80 Years

My cousin's and I threw a surprise 80th Birthday party for my Grandpa this weekend and it was a blast. My Grandpa has had an incredible 80 years of life and we were able to share in all of those memories together as a family. The whole Stark clan can really put on a great party. Here are some pictures from the night. The theme of the night was "Drive-In theater" which was a usual past-time for the family growing up.

Wedding Day

Last weekend on September 4, my cousin Jess got married to a wonderful man named Chad. It was a beautiful day and I was very honored to be part of the very special day! Unfortunately, Collin was sick that whole weekend, so the rest of my family could not be with me to celebrate the day.

My cousin Sarah said it right, Collin has taken out his "horns" lately. He has just been a tad bit hard to handle, especially at night. He tends to want to be pretty aggressive with punching, biting and pinching. I guess the Terrible Two's have finally set in. He is great during the day, it is just at night when those "horns" come out the most. I think it has been tough on both of us trying to transition into me going back to work and Collin not being able to stay at home during the day. Hopefully we will both get back into the groove of things soon!

Collin can now get into the refrigerator and freezer, so that has been interesting. He also loves to play with Play-do and ride four-wheelers.

Having fun this week!

Riding a four-wheeler with my neighbor Kolbe. Riding a jeep with my cousin Lana.

Exciting News

Collin has officially started to pedal!!! Yep, we were at our neighbors house again yesterday and he was watching the other two boys pedal their bikes and then he started to! It was a great sight to see! We have been having a full week of playdates, which has been a lot of fun!

Day 2

Today was packed with playdates... First a playdate with our neighbors Keaton and Kolbe and then a playdate at a fantastic park with Gavin. All of the playdates tuckered Collin right out! He had a great nap today and fell asleep early tonight.

Favorite Picture

This is one of my favorite pictures from the summer! Collin is riding a ride at Bay Beach saying cheese as I take the picture of him. Oh yeah, he can say "Cheese" too.

Day 1

Day 1: Monday
What Collin and I did during our last week together before I start back at work again.

Took a 3 mile bike ride

Went to play in the park

Went swinging