Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day! Saturday, I met Nick & Margie in Sidney to celebrate Fathers Day with a nice dinner at Applebees. Sunday, we were at Greg & Elaine's house. The men began mid morning to assemble the new swing set.

Tony & Tim diligently working under the direct supervision of Greg & Josie.

Andrea was also a lovely assistant.

Greg opening his new leaf blower.

Josie testing out the slide. I think she approved!

Tim & I also tested and approved!

Baby Shower

Elaine hosted a a baby shower for me on Sunday, June 7th. The shower was wonderful, great food, beautiful decorations, and nice weather. The yellow & purple plates were very nice (Thanks Josie). Also, the deck was in immaculate shape (Thanks Greg). I received a lot of very nice things for the baby, Thanks Everyone!

The Bergman Family: Andrea, Jessi, Josie, Me, Elaine, & Denise

Meier Family: Holly, Mindi, Me & Mom

Andrea made a beautiful quilt for the baby.

Grandma Grillot made some receiving blankets .

One special gift; Tim's precious Monk & Donk. Also, a picture of Tim during his childhood years playing with them.

Greg & Holly's Wedding

Holly & Greg's wedding was on May 30th. The weather was beautiful and it was a wonderful day. I was pretty tired by the end of the day and it took all day Sunday to recover.

The beautiful bride.

Meier Family

Greg & Holly about to enter the trailer to take us to the Retreat Center.

Hannah, Sarah, Ben, Brad, & Bryant

Grace & Bryant holding hands as they walk on the bridge.

Meier Grandkids: Grace, Hannah, Ben & Bryant

Mom & Dad

Welcome Grant Anthony

Tony & Jessi had a baby boy this morning, Grant Anthony Bergman 7 lbs 13 oz and 20 1/2 in long.

Pregnancy Update: 25 Weeks

We had a doctor's appointment on Monday. The doctor did an ultrasound, so we had an opportunity to see the baby! Everything looked fine; heart beating, spine growing, etc. The baby is positioned sideways, so it is on my right side. The doctor expects that baby will move into place. In the picture below, the head is on the right and the body on the left. You can see the heart and spinal cord.

Belly picture at 25 weeks

Tim also posing for a belly picture! He's so supportive...

Niagara Falls Vacation (Day 2)

Saturday morning we took a ride on the Maid of the Mist, located on the Niagara river. After boarding the boat, we took a ride past the American Falls and toward the Canadian Falls. The ride gave us a real sense of the strength of the falls. It was very windy and there was a lot of mist in the air.

In an attempt to stay dry, they provided us with a poncho for the ride. It helped a little, but we were all a little wet after the ride.
Saturday afternoon we traveled a few miles north to some wineries. Actually, we drove several miles out of the way looking for a gas station before we were able to locate the wineries. We visited 4 wineries and sampled the speciality icewines. To make icewines, the grapes are frozen on the vine when picked & crushed. This method produces a very sweet wine. Tim & I bought a bottle that we will enjoy later this year after the baby is born!
Saturday evening we found our way to the Beer Garden on Cliffton Hill to meet some new friends. These ladies were having a girls night out, and were very drunk. They seemed to keep telling us the same stories and asking the same questions. "Have you seen the lights?" "Where are you staying?" "We are corrections officers from Buffalo." They even sang Bob Seger on the karaoke stage, it wasn't very good.

After some liquid encouragement, Ted & Tim sang "Sweet Caroline" and "Brandy".

Ted and Denise also sang a few songs; "John Deere Green" and "Islands in the Stream." After approximately 5 hours and at least 5 pitchers of Molson (I lost count), we finally left the Beer Garden and called it an evening.

Niagara Falls Vacation (Day 1)

Tim & I, along with Ted & Denise, went to Niagara Falls for a weekend vacation on May 15th. We arrived on Thursday evening and had a nice dinner before we went to bed. Friday, we went to see the falls.

The Canadian Falls

Tim & I in front of the Falls. The combination of temperature, mist, & wind made it very cold standing next to the Canadian Falls.

I loved the tulips! They were surrounding the sidewalks & park.