frisbee

I love when I go to move pictures off my camera and I find photos that I had absolutely no idea that were taken. These are some pictures that I found recently on my camera that put a smile on my face.

If I were to imagine the story here this is what happened… because this always what happens when we try to play ball or Frisbee with our dog.

Drew is playing Frisbee with Bella.

Drew throws the Frisbee.

Hoping that Bell will catch it..

Which she does.

Drew waits for Bella to bring the Frisbee back..

Which she doesn’t.

Because she never does.

She would much rather play ‘runaway from Drew’…

So Drew ponders how exactly to get the Frisbee back.

He tries resoning with Bella.

He tries crawling.

He tries rolling.

And lunging.

He then tries good ole fashioned tug of war.

He finally manages to get the Frisbee back.

And then

He throws it again…

This is how you play ‘catch’ with our dog. (smile)

beautiful day

Today was another gorgeous day! We have been having the most beautiful weather this spring. It has been warmer and sunnier weeks earlier than we usually get here in Minnesota… and I am loving it!!!

This morning was my nephew’s First Communion. We were so happy to be able to help him celebrate his special day!

Doesn’t he look handsome?

Today was just one of those days where you wanted to spend every second outside. And we tried to!
Drew and I took Bella for a long walk this afternoon and I had to laugh when we got home because the dog completely crashed the second we walked in the door.

Which made me realize that after the long winter- we need to get back into a walking routine again! We both need it. :)

something that made me smile today

I received an email today that made me smile.

It was from my Aunt.

My Mom and her sisters are on a "sister weekend." They started these weekends a couple of years ago and meet in different locations and spend time togetherto catch up on each others lives and to just have fun.

I think this is awesome!!!

So, I get this picture emailed to me.

(My Mom is in the middle in the back row.)

I think they are having fun. (smile)

Sisters are different flowers from the same garden. ~Author Unknown

decisions

National Response Day for college decision is May 1.

Which means it is crunch time.

The past 3 days Tyler and I have spent at 2 different colleges.

We spent some time on each campus and Tyler sat in on some classes to try to get a better feel for which school he wants to go to this fall.

2 very different schools

1 is a small with 4,000 students – 1 is large with 47,000

1 is a private school – 1 is a public University

1 comes with a great scholarship

1 is in our state – 1 is out of state

2 very good schools –2 very different schools

And he is having trouble deciding.

As a parent I want to help him and make this whole process easier for him- but in reality this is his decision. I can offer my support and I can offer resources in helping with the decision making process, but in the end, it is his decision.

I know he will make the decision that is right for him and I have faith that he will be where he is supposed to be.

2 schools

1 decision

Sadies

Saturday night was the Sadie's dance at the high school.

The theme this year was 'Beauty and the Geek'. Each year they have a different theme and keep it fun and pretty low key, which is really nice since prom is in just a few weeks.

Tyler was the beauty and his girlfriend was the geek. :)

So cute!!!

the Bahamas

Our last stop of the cruise was at Princess Cays in the Bahamas. This is Princess' own part of an island and has an absolutey beautiful beach area. We enjoyed swimming, snorkeling, sunning and relaxing.

Cozumel

The third port that we stopped at was Cozumel, Mexico. We boarded a smaller boat for a 30 minute ride  over to Playa del Carmen.

We headed on a tour to visit Tulum the ancient Mayan ruins.  Our guide was fabulous and our whole family really enjoyed this excursion.

The beach area at Tulum.

Back on the ship that night we enjoyed Movie Under the Stars. We watched Blind Side on the big screen TV. So fun!

Roatan, Honduras

We went on a semi-sub and enjoyed the underwater sights at the Roatan Marine Park.

We then stopped at the West End Village, which was a more authentic area and more true to the Honduras culture. We were able to experience some local vendors at this seaside village.

Here we watched a performance from the members of the Garifuna who are descendants of the Black Carab Indians.

We then headed back to Mahogany Bay where the ship was and enjoyed the private beach area. The beach could be accessed either by chair lift or by a trail.