Timberrrrrrr!!!!

So I open the patio door last night to let Miller out to go potty, and I hear a crackling noise like firecrackers going off.  I'm wondering to myself "what the hell is that?" when all of a sudden there's a big crack, and a tree limb goes down in our backyard in front of my eyes!  Not really sure what caused it- I'm thinking it just cracked under it's own weight- but what's really ironic is that there were 2 dead trees in our backyard that we wanted to take down and it was the living one that falls.  Thankfully it just missed the fence between our yard and our neighbor behind us!

Conveniently Kevin already had a chain saw here that he borrowed from his dad, because still ironically, he was planning on trimming this tree tomorrow because of how low the branches were hanging.  I guess the tree just decided to help him out!  So he went at it this evening instead of waiting.  Our neighbor guy behind us is pretty cool, and he was helping Kevin out.  He hauled all the branches away to the dump for us... possibly because Kevin gave him 2 bottles of liquor earlier. :)  And he got a few good fire logs out of it too.

While he was at it, Kevin just whacked the smaller of the 2 dead trees too.  Now we just need the big one taken down professionally.  At least the one that fell didn't cause any damage!

My Little Model

Sadie is such a little model!  She poses for the camera so well, I can't stand how CUTE she is!!

 And what a great job posing by these two! :)

William's Bay

This weekend was Sadie's first, and most likely only, trip to the Fucik family summer home in Williams Bay, WI.  The house was built in 1903 by my great-great-grandparents.  It has been passed down twice, first to my great-grandfather and his brother, then to my grandpa, his three brothers, and one of their cousins.  With all of them getting older and nobody else wanting to or being able to afford to take care of it, the house and property are going to be sold soon.  I wanted to make sure to get Sadie there at least once before we can't go there anymore.  Even if she doesn't remember it, I will.  Here she is reading her book on the bed in the front bedroom.

Playing on the floor in the living room.

Having a snack at the dining room table.

Watching the boats on the bay from the front porch.

Swinging down at the community park.

Having supper at a nearby restaurant.

As we were pulling out of the driveway, I told her to say "Bye Lake Geneva" and she waved.  It was so cute, but it almost made me cry.  I love that place and have so many great memories there (Dinner, 5 minutes!), and I'm so sad that she won't be able to grow up there like we did.