Down the Aisle

I had the honor of being the wedding coordinator last evening for my friend Maralee. This is the view I get each wedding as wedding coordinator that I think is so special! I love seeing the crosses above the bride as she makes the walk towards her soon-to-be husband. I thought you might like to see it too! Best wishes, Maralee & Eric! Your wedding was just lovely!

The Ballerina cooks too!

Yesterday Brooklyn and Preston came over to Grandma's for a visit. That made Grandma very happy because now someone can help bake cookies, right? If you can tell from the picture, this little ballerina likes to sprinkle the colored sugar on her cookies. Can you tell her favorite color? And, in case you didn't guess, Brooklyn likes to choose her own clothes each day - often her favorite is this cute little ballerina dress. Daniel liked to wear the same thing too when he was a little boy, only it was a blue dinosaur sweatshirt. Day after day after day.

Preston is 3 months old!

Three months ago this little fellow was born - and here he is now all smiles with so much personality in just this short amount of time. Isn't it amazing to watch a little child learn and grow? He looks pretty grown up in his little navy vest, don't you think? What a honey. (That's his proud mommy holding him.)

State Fair

Today was the last day of the Minnesota State Fair - and the weather was perfect so we (John & Sara and Wally & I) thought we'd join the throngs of folks enjoying what is known here as "the great Minnesota get-togther!" Everything you can think of is available to eat, most of it on a stick, and some things you would never have thought of to eat is also available! Here Sara and I are standing in front of Ole & Lena's "hotdish on a stick" food stand. I think it was tater-tots and meatballs on a stick and cream of mushroom soup available for dipping. Who comes up with these ideas? What a great day we had at the fair!

Baked Apple Dumplings!

Sara is a wonderful cook - and she loves to bake delicious food when we come for a visit. It works out so well; John likes to prepare a good part of the entree and Sara makes us fabulous desserts. This time Sara made some really melt-in-your-mouth apple dumplings. In fact, they were so good we were glad there were enough to have for breakfast Monday morning!

Chef John

Sunday evening Wally and I arrived in Eagan at John & Sara's. John took his chef role seriously and prepared a delicious meal for us. And for those of us who remember how fussy John was as a young child eating (no pizza, no butter, no cheese, no ketchup on a burger, etc. etc.....) it is amazing that he is the one introducing us to all sorts of delicious food!

Cozy campfire

Is there anything more enjoyable then relaxing around a campfire? We spent a pleasurable Saturday evening in Adam & Andrea's backyard as the sun set, the children cuddled up in laps to fall asleep, and the adults chatted and relished the time together. Perfect. Thank you Adam & Andrea!

Luke

Luke is an active one-year old. Nothing seems to stop him! If he falls down, he just picks himself back up and doesn't seem to miss a beat! He can run so fast that those falls are inevitable. He has a great disposition and he and Timothy are a going concern!

Timothy keeping busy..

Timothy just loved gettting his very own pair of children's scissors from Grandma and Grandpa Berge. He was creative when he took them outside in the tall flowering weeds on the hillside beyond the grassy backyard. He could cut at his heart's content. He spent a long time enjoying himself working on this new skill.

Arts and Crafts with Grandma

Craft time with Grandma! Timothy and I actually spend a long time, just the two of us, at the kitchen counter cutting with his new scissors, using glue sticks, coloring and playing with play-dough. Here Luke is joining us (briefly) and I am helping him make his own picture.

Hannah Sophia

Here is little Hannah Sophia Berge, daughter of Adam and Andrea. Isn't she adorable? She is now 5 months old and smiles and makes cute sounds - she has found her hands and likes to hold them out in front of her and look at them - very entertaining. We spent the weekend before Labor Day visiting with Adam and Andrea and our grandchildren, Timothy, Luke and Hannah.

Pigs in the yard?

Pigs come for a visit? We've had lots of visitors but this would be the first time two brown pigs decided to visit. They were very interested in the acorns that have fallen - and they even decided to lay down and rest on the lawn for a while. Apparently they belonged to a farm not to far from us. We still do not know if the farmer ever located these fellas! I am a tad bit more cautious when I open the door now!

This sweet little face just melts grandma and grandpa!

Big sister Brooklyn just loves her brother and likes to be close to him. He has had lots of kisses from her - I wonder how long he will let that happen??

Proud daddy Daniel is holding little two month old Preston Mathew. Preston is smiling more and getting stronger (see how he holds his head up now!) every day. Every stage with a child is precious and we are enjoying seeing the changes with this little one.

Here is a picture taken today of little Preston who is now 8 weeks old. He is soon to move into his new house with his Daddy, Mommy and sister. For the last month he has been hanging out here with Grandma & Grandpa and, of course, his Daddy, Mommy and sister. It sure will be quiet around here when they move to their new home! (Fortunately, it is not too far away..)

In the background you can see a wonderfully relaxing place to stay on Lake Superior called Cove Point Lodge. If you are looking for beauty and peace, this is a place to consider. We enjoyed one evening here; a fabulous dinner with a table overlooking the lake and nice Scandinavian style breakfast the next morning. (In fact, the dinner appetizer of smoked salmon included lefse! Imagine that!) We slept with the window open and were lulled to sleep by the sound of the lake crashing on the rocks. It was great. Definitely a place to visit again!

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Here we are at one of our favorite places to visit - Canal Park in Duluth, Minnesota. We enjoyed a weekend here and especially enjoyed having John and Sara join us for one night. When we arrived it was 101 in Duluth - the next morning we had to go out and purchase sweatshirts because it was cool and very windy!

This wonderful picture is from Father's Day in June of 2006. We are the proud grandparents to our five grandchildren - Brooklyn, Preston, Luke, Hannah and Timothy. As you can see, we have many years of activity ahead when everyone comes to visit.