State fair Veterans

After missing out on the state fair for the past 8 years, we made it a second year in a row with Teyah winning free tickets from our local library.

 

One favorite part was the butter princess sculptures.

We had a blast, made memories, and just might be back again next year for the "great Minnesota get-together".

Summer Memories in Pics

Summer always seems to fly by. Here is a smattering of some of our favorite summer memories. This a view from the top of the Mill City Museum in downtown Minneapolis.

Here's the view of the famous Stone Arch Bridge crossing the Mississippi river.

We had our fair share of Nelson's ice-cream this summer ... especially the Lumberjack.

Our kids fell in love with our missionaries, Elder Lee and Elder Westover, who served our family plenty as we built our basement.

And we did lots and lots of swimming.

We enjoyed plenty of nature hikes in the nearby woods.

And "being married" on the swings.

Reno visit

We were so sad to have our dear friends, the Ponczoch's move to Reno. So, when the kids and I had the opportunity to visit them, we were so thrilled!

They showed us a good time at this fun community pool. The kids lasted about four hours here!

Their kids line up nearly perfectly in age and gender with our kids. They also love to do plays like us, so many plays were created and executed. My personal favorite of the week was "Wicked."

We also enjoyed a beautiful day at Lake Tahoe.

These kids are just the cutest together!

Needless to say, we had some sad kids on our hands when it was time to leave.