Summer Fun: Part 2

Science Museum: We have loved having our membership this year!  Nathan and Benjamin love science and could spend hours and hours exploring the museum!  They also loved the Space exhibit.  We also wanted to spend a fun day with our friends before everyone heads back to school!

We have had such a fun summer at our friends The Schwager's pool!  They invited us over for one last pre- kindergarten party and as always the kids swam ALOT and the adults enjoyed each others company!!!

Benjamin and Nathan got brave enough to jump off the diving board without life jackets.... their skills far out weigh their "guts".... it was fun to see them do what I know they can!  

Tennis Lessons: the boys took tennis lessons at the courts in our park!!!  It was so great to walk down the path to tennis lessons!  They really liked it... we have been playing as a family now!

Allison got this cute tennis outfit from a family friend that teaches tennis lessons!  So cute!

We spent lots of time at the park this summer.... this night Eva joined us too!

Allison LOVES the swing and the park!

Benjamin LOVES his "scooter bike"... he put so many miles on this scooter this summer!

Allie and Brenna turned one... so we took a trip to Rochester to celebrate!

Minnehaha Falls!  We try and make it to the falls at least once a summer!  We got there early and spent a few hours exploring and hiking and playing in the water!

Allie loves this vantage point!

Building a damn across the river!

Round 2 of golf lessons!  

Ben is all business when he walks into the course.  

Ben likes to hit the ball FAR!  At this point he thinks putting is overrated!!!

Lake Elmo Beach:  We love Lake Elmo beach and park and have gone multiple times this summer!  When I was little we went to Lake Elmo beach with the Odeen family.... now Katie and I bring the boys at least once a summer!  The boys love to play with each other... and now Allie joins right in. 

MN Zoo:  We have been lucky this summer to see LOTS of the Nohners and Leonards!  The perk of having teacher friends.... they are available all summer!  It was great!

Nelson's Ice Cream:  I think this was the coldest day of summer... but the plan was in place so off we went!!!  Nathan picked Superman Ice cream!!!

This summer was so much fun and we really have made the most of each day that we have had off together!

MN State Fair

I love the state fair.... for 1 day once a year!  The boys have gone every year!  They love going and are such troopers.... we usually last all day!

This year we had an early lunch while we waited for friends!  Walleye  mac and cheese for the boys and a S'more beer for mama!

Allison was just happy to be with everyone!

The Children's Hospital Selfie booth!

Clean water.... we kept the boys entertained while Daddy read all about Science stuff in the ECO Building!

Auntie Hannah with the cheese curd photo bomb!

Look who we ran into at the Giant Slide.... Brody and Carter!

She LOVES mini Donuts

Nothing says Minnesota State Fair like corn on the cob!

Trying a chocolate chip cookie.... Allie likes this State Fair thing!

Sitting on tractors.... she waved when she sat on each one, I think she thought she is in a parade!

The boys still love the tractors too... "Daddy can we get this one???"

Little Farm hands!  We met some of our friends there so that all the kids could do work the farm together!

Planting a garden... we love doing that!

Allie and Parker LOVE each other!

All the kiddos happy to be at the State Fair!

Ben was doing pull ups with daddy!

They had so much fun picking out the letters to their names!.... Ben really wanted to be Ben U and he also insisted on the heart!

Hanging with Auntie Hannah while Daddy and the boys watch the dock jumping dogs!

Her boys... she has been to 5 out of 6 State Fairs with them!

Pig barn.... and ears.  Its tradition.... you must wear the ears and take a photo!

Family photo!!!

All of our favorite fair food!

Ben's Favorite foods this year was the deep fried ribs, walleye mac and cheese and his salted caramel sundae!

Nathan's favorite foods this year were mini donuts, blueberry sundae, walleye mac n cheese and chocolate chip cookies!

Great Day, lots of memories and lots of new yummy foods!!!