Some Craftin' Goin' On

Do you remember a few posts back where I showed you some things I found at our local Goodwill store. Below is a picture of those items to remind you. They are all nice pieces but I had something in mind for one of the candlesticks and the cheese dome. I asked my father-in-law if he would saw down one of the candlesticks and he was nice enough to do that for me and he even leveled it off for me.
I sanded down the cut candlestick and the wooden part of the cheese dome and then gave them a coat of primer. After the primer I sprayed them with an ivory paint. Them I glued them together and VOILA! What do you think?

Isn't she cute?! I have been seeing these all over blogland. I definitely did not come up with this on my own. Kudos to whomever dreamed this up. There are some really great blogs out there that re purpose items that people get rid of......you would be amazed!

I have a dish I bought at a rummage sale and I am going to use the other candlestick for that. I'll have that candlestick cut shorter and then glue it to the bowl. It will not be ivory. I have chosen pink. I really am not a fan of pink but I thought the bowl was cute. Of course I will take pictures....and post them on the blog.

Sillyness

Nathan and Terra were being so very silly when he was over last week. We are so lucky his Daddy lets us spend so much time with him. Nathan and Terra love to stick their tongues out when I am trying to get a picture.

Was trying to settle them down so I could get a nice, sweet picture.

Yea!!! No tongues, no sillyness. I love when these two get along. It is so much easier when there is no fighting going on!

Relaxing By the Fire

My Mom and Dad were out at the Fort too. They came by to sit by the fire and relax. Nathan enjoyed his ice cream on Oma's lap. Mom and Dad just got a new-to-them camper and came out on Saturday.

This is my sweetie enjoying the fire. He does so much for us that I am so glad he is able to relax by the fire with us.

This is my dog, Daisy. She was nervous for most of the weekend because of the booms of the cannons going off. She does not handle that well. She finally started to settle down when we were all by the fire. My poor dog....

Playing at the Park Playground

After Eva and her family left, Nathan wanted to head over to the playground. What the heck. We had nowhere to be. So....he played, I watched and took a couple pictures.

He can be such a little daredevil! There weren't too many other kids there so we didn't stay long. It seems like we stay longer at playgrounds when there are other kids there. He had fun, got a drink out of the fountain and then we were on our way back to the camper. It was getting to be time to eat so we had to get back and help with supper.

Eva's Visit

A friend's daughter was in the U.P. visiting and she stopped by our campsite to say "Hi". It was so good to see Eva. I haven't seen her since she moved! She and my oldest son are close in age. It was wonderful to meet her husband and her two children. The kids played in the back of the van with some toys until it was time to go.

They all played very well together and shared the toys!

Aren't they just adorable. Lily is just so sweet!

This is Eva and I before they had to go. I wish they could have stayed longer.

Nathan gave a big hug to Peter and said "I'm gonna squeeze the live out of ya!" I thought poor Pete was going to pop! So cute.

Then is was Pete's turn to hug. He gave Nathan a big hug and kiss. Awwww! I think they could be good friends. Hopefully they'll be able to play again sometime before they graduate from high school.

Thanks for stopping by Eva. It was really great to meet your husband and kids and to see you again. Don't be a stranger.

Fort Wilkins Re-enactment

We decided to go and watch the re-enactment at the Fort on Saturday morning. Nathan was relaxing before we went. He loves to get out of his clothes and relax with his Grandpa.

We were lucky that he kept his unders on....usually those are off too! He's so funny!
Here we are on our way to the Fort. Thought this was a really cute picture then Nathan turned around and stuck his tongue out at me. Sassy little boy! Got that shot!

This is the Battery D actors. I guess you can call them actors. They travel to many different forts and put on the re-enactment.

Here they are preparing to fire a cannon. They are training some younger men so it took a little longer.

More preparation for cannon fire. I wasn't close enough to hear everything the gentleman was telling the crowd. I was patiently waiting for them to fire so I could get a decent shot of the cannon going off.

Almost ready to fire.

WOW! That was loud! Nathan and I both jumped when that thing went off! I did manage to get a good picture of it. So cool!

The firing teams. They all have their spots they need to be in.

It was really neat to watch this and it is so very dangerous for them.

This is the sign behind the fort guiding people to the campground.

This sign is right before the bridge behind the fort.

We definitely enjoyed the cannon fire show. We kept hearing it from our campsite through out the day. Each time it went off everyone stopped and said "There goes another one!"

Saturday Camping Fun

Today we wanted to go and check out the re-enactment over at the Fort. This picture below is of Nathan on the bridge behind the Fort coming from the campground. This was an interesting bridge because he could look over and see the crayfish down in the rocks. We continued on into Fort Wilkins.

Here is Nathan on one of the dormant canons. This canon is no longer fired. He wanted to have his picture taken on it so......I took it. He's waving "Hi" to me.

Look at this Face!!! Sometimes you take bunches of pictures and come up with one great one. I love this shot of my grandson!

I love this shot too. He's looking down the barrel of the canon to see if anything is in there. How cute!

The Battery D group was there doing the re-enactment. They were dressed as the soldiers dressed at the Fort and had camp activities all through the day. The best part is when they shoot off the canons. Nathan is sitting on a canon that they fire.

This gentleman is one of the Battery D men. Very kind man. He helped me get pictures of Nathan on the cannon so I made sure to get him in the shot too.

Another shot on the cannon.

Then it was time to head back to the camper. More swimming and getting a fire going were on the agenda. We did manage to get the kayak in the water and take Nathan across Fanny Hoe Lake to a nice sandy area where it was shallow so he could go swimming. He loves to go in the kayak and put his hands in the water while we are paddling.

The water was absolutely beautiful. Besides being as warm as bath water, it was so calm that you could see the reflection of the trees in the water.

I guess I can put up with the snow for days like this.

Friday at the Campground

We pulled into our campsite and the first thing Nathan wanted to do was go swimming. So....we set up camp and Pepper and Nathan went to his favorite swimming spot and he got wet!

This boy loves the water! He was shivering and his lips were turning a light blue before we could get him out of the water.

I had to bribe him with some goodies to get him out of the water and back to the camper.