Work weekend at the Cabin

Memorial weekend this year was full of projects. Jon and I headed to Northern Minnesota to get some work done at the cabin. Mark & Rochelle met us there and we got to work. Jon & Mark finished the roof on the cabin, got the walls back up inside along with the ceiling panels. Rochelle & I managed to get the boathouse, bunkhouse and one coat of paint on the cabin. As you can see from the before and after picture of the cabin we made some big changes. We had nice weather and a great time. Pam and Mike were around as well getting their projects done. It was great to spend sometime at the lake and get a few things accomplished. We look forward to being back up there in July!

A Day at the Zoo!

Addie, Quinn and I headed to the zoo this morning. We met cousins Steph, Ty & Boden along with just about every elementary school in the Metro Area. Needless to say we had a great time. We got to see the polar bear, seal lions, the new baby giraffe and the elephants playing in the water. We celebrated Boden's first trip to the zoo with ice cream cones before leaving. As you can see Quinn enjoyed hers quite a bit!

Florida Day 6 - The Beach!

swim shirts, check...shades, check...ok mom & dad, we're ready for the beach

great concentration quinnie

Florida Day 6 - More from the Beach

Quinn had a ball running after the water and this time it came back at her a little quicker than she anticipated!

more fun in the sand...

Jon and Addie had a great time collecting shells

Quinn taking a break

Florida - Day 6 Lunch

Today's bike ride was to the Village Market for lunch. Jon had a great fried shrimp po'boy and I had a fried shrimp & oyster basket. The girls were not quite as adventurous and had chicken fingers. The highlight was by far the sweetened tea and Quinn's mood. As you can see from the pictures she was in rare form!

Florida - Day 5

Another great day! We made took our morning bike ride into Seaside for muffins and coffee, did a little shopping and then back to the house for pool time. We spent a lot of time at the pool today. Addie is jumping off the steps, the side of the pool, basically she is turning into a little fish. Quinn is enjoying the water as well, she loves the floaties and being around everyone.

Florida - Day 4

Today was a busy day, we were out of the house fairly early to get in a long bike ride before it got too warm. We had a great time on the bikes. We stopped and had a picnic lunch in the town of Water Color. The town square was amazing with beautiful flowers and a stream running through the park. Back on the bikes to Seaside for some icecream before getting back to the house for a much needed nap!!!

The beach right before sunset

Quinn loves the sand, if you look close enough you will see she has it all over her face!

Pictures from Water Color Town Square