Mackinac Island Wedding

Andrew (9 m.) and Ben playing before their long trip
Ben walking with the girls to get on the ferry
Ben and Grandpa checking out the horses
Even carriage rides can put a baby to sleep
The Bride and Groom at the Rehearsal Dinner
Kelly and James Wedding
Mommy and Ben after the ceremony
Emma, Kylah, and Michael did a great job in the wedding
Ben and Daddy
All of us with Great-Grandpa Fred

The first dance as Mr. and Mrs. Loeffler
Michael after eating some wedding cake
Andrew, Jess, Ben and Mommy
What a beautiful view
The 3 of us with Kelly and James

The whole fam. before we left Sunday
Ben and Mommy on the ferry-time to go home

What a crazy, busy, fun weekend. It all started Thursday when Jeff, Jess, and Andrew came up to stay the night (Michael stayed with G'ma and G'pa) Danny and Nichole also stayed. We all had a great time talking and telling stories, it was really nice to see Jeff and Jess a little before the busy weekend. Friday morning started early for Greg and I since we still had to pack. All eight of us were ready and out of the house by 9:15 am (pretty good) We arrived in Mackinaw City around 2pm for the 2:30 ferry and hurried to the Inn...the rehearsal started at 4. After rehearsal about 30 of us took the carriage to The Village Inn for The Rehearsal Dinner. It was a wonderful time and great food! Most of us were exhausted so we went back to the condo to crash. The wedding ended up being beautiful...early in the day the weather was a little questionable (30 mph winds) but by 4 you could not have asked for a nicer day. Kelly looked amazing and the ceremony was in a very peaceful, wooded area. We are so happy for Kelly and James, they are a great couple! Sunday came too soon and we were all sad to have to go but at least we bought some fudge on our way off the island. Ben was a trooper the whole weekend...he is really a good little boy! Only a few more days until his birthday...I still can not believe it.

Baby Saxton is here!

Kailer Layne was born on Friday, September 21, 2007 to Lindsey and Marc. She is beautiful (of course) and we can't wait to see more pictures. They are still in the hospital but will be going home Tuesday...hopefully we will have more pictures to look at on their blog soon!

Toledo Zoo and Emma's Birthday!

Ben checking out the butterfly house at the zoo
The Butterfly house was very cool
Great Grandma Ila, Mommy and Ben by the hippos
Happy 3rd Birthday, Emma!
So excited about her train cake!

Two weeks have gone by so fast! We went to Adam and Nellie's wedding on the 8th of September and our niece, Emma, turned 3 on the 9th. For Emma's birthday we went to the zoo while the guys (Greg, Doug, Danny, and Grandpa) golfed in a tournament. It was Ben's first time at the zoo and he loved it. We did pretty much everything you can do at the zoo, rode the train, rode the carousel, went to the Butterfly house, and saw just about every animal. The kids did great and slept the whole way home...woke up just in time for cake. This past Friday Ben and I went shopping with Jaclynn, Maddy, Marnie, and Kendal. It was Jaclynn's idea and Marnie and I were the only ones who spent any money-bad Jaclynn :) Later that night we all went to get ice cream and hung out at the Schmidt's for a while, Ben was attempting his new skill...walking. Check out Miss Maddy's blog for the video. He has been walking more and more since that night and he is starting to get a lot more confident. Now he will let go on his own and walk to one of his toys. Greg and I finally got some video tonight (he seems even more stable then he was on Friday).

Labor Day Weekend

Ben and Emma playing in their "fort" on the pontoon
Where's Emma?
Ben with Grandpa D. (sad about the Michigan game)
You just need to be a little bigger buddy
View of Grandma and Grandpa Abbott's house from the lake

Another beautiful weekend to enjoy at the lake! We drove down to Greg's parents house on Saturday afternoon and we didn't come home until Monday evening. We could not have asked for nicer weather. We had a huge gathering of family and friends on Sunday, we grilled out, played cornhole, went for wave runner rides, swam, and just relaxed. By Sunday night we were all so tired from just being in the sun all day...but everyone keeps reminding me, we won't be able to do that to much longer. Ben had a great time playing with Emma and all of the rest of the family, but on Sunday night he started with a fever and was just not being himself...it lasted a few days and now he seems to be fine. Who knows...teething, a virus, etc. If only they could tell you. Only about three more weeks until we are parents to a one year old! I can not believe it!!! The next few weeks we have a lot going on between weddings, birthdays, bachelorette/bachelor parties, and waiting for Baby Saxton to arrive (2 weeks) so time will go by too fast any way. Where has the summer gone? I guess we have had a lot of fun though.