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!