Ben....

One of the best parts of the weekend was meeting Ben! Kim & Chris's 6 month old baby! To him we are Auntie Katie and Uncle Brian.....Here the little man in his plaid pants..CUTE!!
Ben gave the best kisses..nice big wet slobbery ones! We LOVED them and so does his mom!
The best part about babies is there tiny everything! Tiny fingers and toes...
Ben was so cute..even when he was disgusted with MSU losing..you still couldn't help but smile at how precious he was! Those darn Spartans..you made Benny cry!
Although just like Ben always says..they will still be #1 to him! We LOVE you Ben and can't wait to see you again SOON!

Taste the Local Difference...

As part of our LGT group Brian & I spent Thursday touring around the Grand Traverse Region, "Tasting the Local Difference"!
We learned all about the many foods and food economies in our local region! It was a great day and very interesting!
This is the community garden at the Grand Traverse Commons (at Brian's work)...
And the artisan bread...
We learned that in addition to our wonderful cherries that come from the cherry capital..we have meats, vegetables, wines and a lot of great local entreprenuers in our community!

At the OSU game with Kim & Chris....

This past weekend we met our friends Kim & Chris in East Lansing for the MSU vs. OSU game!
It was a fun & beautiful day for tailgating! Here is a picture of all the boys..Brian, Kevin, baby Ben and Chris.....
Here is a very cute picture of Ben and his mom Kim...
And this is how we all felt after MSU lost :(.....our sentiments exactly Ben!

Day trip to Blue Lake....

Last week my mom and I took my 90 year old friend, Father Walter Marek, down to Blue Lake Fine Arts camp for the day....
We took him to their annual meeting, he used to be the treasurer and for my mom and I it was a little reminiscent because she had taken me, Shannon and Kevin there once for violin camp when we were younger....


He has a building named after him there....
This is the ceiling of the amphitheater there..where I once played a violin recital....
It was a really fun and interesting day for my mom & I. Walter new all the "hot" spots between TC and Blue Lake...like the old diner in Manistee for dinner and a pit stop for blue berry pie at the farmers market..oh and I can't forget the headcheese stop at the grocery store!

Kirsten's Bday....

Saturday all of us went to the casino to help Kirsten celebrate her "surprise" birthday!
Check back for more pics.....

Great Wolf with the Polasek's

Christy, Jason, Emily, Macy and Nolan came up north this weekend to play at Great Wolf Lodge! Brian & I went to visit them for the day...what fun!!
Everyone had fun play around at the water park..by the end of the day we were water logged!!

More pictures to come....check back!

Brian Hall for President

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Fall is here....

Fall is here in Northern Michigan! It has been a beautiful last couple days of 65 & sunny! Found a really pretty tree downt the street from us....the color tour is ready!

Bench Project....

So the other day, during my "free time" I began this bench project....
I wanted to paint it (it used to be white) and add a cushion....
Brian is not a fan...and we have decided that the blog will determine if we keep the color red..change it to black...or another color??? Tell us what you think (see poll below..)

Pumpkin Patch....

Yesterday we went to Hoxie's Farm Market & Pumpkin patch to look for the perfect pumpkins....
Brian and I found ours...
Here is the group below..we got a VIP ride on the gator!

Leadership Retreat....

This past weekend Brian & I were at Crystal Mountain for our Leadership GT Reteat!
It was a great weekend to meet lots of new people in the community and do fun activities: rock climbing, crystal coster and more!
After we went golfing with Jeff and Mackenzie...
It was sunny but a little chilly....