Playing with rings ...

My Dad and Uncle Rick took some artsy pictures of Linnea & I with a ring like this so I thought I'd give it a try. It's not so easy with a baby that doesn't sit still! :)

Little G is 8 months old!

We've continued our fun-filled summer by spending some quality time with the more family and friends. Grant's latest milestone is rolling from his back to his tummy and he's not crawling yet but he's getting really close! He loves to stand up holding onto stuff too!

Doesn't he look so grown up?

Can I have it?

Jared & Grant

Visiting with Great-Grandpa Grant

G & Great Uncle Darrell. I love this picture!

BBQ in our backyard.

Playing bocce with the guys.


G's first time in Island lake. It was pretty cold but he did so well!



Playing with Gus!

Fun with mud!

Its been a crazy July for this family!

So I've decided to make a giant posting to show you all what we've been up to.

On 7.3 we travelled to Gladstone, MI to spend a week with my family.

Grant and Laurel got to see their first parade.

Laurel and Grandpa keeping out of the sun.

Great-Uncle Anders playing trombone in the parade.

G got to hangout with lots of cousins.

Beautiful Laurel!

Best buds!

G and Great Grandpa Carl

We spent a night with Linnea and Kevin on our way home. We drove to CPBC to visit and these two were out!

Back to Duluth!

I give G this bin to pull toys out of when he's playing. I was thinking, he sounds pretty quiet so I came to look and he had pulled it over his head. He was playing with several toys inside the bin. So funny!
I took it off his head and he pulled it back over again. It's a Grant sized fort!





Off to the farm in Quamba, MN for a Larson family reunion. We had a fun-filled day with my mom's side of the family!

G wearing cousin Danielle's hat.

I love this picture. Jeff is twirling with ribbon.


J & G in their cammo.



My mom purchased this four wheeler at a garage sale and Cari and Cayla were loving it!

Chillin'



Grandpa Jeeps and Grant staying out of the water fight!

Taking a snoozer on Gpa

Uncle Carl and Uncle Paul with G!

We ended the night with a little rain and two rainbows!

Larson family pic.

Then we had Ingrid & Luke Anderson in Duluth visiting for a day.

We hot lots of fun! Thanks for coming to visit us!

A few days later we were off to Houghton Michigan for my cousin Hans' wedding. We took the opportunity to drive up to the northern most point of Michigan and enjoy the scenery. I don't have many pics because my camera battery was essentially dead.

They have an aerial lift bridge too!

Hanging out with the fam at breakfast!

If you made it to the final and last pic...thanks for sticking around!

Nehemiah's Birthday Party!

Party! My friend Jessie's little boy turned one and we got to go to his birthday party! Here are all the boys hanging out!

Grant and Elijah weren't so happy at picture time but Nehemiah was comforting them and giving them kisses. So cute!

On our way to the birthday party we stopped and G took his first ride of a big swing! He had lots of fun.