Summer's Here!

What a weekend! We traveled to Iowa for the Memorial Day. It was a wonderfully relaxing getaway. We truly enjoyed the beauty and peacefulness of Iowa and also spending time with family. The weekend was very active including a sailing outing on Big Creek Lake (a first for Darin and I--thank goodness for Andrew who was an excellent teacher:-)

We BBQ'd with Grandma & Grandpa Whattoff. (Grandma & Sarah are laughing because Grandpa forgot Sarah's new last name (Bolthouse) and thought it was Cathouse--ha! (Guess you can pull toff hat kind of mistake when you're going on 90 yrs old!).

Darin demonstrated his excellent grilling abilities. (He had to redeem himself after a disappointing fishing outing with Andrew).

Mom & Dad bought a new (old) boat, that we took out for a spin on Sunday. As you can see.....Darin was VERY excited:-) Nathan was the only brave soul on board. He braved the cold waters to wake board. He tried to bully Sarah into skiing, but she opted for staying dry.

Never too old for the zoo!?

We proved that you're never too old for the Zoo! Sarah visited the Detroit zoo for the first time with Darin, Terry & Linda. The polar bear exhibit was definitely a favorite! Sarah captured the experience with this picture of Darin & parents in front of the bear fountain.

Friday night at the ballpark...

We finally made it to our first Tiger's game of the season. It was wonderful to cheer on our beloved team again. Kate and Mark joined in on the fun. We had wonderful seats (20 rows behind home plate) and game was just as good as the seats! It was a world series rematch, but turned out to be a blowout (in favor of the Tigers).

We look forward to many more fun games with friends!

Thank Goodness for Mothers!

What a dessert--Angie ordered this beautiful (and delicious) cake. It was almost too pretty to eat.....but we managed:-)

We celebrated Mother's Day with a wonderful BBQ at Angie & Ralph's house. The pool was filled with water, but it was a little too cool to take a swim! Nellie (106 yrs old) and Grace (98 yrs old) joined in the celebration too. Nellie, Grandma, Darin, Sarah & Grace relax in the sun (with a table-full of food to enjoy:-)

Here's a picture of all the Mother's--what a beautiful bunch! We're lucky to be blessed with such wonderful women in our lives!!

Spring Fashions:-)

Now that Sarah is done with school, she has her evenings free for getting ready for summer. Darin couldn't understand why they would need a wicker chair by the front door, but Sarah assured him it would make their house that much more "welcoming"! (Darin's not so sure:-)