Happy Birthday to Landon!

Landon had a fun birthday and also a fun birthday party day.  :)

Birthday morning:  donuts and chocolate milk (of course!)

Birthday lunch:  eggs and bacon  (I was surprised by his choice!)

Birthday supper:  Chuck E Cheese!   

Lots of pictures!

Birthday Party!

another awesome "Holly Cake"  :)

Happy Birthday to our most favorite 7 year old!

Happy 4th!

How cute are these 4 kids!?!    

L to R:  Mary, Wyatt, Audrey and Landon

It was hot hot hot at the parade this morning, but we had great company!  :)

Audrey and her Great Grandpa G.!  These two are both super silly!  Especially together!

Thanks to Abby for the great pictures!!!  She's the best!

impromptu date.

last night the kids spent the night at my parent's...  I had a session at 7pm which got done around 8:15 and then afterwards D and I decided to hit the town for a very rare date.  Very rarely do we go out by ourselves...   it's definitely not because we don't enjoy being with each other, we just really love taking the kids places with us.

But on this rare occasion, we left home shortly before 9pm and headed to a neighboring town for some great fatty food!  We dined on awesome cheese balls, chocolate malts and cheesy pizza.

We were even treated to live piano music while we ate.  Afterwards, we enjoyed a few minutes of live band music outside in the warm summer air.

perfect.

clouds

did you have these clouds by your home yesterday?  they didn't bring us any much-needed rain but they were cool to look at.

Big Buck Hunter

I've probably mentioned it before, but we don't own any video games at our house...   unless Big Buck Hunter counts.  We got the boys this hunting game for Christmas last year and break it out of the closet about once a month (actual hunting with a BB gun is so much more fun!)   :)

The boys let Audrey take a turn the last time they played and she thought she did g.r.e.a.t!  

hunting gopher

another victory!

family rivalry | Twins vs Cubs

For an early Father's Day present, we got tickets to the Twins/Cubs game in Minneapolis the Sunday before Father's Day.   D has always been a huge Twins fan and our boys have always been huge Cubs fans, thanks to my dad (Grandpa Richard).  

It was such a fun game and we were sitting amongst awesome Twins and Cubs fans who were all super respectful and fun.

To say the boys loved the game is an understatement!  They were very into it the whole time!

Audrey, on the other hand, was a bit more wishy washy about it...    happy and excited one minute, and whining about wanting to go home the next minute.  But I think she enjoyed it.

A huge fav of the boys - Castro

 Another fav - Soriano (intentional walk)

On the way home, we stopped at The Big Steer for supper and it was super good!  We both feel totally at home at truck stops and the food was awesome!  :)

Happy Father's Day to the best dad there could ever be to our kids!

Sun Tea

slightly addicted..   myself and D

-We have already brewed probably close to 30 gallons of Sun Tea the past 2 months.

-We usually go through a gallon in a day and a half.  

-It has to be Luzianne Decaf Iced Tea.

-We always have 2 gallons ready to go in the fridge.

-It has to be UNSWEETENED!  none of that sweet stuff!  ack!

Just slightly addicted...     :)

our "Nanon"

Happy 7th Birthday to Landon!  Love love love this boy!

Landon is kind

Landon is loving

Landon is smiley

Landon is gentle

Landon is hilarious

Landon is cuddly 

Landon is a joy

Landon is all of these things and more..   Always quick with a joke and quicker with a hug.  He loves his blankie and Landon loves to sleep.  He loves to help both outside with Dad and inside with me.  He is loving and kind and the peacemaker between his big brother and little sister.  He will always order chicken and french fries in a restaurant.  Landon loves Cars, tractors, kites, puzzles, his bike, and so much more!

We love this boy so much!

the pink pashmina

this is/was my pink pashmina...   it wasn't cheap...  and it has daily adventures

Almost daily, this pink pashmina is used for everything from a dress, to long hair, to a tent, to a leash, to a castle.  It gets drug around to stores, cuddles with Audrey in bed and soothes baby dolls.

I think it needs to officially be hers..   she loves it so!

Happy Mother's Day

 Well this post is about 2 weeks late, but I really dislike taking pictures off my phone and some of these were on my phone so I procrastinated big time taking them off.  :)  Anyway... 

Mother's Day was super duper!  After Sunday School, we took off for Clear Lake...   D said we could go to lunch anywhere I wanted and GeJos is always at the top of my list!  Especially when we can get outside seating!  The pizza was delicious and the weather was perfect for sitting outside in the sunshine by the lake!

 Wyatt got the camera  :)

Wanna know what my mother's day present was?? 

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a gokart!  :)  Love it!  Well, the kids love it even more, but it is super fun!  :)

Thank you Lord for these three blessings!

Then we spent the rest of the evening by a fire..  perfect mother's day!