Sleeping Late..

I took these pictures at 7:45 this morning!  And they even kept sleeping until almost 8:00!  Latest ever!!!  

Grilling Helper...

Ben has been very interested in helping Dad at the grill lately!  They make a pretty good team!

Balance...

We went to the park today and the boys impressed me with their balancing skills!  They are really trying to talk me into getting them some skateboards...

Swimming Lessons...

Swimming lessons started yesterday, but since it was raining and storming, the kids couldn't get in the water, so the boys were pretty thrilled that they actually got to get into the pool today!  They did great!

Tooth Trouble...

The boys were sitting on the couches in the living room last night when all of a sudden, Conner stood up, started screaming, and ran out of the room.  Nick and I followed him to his bathroom where he showed us the problem.  He had pulled a tooth out!  But, not just any tooth... one of his capped teeth, so it was this really gross tooth covered in silver.  Conner finally calmed down when we assured him that the tooth was supposed to come out!  Although, it is funny it came out so soon because he has another tooth that probably should have come out first, but hey, what can you do...  His reaction was so funny that we kept giggling about it for the rest of the night!  In the morning, the Tooth Fairy had visited and all was good!

Happy Father's Day!!!

Happy Father's Day!  I told Nick to pick anything for breakfast and I would make it for him after he slept in, of course!  So, Nick got some sleep, we had an awesome breakfast, and it was time for some gifts and cards!

 And this afternoon, just to prove what a great dad he is, Nick took the boys to the splash pad to play for a while!  We love you so much, Nick...  Thanks for being the kind of dad that our kids can always count on, turn to, and laugh with!

Happy Father's Day to Gramps and Papa who have showed us what great dads are made of!!!  Love you all!

Unpacking...

There is so much to unpack after a week away from home... and so much laundry to do!  Ben and Conner brightened my day with some giggles!!!

The End of Vacation...

Thursday was really our last day of vacation since we had to leave Friday morning.  It was another beautiful day!

We spent a lot of Thursday evening packing up.  The boys had a baseball game on Friday night so we wanted to make it back for that!  Here are Ben, Conner, and Jennifer on Friday morning ready to make the long trek back home!

We had a pretty awesome week on vacation in Minnesota.  The boys got to do new things and Nick and I just loved watching them and spending time together!  Thank you Mama and Papa for a wonderful vacation!  I think this was the best week yet!

Wednesday...

 By the time we get to Wednesday, we try to pack in a lot of stuff!  We fished, played inside, played outside, and Nick and Papa even rewired Nick's boat trailer...

Wednesday night was our fish fry!  The kids all got to help and Papa, Bill, and Nick fried up the fish and chips outside!  Yum...

Tonight I caught a 4 lb. bass!  And, no, I don't touch fish... 

Tubular Tuesday...

More fish...

The boys rode bikes for a while this morning and they kept getting too close to this black truck that was sitting there so I had to keep reminding them not to run into it.  I heard their conversations about it and it was hilarious... they would drive by and Conner would say, "Isn't it gorgeous?!"  And then the next time by, Ben would say, "It sure is something isn't it?!"  Apparently they really liked the cool black truck!

The guys decided to do some tubing in the afternoon.  Nick loves it!  The exciting thing is that the little boys got to try it this year, too.  Not too fast... just a nice relaxing ride!  I was nervous, but the boys absolutely loved it!

We took a little walk tonight and grabbed some pictures by the resort sign!