Westward 'ho!

Well, we made it!

Here's our happy girl before we left home. We think she was pretty much saying,

"you're kidding, right?"

First, we took the ferry from Ludington to Wisconsin.

Maeve liked it all except for the big horn.

After a great stay-over with friends in St. Paul, we stopped in Fargo at the Red River Zoo, and Maeve had her first carousel ride. She was all for it.

We'll try to post some of our photos from our time out here in Portland before we begin the journey home.

Here we go...

We're preparing for a big trip out west to visit Matt and Ahna, and we have all these pictures to share from the last month. Lots going on! A week in Charlotte for Katie's class, a visit from the Colorado cousins, a sweet birthday gift, all among other things. Here's a quick photo tour of our May and June.

First stop on the way to Charlotte was at the Toledo Botanical Gardens - a free and beautiful park where Maeve got to run and play and we got to enjoy watching her.

In Charlotte, Mike and Maeve checked out the U.S. Olympic Kayak Training Center and....

The NASCAR track..... yeah, they had some time to kill!

Of course, we spent more time at the park. Here's Elizabeth taking Maeve down the slide! Noelle and Maeve had a good time on the swings, watching each other from afar.

Here's all seven of the grandkids with Grammy in T.C.

And last, but not least, here's Maeve's new chair, a gift from Aunt Theresa and Uncle Jeff. A great place to sit and watch the river, just like Mom and Dad.

Happy June everyone!