Where have we been!?

We have been around since last I posted--Up North, back to the Cities, Up North, up to Duluth, and back to the Cities, Up North, to eastern Wisconsin, and now we are in the U.P. of Michigan! On the Road!!

Back Up North--Mitch made his famous venison summer sausage and did some cooking for the groom's dinner he catered in Duluth.











Mitch and his sous chef , Carol "Sue", who was a great help, and she let us use her kitchen for a week of cooking!











We decided that Big Sandy Lake is perfect for pontooning and when you have as big a "family and friends" as we do at the lake, we purchased a beautiful, fun pontoon for us all to use.










Then back to the Cities where Mitch cooked a filet mignon dinner for the Mitchell family. Granny came up from Iowa, Dan and Cari and all their kids (Mitzi and Greg, Mindi, Gunnar, and kids Masayda, Cassian, and Joakim), Deb and Mike, and of course Bryan and Stacy and Shayne, Sarah, Addy and Macy (thanks Shayne and Sarah for letting us use your kitchen and house for two days!)









Addy ( 27 months)















Macy (8 months)









Addy and Macy listen intently to a story Granny is telling them.














Then off to Wisconsin where our friends, Don and Janelle, hosted a mini-rally. Actually Don built the new desk and cabinets for us and also made some for Wally and Zona. We just happened to get them installed at the same time so we made a party of it!













Mitch--cooking again! Shrimp to die for!













Wally and Zona













Not to be left out, Audry and Gerry joined us for the fun and festivities.