Fourth of July

 

Matt, the boys, and I went to the Blooming Prairie parade.  We got there and my cousin Jenny took Connor to join some of the other kids that were riding on a cart in the parade.  He loved it.

   

 

After we got home from the parade my parents and Mattey, Kelsey, and Megan came over to grill out.  Mom and dad showed us their pictures from Alaska and then gave the boys their cool presents.

 

Then we went to watch the fireworks.  Noley fell asleep before they started.

    

Visiting Brinley and Camryn

We took the boys to visit Matt and Kristin and the twins today.  They fell in love. They each had to hold both of them.

 

 

   

  

 

This guy looks good holding a baby doesn’t he? ;)

 

 

 

Nolan could just not get enough of them. He loved their feet and hands.

 

 

Welcome to the family Brinley and Camryn!

S’mores and Strawberries

Thursday I got a call from Kelsey asking if they could come over for a fire and make S’mores.  I loved it.  It was something on her list of Summer things to do.  It didn’t work out Thursday night, but they came over Friday night and we grilled out and then had a fire for S’mores.  Jacob was happy because he had been asking all summer as well.

  

 

Earlier today we went with friends to go pick Strawberries and the Straight River Farms.  The boys and I picked 2 flats of them – almost 20 lbs.  Yummy.

   

  

 

 

Youth First Baseball Clinic and Anniversary

Our Youth First program teams up with local businesses and the MN Twins to put on a clinic and all three boys did it this year.  It’s short, but they enjoy it.  They get a hot dog and rootbeer float after and they have drawings for prizes.

 

It is our Anniversary today and we spent it as a family!   Matt and I get to have some fun later in August. ;)  Matt made a delicious meal of Salmon, Corn on the Cob and Asparagus.  Nolan asked if we could have it again tomorrow. ;)

Happy Anniversary hon!  What a ride it has been…and I’m so excited for the rest of the journey.  Love you.

Weekend

Connor wanted to run in the Medford Fire 5K Run, so Matt and him ran it yesterday.  Connor beat his dad by 1 minute and was in the top 30.  We might have a runner on our hands folks. I will remain silent on my thoughts about that. ;) ;)

 

The younger 3 and I continued with our garage sale.  It was a success.  We got rid of so much stuff and that was my goal!

It was a hot day and after a graduation party we were invited to we went to the pool.  Matt, K, and the girls joined us.

   

 

Today we stopped at a friends birthday party for an hour and then met up with some other friends to go watch Monsters University.  We have been waiting for this movie to come out!!  It didn’t disappoint.

   

 

One of the items on the Live auction at the Night of Knights auction is a class pool party.  We got parents together and bought it for Connor’s class.  Being a teacher and on the committee I volunteered to chaperone it with another teacher before we knew who was buying it. 

 

   

 

  

I’m exhausted!