We've been on Vacation....(to Indiana)

Howdy, dear readers! We've been away for awhile, visiting family in Indiana. There were a few people up there who hadn't made it down to see Carter yet, and of course we couldn't let their lives be incomplete any longer... we just had to take him up to see them. It was Carter's first plane ride, and he was great. I think he impressed everyone around with his good behavior and charming antics.
Here we are in Cierra's parents' backyard. It's on Grandview Lake... and the first picture is actually Carter with his feet being dipped into the water.


This is Carter's first time in a dentist chair - fortunately for him, it is mom getting worked on this time.

Carter and I play a new game down by the lake. Suprisingly, this doesn't result in any spillage.

Here we are in a more relaxed moment. Is it just me, or does he already know that he's cute?

And here we are back home... or before we left. Again, not sure when, but Carter's hanging with Daddy and Daddy's on the computer. Standard operating procedure.

One of the reasons we took our vacation up to Indiana this week was the annual Bardonner trip to the Dunes. Here we are on the beach and with Cierra's Dad, Gary. (That's Umpa to Carter.)

While we were at the beautiful estate on the lake, we decided to do our own creative baby photo shoot. We couldn't match the quality of the early photos we had taken... (by the way, we've scheduled the same photographer to come out in September...yay!), but here are the results. I like the ones we got in the evening light. We took the pontoon boat out to the middle of the lake to get the good light.

Finally, we'll leave you with some photos of our extended family with Carter. Cierra worked extra hard getting all these photos up this week. Can't believe we were only there for a week, it seems like we got to do so much!!!

FAMILY PHOTOS FROM OUR INDIANA VISIT.....

Aunt Alexis Great Gma Bardonner Grandpa (Umpa) Bardonner

Kara&Eric Hemmerlein (2nd cousins) Great Grandpa Hemmerlein

Uncle Krin Aunt Kaelie Grandma (Mimi) Baer Grandpa Baer


Great Uncle Jeff Great Grandma Baer Great Grandpa Baer

Thanks to all of you that made special efforts to spend time with Carter while we visited - it was great to see you and we look forward to the next visit!