We welcomed our very first nephew into the world on May 4! Ryker James was born that afternoon to everybody's surprise. He came 5 weeks early but is happy and healthy as can be. Cara and Dan are learning all of the joys of parenting their new son and seem to be settled into their new routines with Ryker around. Ryker is so adorable and it has been too fun to watch him grow in just this first month! Congratulations to Dan and Cara...we can't wait for Ryker to meet his very first cousin!
The day after (05.05) we drove down to Springfield where my mom, dad, brother and Lehala were in from Colorado staying at Grandpas house. We arrived that evening and stayed up chatting and catching up with the family. There is no better feeling than having us all under one roof! We knew it would be a short trip but we made the most of our time and enjoyed the visit. Friday we roamed the farm, played with Stewie, hung out with Grandpa and then headed into "town" for some more tours and a Mexican lunch with Uncle John, Aunt Gale, JP and Kristina. Dinner that night was at the favorite Capone's and reunited us with some old friends and brought lots of good laughs and reminiscing! Mom and Dad even got to feel R2B2 kick a little! We had to head back Saturday morning but it was worth every minute of the drive!
Saturday 05.07 we joined in the celebration as cousin Melissa married her now husand Jason. It was a fun wedding in a cool venue in the northern suburns...Byron Colby Barn. The bar was in an actual silo! They had an authentic Croatian meal and one heck of a dance party. Melissa was on cloud 9 all night...every time we saw her she was bouncing up and down with the biggest smile on her face. Congratulations to them both!
The following weekend we headed in Indianapolis for Loren and Maureen Schneider's wedding weekend celebration. The weekend kicked off with a cocktail party on Friday where we were able to catch-up with friends from near and far. Saturday we spent the day relaxing and roaming around Indy and getting ready for the wedding that evening. The ceremony and reception took place in a gorgeous club downtown. The band had the entire crowd from the beginning and the dance floor was certainly the place to be! The following morning we joined a brunch and headed home to see baby Ryker who was at home. We had a great time celebrating Loren and Maureen's first hours as husband and wife and wish them all of the best!
Why stop there?! Well we did for one weekend at home. The last weekend of May we packed up and headed to another opening weekend in Pelican Lake. It was nice to get back to the north woods and relax in the fresh air. The boys worked hard to get the dock in, I helped plant flowers, we ate like kings and slept like queens and just enjoyed a few days away. I was slacking on the photo taking that weekend though! Sometime it is nice to put the electronics way or never even get them out of your bag.
That is all she wrote for now!
XO,
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