Mr. and Mrs. Johnson

Congratulations, Bjorn and Meghan! The whole weekend was beautiful. When I get the reception photos of the happy new couple off my other camera I'll post them. Meanwhile, here's some highlights from Gus' point of view.

Getting warmed up for rehearsal.

Meg and her mom with her soon-to-be in-laws. I don't know why this photo is fuzzy but it is, and it bothers me. The bottom line is it's a good shot that deserves to be posted regardless of it's fuzziness so here it is. LeRae, Maren, Meg, Alice, Grandma Ethel, and Val.

The groom and his best man posing with Grandma.

Christy took this shot and clearly she is fast because he only held her hand for about 5 seconds, then he was out of there. The plan was to have the flower girls and the ring bearer walk down the aisle together. Here's Ava, Maeve, Nora, and Gus.

After rehearsal, Gus headed back to the hotel with his Grandparents and played, played, played with everyone until we came home and crashed the party, making him go to sleep.




Here's Gus on the morning of the wedding, getting ready for pictures. NOTE: we actually had to consider fixing his hair. It only took me 10 seconds to comb it down but the point is we did do something with it which made me proud.


No way, these were not the real rings.

The Johnson family with their newest member.

Gus did not participate in the cute flower girl photo that was being taken in the background of this shot.


The making of a wedding party group shot was in progress during this picture. I knew Gus would only last for a few moments so I snapped it before everyone was settled just to prove he was sitting.


We don't have any photos from the ceremony to prove it, but, Gus did his job! He took off (without the flower girls) and made it right down the center of the aisle to Ross who was waiting to scoop him up before he tore up the altar. We were overly proud.

Moments after saying, 'I do'.


Everyone was excited.



After the wedding was over, Gus tried many different stall tactics in order to stay at the lake.

Before leaving, we headed over to Huddles Resort where Mike, Michelle, and Gabby were staying with her whole family. We agreed it was ironic that we would all be in the same little northern MN resort city at the same time so we HAD to swing in for a visit.

Ross reading to Gus and our precious god-daughter, Gabby.

Pondering genetics and the fact that they look like twins.

Whoa...teetering on the totter for the first time was kind of scary for Gus. I'm not sure if he liked it or not.

Michelle and I both agreed swinging hurts when you're an adult. The seats are too small and I think we were both nauseous by the time this photo session was over. We've clearly mellowed over the years but for good reason!

So,

1. A beautiful wedding
2. Quality family time
3. Great food
4. Swimming (not pictured)
5. Friends and cute babies

It was a perfect weekend.

Ready for the wedding

We are so excited to head to MN for the wedding of Meg & Bjorn!  Gus is ready to do his job, ring bearer.  We will report back on whether or not he made it down the aisle. 

Father's Day Camping

We spent Father's Day weekend camping with my family at Turtle River State Park. Ross and I tented it, and Gus chose to not rough it and stay in the camper with his Grandma and Grandpa. We had beautiful weather and waaay too much camping food. It was a perfect way to celebrate Father's Day. The only thing missing was Steph, Mike, and Hava.

Gus and Uncle Josh reclining.

We forgot his highchair seat so we opted for a frying pan booster chair.

This shot was taken early morning on Father's Day. Gus grabbed his milk, and headed out of the camper to track down his dad. His pajamas were filthy after he was done running around.



Handing his Father's Day card to his dad. His orange bracelets were part of his gift to his Grandpa Steve (not jewelry).


After all the cards and gifts were open, Gus headed for the water. The photo below should be used as our entry into a Parents-of-the-Year contest. Note Gus' position in comparison to warning label on the bucket. Ooops. But we were watching him the whole time.



Time to clean up!

Gus had no problem relaxing while camping.

Or playing, he was all over this playground equipment.

Ross reliving his childhood days and digging a hole to China.


Our family pic without the east sides: we miss Steph, Mike and baby Hava like crazy!

Our niece is adorable

As you can tell from the title of this post, I am not too shy to speak openly about how I feel about our little niece, Hava. She is nearly 2 months old now and looking older and cuter everyday.

Still searching for the perfect deal

As I snapped this pic, I immediately remembered taking this same shot over a year ago.

Yep, those are the ones.

Things you shouldn't do in the car simultaneously

1. Sleep
2. Eat ice cream
3. Drink

Ross was driving so I guess all of the above were actually acceptable.

He was sleeping but the moment I attempted to take the cone or cup out of his hands, his eyes snapped open and he told me 'no way, ma'.

Tricked-out trike

Gus' uncle Josh has always had a knack for creativity. Specifically, making something out of nothing or turning nothing into something extraordinary. Bikes are his specialty.

Example 1: Gus' new trike that he got as a gift from Josh and Christy. This thing is awesome, a vintage, one-of-a-kind trike. Gus has some growing to do before he can ride it around the block.




Family photo.


Thanks for the trike!