The whole family (except Beth & Cathie) went to Island Lake today for a picnic. We hung out, went canoeing, barbecued and did a whole lot of nothing during one of the first mildly nice days we've had in a while. More Pictures here.

Gabe (my nephew) reminds me a lot of my son Nate. I can't remember exactly what he'd done to deserve a bein spun around repeatedly, but I'm sure it was something worthwhile.


Yes, this is my brother Jon open mouth kissing his dog. He keeps claiming that a dogs mouth is cleaner that a humans. Go figure.