Fly me to the moon....

Thanks to Ed, I was able to fulfill a longtime dream of flying an airplane! Ed gave me a gift certificate for an "intro flight" lesson. I spent some time on the simulator, then was taken up in a 4 person Cesna and actually took control of the plane! It was incredible!! We flew almost to Rockford - it was thrilling and terrifying at the same time! The instructor even let Ed join us for the flight. Fortunately for all of us, the instructor landed the plane since I ended up in the grass on the simulator! How nice it would be to fly to Rochester to visit the Schmitts - sure would beat the 5 1/2 hour drive -

Christmas in July

G-Ahma (great grandma) brought a special treat for Benjamin this weekend, an animated penguin that sings and dances. Check out the fancy moves!

Erin's Baby Shower

We had a wonderful time at Erin's baby shower on Saturday - lot's of family and friends gathered to celebrate the upcoming birth of Erin and Dennis' new baby girl! They were overwhelmed with the generosity of everyone! They came from near and far, Erin's brother Roland and his lovely wife Cicely were visiting from London, soon to be (again) great grandma Murphy flew in from Florida, the Schmitts of Minnesota were present, as well as the Bayola's from Hawaii!

yeah, yeah, yeah

Benjamins 2nd Birthday

Coming soon! More photos and videos of Benjamins 2nd birthday party!

Welcome

Ed and Chris have decided to join the rest of the world with our very own blog! We thought this would be an easier way to share our family and travel adventures! Come back again soon!