4th of July Weekend Fun

It was a busy and fun 4th of July weekend! Randy and I started off the 4th of July weekend with a 5 mile race in Mondovi. The kiddos stayed home with a sitter so that Randy and I could both run without having to push the stroller:) Later that afternoon we headed over to the Brenner Family's home to see Randy's childhood friend, Mike, his wife Lindsay, and their 9 month old son Bode. It was fun catching up with ALL of the Brenner family! Blake and Bennett were on cloud nine because they got to play baseball, play by the creek that runs through their backyard, and eat lots of good food! Marlee enjoyed 'playing' next to Bode on the porch. (see picture). In the other picture Randy is holding Bode and Mike is holding Marlee. That night we went back home to get cleaned up and put on jammies before heading into Mondovi to watch the fireworks. All 3 kiddos were fast asleep by the time we pulled into the garage. They must have had a good time, because the next day both boys took 4 hour naps:) On Saturday we decided to take our boat out on the water for the first time this summer. It is sad that it is already July and this is our first boat/fishing trip of the year. We loaded up our gear and headed over to Lake Eau Galle near Durand. The lake was just the right size for us and not too busy. Each of the boys caught several sunfish and Randy caught a 16 inch large mouth bass! YES!! Now we get to have a yummy fish fry! This was also Marlee's first boat ride. She LOVED, LOVED riding on the boat and was so relaxed as the boat skimmed over the water.