Pictures on The Lawn!

Here they are... the long awaited family pictures! (long story short - been trying to get these done for months, the 1st round was a bust, so this was our 2nd - and very successful - attempt)

Mary Bias did a fabulous job! She was so good with Gunnar, and the pictures speak for themselves. For anyone who's going to be spending time in the Charlottesville area, please check out Mary's website - http://www.marybphototgraphy.com - we highly recommend her!!

Fall Festivities

Fall is in the air, and we've been celebrating by playing in the leaves and picking out pumpkins. This past weekend, we went to Charlottesville to see Grams and Grandpa and to get family pictures, version 2, taken on the Lawn. (Family pictures, version 1, happened at the beach in August, but we smiled so hard that we broke the camera!!) A preview of our photo shoot can be seen at http://pixieperfectcreations.blogspot.com. Mary Bias, a wonderfully talented artist and mom of a 2-year-old, did an amazing job, and I highly recommend her to anyone in the area! I'll post more photos when we get them.

Grams dug out some old pictures of Little Erik. Hmmm, I think I see some resemblance here...

From Little Erik

From Little Erik

Earlier this month, the Matlocks came to visit. We got to welcome Mark home from Iraq and welcome Baby Walker to our crazy world! Trevyor's an awesome big brother, and Stacey certainly makes the mom thing look easy. We all took a trip to the pumpkin patch and had to hide in the corn maze to stay warm.

Despite all the talk these days of hard economic times, we've been having a blast!

Though we have taken precautions and shown Gunnar where we could end up if we aren't careful...

From Cardboard box

From Cardboard box

Vacation!!!

About a month ago, we finally got a chance to take a full week of vacation - and I mean a vacation! No plans, no schedule... just a week at Virginia Beach with a visit from Patty and time to spend with our good friends, the Barretts. Linda should be on the Va Beach tourism payroll - her concierge services were unbeatable! Between the massage, the pedicure, and many naps, we found plenty of time to ride our bikes and take Gunnar out in his new bike trailer. Here's a picture at the end of our maiden voyage:

From Va Beach 2009

It was pretty windy the first few days we were there...

From Va Beach 2009

I never thought with the little bit of hair that Gunnar has, that it could actually be styled into a mohawk...

From Va Beach 2009

We got to visit with girlfriend, Brinn, who let us hang out with her at the Ritz...

From Va Beach 2009

And Godparents Anne and Dennis came in for a quick dose of R&R. Whatcha got there, Uncle Denny?

From Va Beach 2009

And we topped of the week with Team Lindhjem going for gold in the Virginia Beach 1/2 Marathon. So, we didn't take home gold this time, but next year, I promise not to be in the port-a-jon when Erik runs through the transition zone. Better luck next time!