Back-Up.... Getting ready for Florida

Before going on our family trip to Florida, in November, Mike wanted to rotate the tires on the van. The boys thought it would be fun to help! These are the types of moments I look forward to my boys having with their daddy. It is important to me that they learn all he knows about cars and tools. So they can be just as handy for their future spouse as he is.

"Walk a little slower, Daddy,"
said a child so small.
"I'm following in your footsteps
and I don't want to fall.

Sometimes your steps are very fast,
Sometimes they're hard to see;
So walk a little slower, Daddy,
For you are leading me.

Someday when I'm all grown up,
You're what I want to be;
Then I will have a little child
Who'll want to follow me.

And I would want to lead just right,
And know that I was true;
So, walk a little slower, Daddy,
For I must follow you." 

Vacation

No worries I haven't fallen off the face of the earth... We came back from a relaxing week of vacation by the lake to our daughter starting school. So it has been a whirl wind couple days in this house!

On our way to Clithrall, MN we stopped in Alexadria, MN to eat at Space Aliens. We have drove by this restaurant many times and have never stopped. After our adventure this year, it is going to be a yearly stop! It is a BBQ place mixed with Chuck E. Cheese. 

At the Lake, this is what our typical day looked like. Nothing but relaxation!

 ... and of course a little jetskiing! Dexter LOVED them. Most days started with a ride where he would fall asleep! 

Only 1 day out of the 6 we were there was cold (75ish). So we packed up the kids and went to Vinning, MN. In this small town of only a few hundred, a guy makes sculptures out of scrap metal and lawnmower blades. This sculpture was for his daughter Karen Nyberg, who was an astronaut.

 Vacation/Camping wouldn't be complete without Smore's!! Yummmy!!!

 I absolutely LOVE this picture! It just shows how peaceful this lake is at night. I also like that the kids are sitting nicely enjoying their smores together watching the sunset.

 A few years ago, we decided our jetskiis needed names. So, after much debating they were named Jenny and Cletus.