Vacation and Back Again...

We enjoyed a whirlwind vacation up to Minnesota. We traveled through Chicago this time (yikes!) to pick up a new van that we had purchased on-line before we left. It's pretty! We were in Minnesota for just a few days, but we managed to pack in quite a lot of fun. Fishing, swimming, and visiting were the highlights of our trip.

These two fellows were kind enough to cook all the fish for us.

We thought we had left the land of 'gators behind, but no! AAARRGHH!!!

Remember the chefs? They also had some interesting sleepwear...

The Girl enjoyed climbing up a very tall wall.

And the older ones enjoyed a rousing game of paint ball! They all cooled off in the lake afterwards.

Mean Ol' Mama and The Girl think that something has come between them...

Poppins and Josiah enjoyed a game of horseshoes.

We also enjoyed our niece's beautiful wedding, and the kids had a good time sitting with the cousins.

Two pretty cousins giving it a whirl out on the dance floor...

Lots of happy memories with very special friends and family

And now that we're home again, just look what has happened to ChubChub!The kids won 1st place in 4H Forestry Judging. More photos are further down in this post.

We're trying to get back in the groove again; had company from Texas over the weekend, which was fun; figuring out schedules for everyone's activities; thinking happy thoughts about vacation; going going going....