Delvaux Life: The little "mine-o-saur"

I can not believe it has been over a month since my last post. We have been very busy this past month and it is looking like the rest of the summer will be the same. How the time flies. To sum up the past month, I think a picture dump will be appropriate, and maybe a little writing.

This past week we celebrated the 4th of July up in Lakewood, Wisconsin at my parents "cabin on the lake" for the whole week. This was a much deserved break for Andrew and myself, since we had been on the go the 3 weeks prior. I just finished up my semester at school, which I can proudly say I got straight A's in!!, and now only have 1 more semester before I become an NP!!!! October cannot come fast enough!! Our week at the cabin was great! Jenny and Drew came for the 1st weekend, and somehow Andrew and Drew managed to win about $800 (combined) at the casino playing craps. I can say that I did not loose any of my own money....it pays to be married sometimes. We had a great time with them!

Yes, that is a "bark collar" on Andrew. Both Andrew and Drew now know that it actually works. (Drinks were involved)

Andrew's parents joined us for 3 days up at the cabin and we enjoyed having them up there and taking Abby to the beach! She loves the beach....the water, not so much. She loved splashing on the shore in the water so I decided to carry her into the water. I was definitely "that" mom on the beach trying to get her child in the water while they are screaming. I eventually gave up and put her back on the beach. Hopefully Abby does not become a "dock diva" and warms up to swimming in lakes, because I see many more trips up to the cabin in her future.

What did Grandma put in her drink??

We were then joined by my brother and his family for a day. During this time we learned that Abby is a tiny "mine-o-saur" Let me explain. There is a book called the mine-o-saur. A mine-o-saur is a dinosaur that likes to always have all the toys, blah blah, none of the other dinosaurs like him because he steals all the toys; moral to the story, share toys and you will have friends. Well, Abby being an only child and 1 year old, is a complete mine-o-saur. We brought up her pink chair to use, and while my brother's sweet little 10 month old (Kristen) was trying to use it, my little mine-o-saur decided that she did not like this and proceeded to go over to "her" chair and cry and have a mini melt down because someone else was in it. Oh my, we really need to work on sharing. Lucky for us, Kristen is a 2nd child and is used to having things stolen away from her and went on her business finding another toy to play with. Sharing, we must work on sharing....

Besides Abby not sharing, it was great to have them up there for the day. We were also joined by my parents and we enjoyed drinks, sitting on the lake, and doing random chores around the house. Yes, I said chores. All those things I hated doing when I was little, I now actually take pleasure in doing, like hauling and burning wood. Best part about our little vacation though, was getting Abby her 1st ice cream cone!!! She wasn't too fond of the cold at first, but she warmed up to it and before we knew it, it was dripping everywhere!!! I see many more trips to the ice cream place in town when we visit!!