Recent Adventures

Recently our city held it's annual Heritage Fest. I had to work but Lincoln was able to take Bennett and have some fun.

Of particular interest to Bennett were the commuter trains zipping past the site of the actual carnival

Don't judge, the purply pink convertible was the only one left childless when we boarded

Lincoln's marginally successful attempt at showing that they did, in fact, ride the carousel

Tasked with choosing a carnival treat, Bennett picked a caramel apple much to his father's chagrin (note the gritted-teeth, forced smile)

Bennett making quick work...at least, of the caramel/sprinkles again much to his father's disappointment (I mean, come on, the deep-fried oreos were available!)

Two carnival rides were plenty...for Lincoln's wallet (Bennett wanted to do more granted he's still too short for most of the cool-looking ones); they opted to explore/watch everything and then ventured to a (free) playground to wrap up the evening

Bennett has surpassed his Andreasen grandparents' skill in iPhone photography

Lincoln just finished his Step 2 Boards, so we were able to go on a few family outings. We enjoyed exploring parks and the beach.

First time Tracey ever caught a frog (toad)

Cloud watching

Building sand castles

Bennett and Lincoln mournfully stare off into Lake Michigan after USA's devastating world cup loss

Bennett enjoyed all the open beach space (it was an unusually cooler Summer day); Not pictured: Bennett chasing flocks of seagulls around