Dirty Little Secret: Vaccinations

Danielle and I have many friends and relatives that have small children which has been a great resource for us to ask kid questions to. One thing we were not prepared for, however, was the dreaded shots!

Here we are humming right along with a great 2 month old who eats well, sleeps well and is happy. We take him in for his shots and his world gets turned upside down! Our previously happy child turned into a fussy boy who wouldn't sleep for about 5 days.

Thankfully he has slowly returned to his normal self but we sure are not looking forward to repeating this experience multiple times in the coming months. Hopefully it will be easier the next time.

The other lowlight of our visit to the doctor other than a 75 minute wait (thanks medical establishment!) was having to hold down my son's arms while they stick him with needles in his legs. Not fun to see those big beautiful eyes looking at me as if to say "why would you do this to me?"

I'm sure this is something all families get the joy of going thru but for us it sure was a curveball we were not expecting!

Evidences of God's Wonderful Creation

Isn't it great to see some of the natural beauty that our world has to offer? There are certain times that I look at the world that God created and sit back and say "Wow". I wanted to share a couple of these "Wow" pictures that we have recently seen.

The first picture was earlier in the summer when we were driving to Brainerd. A rainstorm had just passed and we saw this amazing rainbow. I can't ever recall seeing an entire rainbow from end to end.

The 2nd picture was a sunset picture at the lake. Fortunately we get blessed with great sunsets at the lake just about every night but this one was especially beautiful.

What a great creator we serve and what an amazing creation we get to live in and enjoy!

Look at how handsome I am!

One of the new things we have found that entertains Nolan is holding him up in front of the mirror in our bathroom. He stares at himself for a few seconds and then starts to get a huge grin on his face. Sure has been fun as he starts to get more aware of his surroundings and responds with big smiles!

4th of July Fun!

Our entire family (Nick's side) was out at the lake for the 4th of July and had a great weekend. We were able to get a picture of the 2 cousins side by side in diapers. Nolan is definitely bigger but Scarlett is filling out a bit too.

Nolan took his first dip in the cool lake and didn't cry at all. He didn't seem like he loved it but it was nice that he wasn't screaming either!

Nolan, Aunt Nicole, Grandma Gwen and Scarlett hanging out on the boat.

Nolan and dad cruising the lake!