A weekend of weddings and parties

We went to a wedding on Saturday where the bride and groom had set up a photo booth. They had lots of costumes to choose from - Evan had a blast!

And on Friday we had a Going Away party for Uncle Alex who is moving to Vegas next week. We will miss him - hopefully he will be back for Christmas!

Fall...is coming!

We are so fortunate to have three different parks within five blocks from our house. We always have somewhere "new" to go!

Aren't belated birthday presents great!? Just when you think the fun is all over, the FedEx guy brings you a fun surprise! Evan was super excited to open his gift from his Uncle Kelby!

And it was a great gift, too! A "Cars" themes color-changing detail shop! It was so hot outside that we had trouble getting the "cold" water cold enough, but we soon got the hang of it (one we found some ice cubes!) Evan played outside with this for three hours - I think that may be a new record!

Weekend with Emma and Annie

We had the pleasure of seeing Emma and Annie two days in a row this past weekend. On Sunday we attended the Red Wing Photo Club picnic together and on Monday Annie and I both took a vacation day to bring the kids to the MN Zoo. At the picnic we had a photo scavenger hunt. Three of the items were 1.) "Reflection," 2.) "Unusual Perspective," and 3.) "RED." Below are my entries.

On Monday we went to the zoo for Family Night at the IMAX and to see Barney. Below Emma and Evan are waiting patiently to see their favorite purple dinosaur!

As soon as the show started they made their way down to the main level to dance and sing along with Barney. They were both so excited!

Later we visited the zoo water park and walked around the animal enclosures. Emma is so photogenic - in every photo I have of these two Emma is smiling at the camera and Evan is doing anything but! What a goon.

Oh, the wonders of being three.

We went to the IMAX movie "Amazon" after the zoo. The poor kiddos were so tired that they both fell asleep during the (very loud) movie. Evan drooled all over my arm and only woke up when I strapped him into his car seat. It was a very long, but fun, day! Thanks Annie and Emma for a great time!

Fishing with the boys

I went tubing down the Cannon on Saturday with some girlfriends while Jeremy, Rodney, and Evan took the boat out for some fishing. They had lots of luck catching fish - and Grandma and Grandpa even stopped by in their boat and joined in the fun. As an added surprise, Jonas decided it would be a good idea to jump out of the boat as it was passing Colvill Park in the no-wake zone. He swam to shore and followed the boat until Jeremy was able to dock it, but it gave everyone quite a scare.

Evan goes to camp!

Today was Evan's last day at the YMCA's "Wee Backpackers" Day Camp. Since Evan has never been to daycare and will be attending Montessori in the Fall, I've been jokingly referring to it as "Preschool Boot Camp." It has been anything but - Evan had a great time! Throughout the week Evan learned songs, played games, drew in his Nature Journal and had lots of fun with his camp counselors and fellow campers.

The "Me Flower" craft that Evan made for me.

Evan and his "Wee Backpacker" buddies singing "I'm Bringing Home a Baby Bumblebee." Anyone else remember that one? I can't wait until he's old enough for Camp Pepin! I can still remember most of the songs.