Marinas and Machines

As far as vending is concerned, today was our official end of summer, especially with our Ashland and Bayfield accounts. Business has picked up significantly at the college and dropped off at the marina in Bayfield. We took Peter's brother Mark along as extra brawn to help pick up the vending machine from the marina. We are undecided if it will be worth it to return next year. So for now, we are selling the machine. 

Because Mark joined us today I squeezed in between the kiddos in the back seat. 

Logan wasn't feeling well today. Poor little man.

After dropping the boys off at the college

The kids and I headed to Wal-mart to kill some time. The colder weather means no  more park dates for awhile, much to Clara's disappointment. Spending time at Wal-Mart with my kids means spending the entire time in either the toys or the books.

These days are long days for everyone. I'm not sure how many trips the whole family will make to Ashland over the winter. Whenever we have the opportunity to spend time as a family, I try to make it happen, no matter how inconvenient at times.

With soda machines and the marina down for the summer, we are excitedly exploring some new opportunities for the business. More to come!

A Very Special First Birthday

Today we celebrated our son Logan's first birthday. After looking around at a lot of different decorations, I finally settled on a circus theme. Which is ironic, because I hate the circus. But the decorations I found online were just so adorable, I knew that had to be the theme for his first birthday. Our candy buffet was a perfect touch for this theme. Our guests loved it and it went really well with the theme. Here are a few photos from the buffet.

We have so enjoyed this last year with Logan as a part of our family (and business by default). He is so curious, fun, sweet, and silly. He loves being with us, and we thank God every day for the unique personality, gifts, and joy he brings to us.