Sweet Corn Season

That beloved time of year has arrived in MN... SWEET CORN SEASON!!!! Oh, it tastes so good. We have gotten a couple of meals out of our garden and then the blasted raccoons thought they would take their turn in our oh so delicious sweet corn patch. Needless to say we now have none. We will have to revert to buying it from the road side stands. Zachy's first time eating 'Corn from the Cob.' He really did quite well.
Gracie on the other hand has mastered the talent of eating 'Corn from the Cob.'
She surprised us and got all kernels off and asked for seconds.

Oh dear raccoons you better stay away, cause if we ever catch you in the act I am certian we will shoot you.... (if only we had a gun!).

Lake Vermillian 2010

Last week, July 24th to July 31st was the Annual Sohre summer vacation. This year again the destination was Lake Vermillian. The families that were able to make it this year were the Hodgkins, the Dalys, and us (the Malecek's), oh and of course Mom and Dad. It was a GREAT time. Having kids, makes it a bit more challenging, but still lots of fun. The temperatures were great for the most part. We spent lots of time outside. Fishing wasn't great, but our faithful Sunny Hole gave us a meal and then we caught a couple of Bass off the dock.

We had lots of activities during the week and the pictures below are the just the highlights!

Marty trying to show Gracie how to fish!

We had a few crazy boat rides... look at Gracie's crazy hair!

Vacation always includes a couple trips to the ice cream shop!


Katie, Zachy, Gracie, and Paige went to the park as the older kids went Mini-Golfing.

We had a few bonfires.

Christy, Katie, Paige, Maesee, Wendy, Dad.

Roasted a few marshmellows.

Ted, Jason, Gracie, Mom, Spenser, Paige, Maesee, Wendy.

Lots of bonding time with Grandma and Grandpa and the Aunties and Uncles.

Playing in the water was the highlight of the trip for the kids. They were in the water every chance they had. We had a little ran on Tuesday, but I think they still were able to swim in the afternoon and then Friday it rained all day. Zachy and Katie.

Margoe and Gracie.

Gracie building a sand tower.

Sand was moved and moved and moved some more!

Maddy, Paige, Maesee, Margoe, and Gracie.

Margoe, Maddy, and Gracie.

Gracie.

Zachy.

Lots of Grilling and GOOD FOOD!

Gracie and Zach.

All the kids: 9 total, ages 22 months to 9 years old!

Front row: Carter, Spenser, Maesee, Maddy, Katie, Margoe holding Zachy.

Back row: Paige and Gracie.

Our for Pizza at the Vermillian Club.

A visit to the Bear Center in outside of Ely.

Zach and Marty.

The week always goes so fast. It is always so much fun to spend the whole week with my family since sometimes it is months in between visits. Coming home seems so lonely!

Thanks for a great week Sohre Family and Thanks for helping Marty and I with our kids!

Kids

So much stuff going on this summer. The kids are growing fast and are enjoying the summer.

Our little Gracie is getting so good at being in the pool. We are just amazed at how well she does. She absolutely loves jumping in and doesn't mind at all that her head goes under.

Zach is getting really good too. No video of him on here yet, but he is getting comfortable with his lifejacket also and has learned if he kicks his feet he stays afloat. He is all about "I do it," so he constantly wants us to let go of us so he can do it himself. He is becoming quite an independant guy.

We have switched Zach's crib to the toddler bed just this week. We are on night #4 and he is doing great. God has blessed us with good sleepers for naps and bedtime!

Gracie had her 1st dentist appt this week too. She did so good. I wasn't sure what to expect but they did the polish, brushing, flossing, and the flouride treatment. She did a great job of keeping her mouth open the whole time and she got a good report... to troubled looking areas. She tells others "the dentist tickled my teeth to get rid of the germs." So adorable.

This weekend is the trip to Lake Vermillion for our summer vacation with some of my family. A whole week in the cabin by the lake going on boat rides and just having a good time. We are getting so excited to go. (To bad we have to do all the packing and organizing before hand.)

Malecek Weekend Fun!

Two weekends ago, July 10-11, the entire Malecek gang was out to have some fun.

We had a blast. We spent lots of time in the pool, had good food, chased bubbles, sat around the bonfire, ate s'mores, and even a wathced a fireworks show!!

We can't wait till next years Malecek Summer Fun Weekend!

Finished Project

So the landscaping project has been done for quite sometime, I just haven't been able to show if off. The summer is just a cruising by. We have been staying busy with so many things. I think our project turned out real nice, so I wanted to show if off.