A Day at Como Zoo

50th Anniversary

Happy 50th Anniversary Mom and Dad
David and Greta kept themselves occupied while we played Mini Golf

Bobby is a good big cousin to David

Canal Park in Duluth

We spent a lovely weekend in Duluth to celebrate my parents 50th Anniversary! We stayed at the Edgewater Water Park and the kids had LOTS of fun playing in the park. We mini golfed, played arcade games, ate pizza, visited Canal park, ate at Blackwoods and spent lots of time together as a family. Carrie made a beautiful 3 layer cake for the occasion. The water park was great and had a fun area for little kids. There was a lazy river that David enjoyed. And the waterslides were a blast...I felt like a kid again.

Wheeee!!!

On Sunday Dave and Mary planned a picnic at Riley Lake Park in Eden Prairie. It was WAY too windy so we decided to go back to their house to "picnic". We had KFC. Here is a picture of Mandy and Damon carrying David back to the car. One, Two, Three, WHEEEE!!!

Camping with Frasers

The boys all help roll up the tent
Greta and David eating breakfast

The cute little face I woke up to staring at me!

Foxy and Jimmy

4th of July Weekend

Foxy LOVES to swim
Bobby and Grandpa fishing for Trout

Backyard Chaos

Playing the piano with Greta

At The Beach

Grandma Opal

Grandma Opal passed away this morning. She just celebrated her 99th Birthday last month. She was a very special lady to many people. She was the last living of 12 siblings. She died peacefully. She loved the Minnesota Twins, making lefse and was the most generous person I know. You couldn't leave after visiting her without her giving you something, whether it was $10, an orange or a candy bar she won at Bingo. Here are some pictures of David with his Great Grandma.

Have a Happy and Safe 4th of July weekend

My Gardening Assistant

David's Words Update

David has started talking more. He started calling both Grandpa's "Pa Pa", and Grandma is "Ga Ga". And the best one...Foxy is "Ka Ka". Classic!

Pictures from our weekend with Grandpa Dave's Family

Family picture

David at the Lake

Driving the boat w/ Uncle Corey and Aunt Mandy

We spent the week at Peter's Resort near Glenwood, MN. Dave and Mary rented a wonderful cabin. Mary's whole family was there which includes her two sisters and their families.

We got up to Glenwood on Monday night. We went out to dinner at the lodge. The highlight of the dinner was being asked if you wanted "soup or juice". We'd never heard of that, but apparently (after talking to my Dad) is a very old custom that those were your two choice. We laughed about it though. Mandy was the only one to get the juice! Damon drove Dave back to St. Cloud to meet Carol as Dave had forgotten his pills so they missed the dinner. David was coveting Bradon's Lightning McQueen cars so we figured out a gift to get him for his Birthday!

On Tuesday we went for a nice morning walk. Damon golfed with a group of people.

On Wednesday Damon went fishing with Mandy, Corey and Dusty so I took David for a morning walk again. I also took him swimming at the beach. Patty and Don made turkey/wild rice brats for dinner.

On Thursday we went to Glacial Lakes State Park and went for a nice hike. Damon golfed in the afternoon and got his best score ever! David and I spent lots of time at the beach.

Overall, David got to spend lots of time with Grandpa Dave. Mandy was wonderful playing with David, she is so good with kids and gave me a bit of a break when she'd take over. What a wonderful sister-in-law!

On Friday we drove up to Int'l Falls to pick up the dogs. We stayed the weekend at the Shack. Damon helped my Dad with some projects. The dogs got lots of woodticks and we all got lots of mosquito bites. We had a beer (of course) with the Burns'. Always a good time.

So far our summer has been so much fun. We can't wait until 4th of July weekend to celebrate my parents 50th Anniversary.