Pump It Up Party

We went to Pump It Up for their friend Olivia's birthday party. Talk about the perfect place to release the children's cooped up energy!

Its A Beautiful Day

Hurricane Shoals Park

We had a beautiful family day at Hurricane Shoals Park. We did some hiking and playing on the playground. I love our family days!!!

The Great Pumpkin Patch

We took our annual visit to Washington Farms to pick out our pumpkins.

Izzy Played Salon

Izzy cut her hair while in my bathroom. I go into the bathroom and she cleaned up her beautiful baby curl locks and placed them in the basket. She could not reach the back of her head so she had a really long 1989-era mullet! I managed to cut the back of her hair to clean it up and make it even. When I asked her why she cut her hair, she said "Because Daddy said you can't cut my hair anymore so I did." Dane is not a fan of bangs and had once told me not to cut her bangs anymore. Well...Isabelle took it literally.

Playtime with Goofy Girls

Happy Birthday Izzy!

We celebrated Isabelle's birthday at MeMaw and Papaw's with the Gardener Family. She wanted a Princess cake. It turned out great...even with all of the little finger prints from the kids sticking their fingers in the frosting. The gift highlights included the Our Generation Doll with outfits and horse and Baby Repunzel doll.

Happy Birthday Alexis!

Happy Birthday Alexis! She received so many wonderful gifts including her Our Generation Girl doll (Target's version of American Girl doll). By the way, her cake is a peace sign...not a chicken's foot. It was my first peace sign cake but Alexis loved it!

Hoe-down in Georgia Yeehaw

We celebrated Dane's parents 50th wedding anniversary this summer at the main party there was a hoe-down theme party with live music and dancing. The kids all had a great time! It was fun watching all the cousins from MN / WI play together.

50th Anniversary Dance

Video of MeMaw and Papaw dancing at their 50th Anniversary party.

Chellie's Reception Photo Booth

Wading at Minnehaha Falls

Our 10th Wedding Anniversary!

We celebrated our 10th anniversary in Two Harbors. Grandma watched the kids at the cottage. We found out that Michelle and Tommy had a reservation at the same restaurant that we made reservations to...it was bound to happen as it was the closest fine dining restaurant. The food was A-MAZ-ING! The seabass was out of this world!!

Lake Superior Views

We stayed at the Larsmont Cottages on Lake Superior in Two Harbors, MN where Michelle's wedding took place. The views were absolutely amazing! The fire pits were right next to the water and we would lay out on the rocks in the middle of the night to look at all the stars. I've never seen so many stars in my life!