Halloween 2015

We couldn't resist this Pinterest-inspired picture of our lil' pumpkin!

These kids are the cutest ever! And look at Sawyer's eyes! Kyler was a Sheriff.

We loved our Minnie and Mickey! Mom made the Minnie skirt, gloves, and ears!

 Ellie as Cleopatra with her buddy Brooklin.

We also had a blast at out Church Halloween Party with friends.

Halloween in our neighborhood is always a success!!

Last Bike ride before winter

We sure love our trails and our bike rides! 

Kyler loves his new bike attachment that we found at a garage sale! This is a definite upgrade from the trailer.



Brooklin decided to be brave and come on the 12 mile ride to and from the cupcake shop.



Nothing better than a sweet reward!

Zipline across MOA

Teyah won a free zip line ride at Mall of America for her hard work at Occupational Therapy.

Dad happily chaperoned her and she was SOOO brave! He couldn't believe how brave she was to zipline from platform to platform so high in the air!

No big deal!!

Teyah, the Soccer sweetie

Teyah is an aggressive, fast, and competitive soccer player!

She had to celebrate her success with a little ice cream!

Little Ax chopper

Kyler is a hard worker and loves doing projects with Daddy! They worked hard to cut down this volunteer tree in our backyard.

Timber!

Happy First Day of School!

Aubrie starts 7th grade!

Teyah starts third grade!

Ellie starts 5th grade!

We bumped into a bunch of our friends on our way in!

These third graders are the cutest!

A couple days later, Kyler started Kindergarten! He is so handsome and confident. We love this boy!

Summer sledding

Summer sledding is the best!

Hudson bandshell

Summer nights are magical!

We enjoyed some of our last summer night's with friends at an outdoor concert in Hudson.

Bike Riding Success

Sometimes these kids take on huge bike riding accomplishments! This time they road all the way to the library and back racking up about 10 miles in the process.

And sometimes Kyler hitches a ride and decides to just catch up on some reading.

Minnesota Summer of 2015

We don't always have decent weather in the spring in Minnesota, so whenever we do have a good spring, it's quite a delight! One night, Dave took advantage of exploring with the two littles.  They discovered this little lake over in Richfield one night and loved exploring the wildlife.

We love it here!

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This dude is chillin' in his Hawaiian onesie and his sister's glasses.

"Sledding" in August is the best!

Northern adventure

While we were up North, we tried to experience as much of it as we could.

We had to continue our family tradition of cartwheels in front of monuments. This is Paul Bunyon and his Big Blue Ox.

We also went to Itasca State Park and saw where the Mississippi River starts.

And crossed the Mississippi River while it's still narrow!

Our first vacation with our family of seven!

The kids and Dave got brave and climbed a really tall, old fire tower. It was creaky and so scary!

But so beautiful!

Cranky Sawyer needed a break from the long drive home. As soon as we got him out, he was so happy in Daddy's arms. Unfortunately, he's not a fan of his car seat.