Ludington

The entire Eade clan headed to Ludington for the Gander Mountain Offshore Classic fishing tournament. Once again we proved that Team Pier Addiction is a force to be reckoned with! The "Lovely Lady Linerunners" (as Brian calls us!), fished the lady's tournament on Friday and had an absolutely perfect day (even though we were short a team member; you were missed Heidi)! Ethan brought us lots of good luck! He was such a trooper, we got him up just before 6am and we pulled lines around noon! We had to catch 3 Salmon and 2 trout in order to get all of the points possible, then it was up to the weight of the our catch to see where we placed. We had our limit by 9:30am!!! We were so excited b/c so many times you can catch a ton of salmon, but not the trout. We had 3 pretty nice king salmon's, a Lake trout and 2 steal heads, so we decided to keep fishing to try to get some even bigger salmon since were were allowed to sort our catch, but we could only weigh in 5 fish total! Our last fish was our biggest salmon and we were satisfied with our catch so we came in early. We ended up finishing in 6th place out of 60 boats!!!! We were so proud of ourselves! Last year we finished 9th, which was still in the $ and very respectable, so we were very proud to have improved at all this year!

The guys also had a great weekend. Saturday was a tough start especially after how well we did on Friday. The steel head weren't where they were on Friday and the guys were 31st at the end of the day on Sat. Sunday they had a complete comeback and ended up 13th over all!! What a huge improvement! They even won $ for being one of the most improved boats from Sat to Sunday! Our total winnings for the weekend was $1100! Way to go Team Pier Addiction!

Mom and Dad Eade rented a BEAUTIFUL condo for "the crew" for the weekend that was walking distance from the marina! It was soooooo nice! On Sat, Bonnie, Sara and I were just hanging out in the morning trying to plan our day when Ethan looked like he was about to let go of his toy and walk to the window! He didn't, but that prompted mom (Grandma Bonnie) and I to see if he's take a few steps between us (Derek and I have tried this a few times, but he wouldn't take any steps w/o holding on to one of us). He did take just a couple steps b/t us, but then would get to excited (probably b/c we were so excited!) Then when we left him alone, he just did it!!! I was so bummed that I didn't have my video camera with me, but then remember that my pocket camera has video, so I hoped you enjoyed seeing Ethan's 1st steps!!!!!

I've Been Tagged

I was reading my friend Denise's blog after she was tagged and thought it was fun to read so here goes.

The rule is you have to answer each question with only one word, then you're supposed to tag 4 other people (but I'm doing that part b/c I don't know that many other bloggers!)

Where is your cell phone? Counter
Your significant other? Integrity
Your hair? Long
Your mother? Strong
Your father? Patient
Your favorite thing? Motherhood (sorry Denise...it's true!)
Your dream last night? Questionable
Your favorite drink? Jager
Your dream/goal? Comfortable
The room your in? Basement
Your hobby? Scrapbooking
Your fear? Death
Where do you want to be in 6 years? Moved (But still in Holland somewhere!)
What you're not? Pregnant
Muffins? Blah
One of your wish list items? SUV
Where you grew up? Holland
The last thing you did? Ate
What are you wearing? Comfies
Favorite gadget? Cannon
Your pets? Needy
Your computer? SLOW
Your mood? Happy
Missing someone? Yes
Your car? Small
Something you're not wearing? Makeup
Favorite store? Target
Like someone? Lots
Favorite color? Green
Last time you laughed? Today
Last time you cried? Period

4th of July

What an AWESOME weekend we had!! I can't remember the last time we had such a fun weekend - where the weather actually cooperated every day too! On the 4th, Daddy went fishing (shocker!) and Mommy and Ethan hung out in the morning. We went roller-blading, then took the dogs for a walk (that's my new exercise routine) and of course played in between snacks and lunch! Then Ethan went to Grandma Bonnie and Papa Denny's for the rest of the day and to spend the night. Derek and I were invited to go fishing on a friend's boat and then watch the fireworks. Their boat actually had a little engine trouble, so we didn't fish, but we had a great time anyway! We anchored the boat and a few other friend's rafted off of us and we all hung out until the fireworks! Here's some pictures of Ethan in his Patriotic attire! The Shirt under the bibs actually has a bunch of stars on it too!

So Silly! This is Ethan's favorite toy right now! He almost won't play with anything else!

Ethan with his prised possessions: the spinner and his puppy!


On Sat, Derek and I did some shopping in the morning, then he took me for a ride in his parent's Dinghy! It's was so relaxing, soaking up the sun cruising around the marina and Lake Mac, just my hubby and me. I loved it! Grandma Bonnie called when Ethan woke from his nap and we couldn't wait to go get him. It's amazing how much we miss him after just one day! On Sunday, we took Ethan for his first boat ride this year! Grandpa Denny has a 37' Sea Ray (which Derek fishes all of his tournaments on). Ethan was only about 4 months old last year, so we wanted to see how he would do. He loved it! Loved looking at the water, although I'm sure he really wanted to go in....he's such a little fish! He was even able to play with his spinner while we were cruising along!! He must have inherited those "sea legs" from Daddy, I sure don't have them!

Here he is on his tippy toes looking out at the water when we first got on the boat.

This is fun Mom! When do I go in!!

Ethan up front with Grandma Bonnie and Papa Denny

Taking a snack break

I think he likes it!

Playing with Daddy

Ethan playing with his spinner as we were cruising pretty fast!