Cousin Time

This past week all of my family got together at Tom and Jessi's house in Maple Grove, MN. We hadn't all been together since Christmas, so it was fun to see the kids interact with each other. Erik, Jen, Tom and my dad all went to the Twins game on Monday evening, while the Jessi, my mom, and I stayed back to watch the kids.

Grady (4.5), Sophie (almost 5), and Blake (3.5) had tons of fun singing Disney karaoke, and they also snuggled up to Grandma Bev with a good book.

Grandma Bev was a big hit with the kids playing a fun "lap" game that she used to do with Jessi, Erik and I when we were little. I wished we all lived closer to one another so that we could see each other more often! Until next time!

Remodel

The upper portion of our addition is now taking shape!

Bennett is Walking

For the past week or so Bennett has been teetering around the house on his little legs. Now that he knows he CAN walk that is all he wants to do! He does several laps daily around the house.

4th of July Weekend

We celebrated our freedom this past weekend with 2 wonderful families! On Saturday and Sunday we drove to Rochester, MN to spend time with the Eckerman family. Mike, Karen, Ava, and Finn (2) are always so welcoming! Ava (4) and Blake (3 1/2) had a blast playing together. We went swimming at one of their friend's houses, grilled out, and celebrated Ava's 4th birthday. Thanks for having us, Eckermans!



On 4th of July morning Randy, the boys, and I ran in Mondovi's local 4th of July 5 mile run. Randy ran the 5 mile race while pushing the boys in the jogging stroller so that I could run my own pace. Thanks, Randy! I forgot to bring the camera to capture this event.



That afternoon the Anderson family invited us over to swim and grill out! We had the pool to ourselves and Blake and Bennett enjoyed having a water balloon fight with Hadley(4 1/2) and Piper (almost 3). This is just another example of a family that is SO hospitable and fun to be around! Thanks Anderson family! Thanks for the picture, Stephanie!