MN Vaca - Part 2

Well, the last couple days of our week long trip were spent in MN at my grandparents house. It was nice to be back there and spend some time with them.
The girls enjoyed spending time with them too and seeing some new things.

We got rained on during our s'mores attempt and ended up making them inside. :)
We got rained on while picking cherries, but the 6 of us managed to pick 5 lbs of them anyways. (so my grandparents can make some wine out of them!)
The girls loved the giant tire swing, the giant teeter-totter, all the different birds at the bird feeders, yelling at the squirrels that were in the bird feeder and the so cool stairs that go straight into the basement.
I got to watch my grandpa bottle some wine, which I hadn't seen yet, so that was neat.
It was an extremely short visit, but it was fun.


Here are a bunch of pictures from our time in Wadena.

The naughty squirrel

 

 

I guess my grandparents picked this up in Wall, SD when they were

out visiting...but Kylie thought it was the neatest thing since, according to her, "looks

just like them!"

 

Sidney watching great grandpa prep bottles for wine

Filling bottles with wine

 

Sidney loved sitting out on the deck and playing with all of great

grandma's pine cones. :)

 

nothing's better than fudgesicles on a hot day

 

 

we 3 girls also loved watching the helicopter spray the potatoes

that were across the road.

refilling the tank

more playing with pine cones

riding with great grandpa out to the cherry trees

 

helping pick!

She was so proud of herself for picking so many berries. :)

 

 

Good Morning

Heading home!

 

 

WI - Vaca Visit

After we left the cities, we headed to WI. We got there Friday afternoon and had to leave Monday morning, but it was a nice visit. :)

Saturday was the grad party that was planned for Reiley, only Rick didn't know it was also a grad party for him since he just got his college degree! :)

It was a nice visit since we got to see SO much family, and I even got to meet some family I hadn't yet! It was a good time.

I took a ridiculous amount of pictures between my phone and camera....so here is a ridiculously large selection of them. :)

FRIDAY

Wow.

The girls got to watch the people set up the bouncy house and then

they were the first ones to test it out.

It was a big hit all weekend with all the kids!

dancing with Payton

 

Pestering cousins

 

The fire must have been a little hot. :)

 

 

 

SATURDAY

 

My bed buddy in the camper we used. :)

 

 

Eating lunch at the party

 

The two grads!

Eating a Delicious Cake! - seriously - I ate multiple pieces. :)

 

 

I got a series of really cute pictures of Payton with her

great-grandpa.

 

Brad teaching Payton to throw a Frisbee. :)

 

Pouty pants since she wouldn't take a nap by herself....

 

thus.....this is the result of snuggling with momma

 

Throwing darts

 

Watching the softball game with great auntie Pam

 

 

 

 

Roasting Marshmallows!!

 

 

YUM

 

 

 

SUNDAY

 

 

 

 

 

Going "Ka-Boom" was her favorite thing to do

 

 

Other than Sidney ruining this picture....it's a pretty good one.

 

Grandma Dorothy with her kids (note the photo of Doug)

:)

 

with kids and spouses

:)

 

Grandma & Grandpa with all their grandkids

 

That slide is SO much fun!

 

 

 

getting her close ups taken

 

Saying bye to Uncle Chris

 

Ka -

 

- Boom

 

What a cutie!

 

the technique used to pop the rock filled balloons -

put it in a bag and have the kids stomp them/sit on them

 

 

Discovering the joys of these delicious lemonades....

that I can't find out here!!! :(

 

 

 

 

Kylie waited all weekend to go for a ride in grandpa's car. :)

 

She was so excited!

 

We also went and visited the dairy farm down the road.

 

 

 

Moo!

 

Had to snuggle the barn cats....

 

The stare down...

 

Also kicked the hay over for the moo cows.

 

Had a bath - then snuggled with grandpa, and stole all his chips. :)

 

Grandma snuggles after bath time.

 

 

 

It was a short but wonderful trip!

 

Rick and Carol and Grandma Dorothy should be here in a couple days.....I really should be cleaning and organizing the house, but I needed a break. So I thought I'd bombard you with pictures. :)

And I don't think they will mind if the house isn't perfect. :)

 

Mike will be home at some point tonight too! Kylie and Sidney are getting a little impatient! But he should be home soon! :)