Dad. Dustin and Mike ended up going out with a fellow boater from the marina and we ended up with 20 awesome walleye. (needless to say, Debi and I spent 5 hours entertaining kids on a boat in the middle of lake Erie...WOW!!!!)


The ride back..... This is just an awesome picture with the lighting.


Poor Chalada...she had been on the boat from 9 am till 7:30 pm without going potty.... She is such a good dog!



A pretty pic of Dakota!


The kids with our cooler of fish.


Look at the guys' catch....NICE!!!

Love to you all~Niki

What's in my belly?!?!?!

Good Day Everybodee~

Things are going well around here. I had my appointment this month and my formal ultrasound yesterday. First off, I hadn't gained but 1/2 a pound in a month which seemed ok to me and ok to the doc. The heartbeat was 156 and everything looked well. Anyhow, to the point.....it is a BOY! Names are pending of course. But, the baby is an ounce ahead of schedule which means that 1/2 a pound that I gained was like all baby..... Just has me thinking...."not another BIG baby!" Anyhow, here are the ultrasounds.


View of the baby from the side. He was lying head down and his spine to mine. (the head is the the right and the body down the left)


A side view of the little guy with his fist under his chin....how masculine is that?!?!? LOL


A picture of the spine once he finally rolled over on his side for a second or so.


The proof is in the picture. At the bottom is the top part of the leg and the....you know....


Another picture of the proof... (this kid is gonna kill me in about 15 years LOL)



We love you all and hope you enjoy~Niki

Making a pie

Brodie playing quietly by himself.

Boating with the kids

Here are a few of the boat pictures. Enjoy!


Captain and Skipper.


Brodie pretending to be sleeping.


Smiley!

Dustin's Birthday Cake

Here are some pictures of my first attempt at a birthday cake and cake decorating. It turned out ok for the first try. Wasn't perfect but it was cheaper then Walmart and tastier too!


Happy Birthday!


Brodie kept blowing the candles out before Dustin could!


The kids liked it!


So did Papa! LOL

Fishing with Daddy

Good Morning~ This past weekend, we all spent a lovely Saturday at the boat with Papa and Nana. Daddy was fishing from the docked boat and caught a catfish. Brodie was so funny! He said, "Dad put it back!" LOL How good is that? He must not have been real impressed.


Here fishy fishy.


Smile!


Brodie is not impressed.


When it was time to clean them, Dustin asked a local what you do with them. The guy said that you hit them in the head. So, Dustin proceeded to "beat" this fish and his friend in the head....it was a sight let me tell you! We were all rolling on the ground busting up at Dustin taking care of the fish! HAHAHAHAHA

Baby bunnies

Here are two of the eight bunnies that we found in a hole in the front yard. Unfortunately, Maggie found them and so now we only have one. That little one is living in a box in the bathroom for now till it gets a bit bigger. They were so cute and tiny!

Cleaning the car and swimming in a puddle

Good Morning~ I just realized that I have fallen a bit behind on posting pictures. Here are the pictures taken the wednesday before we went to South Carolina. I was washing the car and Brodie was "swimmin' in his pool."


My water baby.


Filling up the pool :)


Maggie joining in.


The puddle getting bigger.


At the end of the day, he was so exhausted.

Love you all~niki

Reason I was fired :)

At the last company picnic, because of liability issues, the alcohol was limited to one per person. I was fired for ordering the cups...... LOL!

Oh and just for all of your information--Niki got all A's in her first quarter at Davis College!!!! School starts again on the 15th so please wish me luck...

Love to all~Niki

Dakota and Brodie goofing around :)

Just some fun pictures of the kids at Schedel's. I was having way too much fun!


Making a wish.... (notice Dustin in the background...he was running to "save" the kids! He must not have noticed me right there.)


Thirsty man.


Are you thirsty Do-Do?


Cheese!


Brodie with his main man...Ghandi! hahaha too funny!



Love to you all~Niki

Another Saturday...with some excitement :)

More pics from the trip to Schedel's Gardens.


The kids watching Shrek on the way to Nana's house for Prom pictures.


Dakota and her buddy cousin Missy.


Brodie trying to sneak a cookie :)


Dakota joining the girls for a pic. (left to right--Missy, Brianna, Jenna, Kayla and Dakota in the front)


Papa with his hands FULL!


Nana with the kids....


So precious..



Brodie's smile face.


Dakota posing for a photo op.


Dakota and Daddy....how cute are they!



Hope you all enjoyed~Niki

Woodmore Prom Pics

It is that time of year again....Prom season! Well, we got the pleasure of getting to attend and photograph Dustin's sister Brianna with her date and Dustin's cousin Austin and his date. These were taken at Schedel Gardens in Elmore, Ohio and the scenery was a close second to the beautiful people in the pics.

~Enjoy!


Brianna and her date Jake.




Austin and his date....sorry I didn't catch her name :)