Fun Stuff from MN

We had so much fun doing so many fun things with our family back in MN horseback riding, raspberry picking, hanging at the pool...these are just a few things we did the first week. Literally it's taking me forever to edit all the pictures. I am only about halfway through our trip.....but these memories are so precious that I want to make sure I capture them forever.

"Disco"

Elijah says "Daddy I like disco" what he really meant was I like "disc golf." The first day we spent with Uncle John and Aunt Lacey and cousin Ahna we went to a park for a picnic and then introduced our children to the game of disc golf. NOT frisbee golf....calling it this is unpardonable. This game has a special place in my heart, not because I am any good at it.....I am horrible. But David grew up playing this game....at the park we were at. And it was also the first date that we went on. The kids enjoyed being outside. Didn't really matter if they played very well because they liked throwing the disc. I enjoyed being outside.....and couldn't throw the disc very well either.

Girlfriends.....and our kids:)!

The first day home in MN I had the chance to see a couple of my girlfriends and their kids. It was so much fun to see them...and their additions (well at least for shell). It's been a couple of years since I have last been able to hang out with them. It was so fun to see them....and our kids played like they have been friends forever too!

We're back....vaca highlights to come

So we had the most amazing time with family in MN. We got to spend a week with David's side of the fam in St. Cloud and a week in the Cities with my side. We did so much the entire vacation and have great memories......and a billion pictures. It's gonna take me awhile to get caught up posting everything. Here's a shot of the cousins. We are so glad we had the chance to spend some quality time with our little Ahna. This was as good as it got for the line up.

Swimming Lessons for all.....but one!

For the past 3 weeks Monday through Friday my children meaning Grace, Elijah, and Micah have been taking 1/2 hour swim lessons at a local high school. I am so glad that we had the opportunity to finally get them in actual lessons. Grace has pretty much been a fish since she was born. It is so interesting to see how my children's personalities vary....so greatly. Grace really did quite well and is practically swimming on her own. She needs to work on building endurance to swim the length of the pool and turning her head to the side to breath. Elijah was loving being in the water and frankly his favorite part was probably splashing around. When called upon to actually be taught to swim he did fairly well though. We put him in level 1 and clearly he was beyond this.....so he got moved up to Gracie's level. Micah however, is my timid child....who never really has loved the water. The first day he balled when he got in. But the teachers did a great job of getting him comfortable in the water....well when they were holding on to him. The last day they had a family fun day where other parents and siblings could swim. I opted to take pictures instead....and Nathan didn't seem to mind not getting in either. Next time I will know to bring my camera the first day.

People I love!

These are some people I love.....isn't little Mikah soooo cute! We are so fortunate to have such awesome people in our small group! And I love that we are "expanding."

The 1st Lemonade Stand Ever!

The kids have been begging to do a lemonade stand for the past couple of weeks. We finally had nice enough weather and the time to do it. They had so much fun with Gracie's BFF and everyone had a little job to do. They were only out their a couple of hours and made about 8 bucks.....which they split equally. They were pretty happy with their profits. It doesn't take much to make them happy.