Sunday Nights

So while Ethan was at Cubbies, we'd head over to Caribou Coffee for some quality time with just Ellie...and coffee!! Ellie took the last picture of the two of us (she had a little help from the barista :)

Friends!

Laura, Kelli and me have been friends since High School. All three of us got married within a year of each other and now we are having our babies at the same time too.
Laura's twins (Nathan and Zachary) are just 8 months older than Ethan and Kelli's new little Molly is only 2months old. We had such a fun morning playing, eating lunch, and trying to catch up on our lives in between watching all the kids. (Ellie seems to find toys wherever she is. )

Cousins!

It is always fun having family come over to visit, but we especially like hanging out with cousins. Amy came to hang out and chat with me for the day and brought Jonah and Annie along to play with Ethan and Ellie. The boys are 6 months apart and so are the girls. At least Jonah and Ethan are starting to play together, but I think we'll have to wait a while before Ellie stops pulling at Annie's hair/nose/mouth...you get the idea :)

St Cloud Air Show

There were so many different types of airplanes in the show and many more on the ground that we got to tour. We saw the Miss Mitchell B-25 (including a bombing/pyro run), the P-51C Tuskegee Airmen, a Biplane, some aerobatics and of course the F-22 Raptor and finally the Blue Angels with Fat Albert.

Ellie was such a good girl and played on her blanket with some toys and even took a nap while the F-22 was flying right over her. Ethan couldn't get enough of all the planes and finally settled down to play in the dirt with his cars between the different shows.

What a fun Saturday and the weather ended up being perfect except for the sunburns we all walked away with.

Carolina's

We wanted to visit Elise for her 3rd birthday and ended up spending a week in the Carolina's. It was the first time in years that me and my brothers were together at the same time. Paul and Jodi drove down for the weekend and Ben and Toni came for the weekend and also joined the rest of us for a weekend in Charleston.
We did so much and had so much fun, here are just a few pictures from our trip.
I think Ethan spent most of his time upstairs during the Princess themed party, but did come down for cake and food :) Ethan loved Lowe's Motor Speedway, Carowinds, playing on the beach, and especially hanging out with family.

I think, just maybe, Ethan had spent too much time in the car? Ethan and Ellie did such a great job with all the running around.

June Birthdays!!!

I've realized that the older you get the smaller the parties become and the more likely you'll have to work on your birthday. I only work 6 days a month, but it happened to be on my birthday this year. So to celebrate this year I invited my parents over for a steak dinner the day before my birthday and then went out and bought my own birthday dinner (including cake :) The best part was that I didn't have to do any of the cooking or cleaning :)

Happy Birthday Grandma, Me, Julia, and Corina!!!

With all of us having June birthdays we decided to celebrate together by grilling burgers, eating yummy cake, opening presents and playing with bubbles. Julia got some really fun roller skates that even Ethan had fun trying out. Corina started making us all treats with her new ice cream cone play set before going on a ride on her new big wheel. Thanks for the fun party!

Memorial Day Weekend

We spent the weekend at the Nisswa Cabin with Grandma & Papa, Steve's brothers and their families. It gets a little crazy when we're all up there...the cabin's not that big and the kids keep getting bigger. Ethan and Ellie had so much fun playing with their cousins and the weather was perfect for playing in the water.
We did the traditional breakfasts, grilling brats, pizza at Rafferty's, the Chocolate Ox, playing in the water, boat rides around the lake, playing games until late...you get the idea.
It was a great way to spend the weekend.