Random July pics

Here are some pictures from the last few weeks (since Hayward, but before vacation). We've been having fun, and enjoying the warm weather with some days at the beach.

Miss Jenna showing off her swimming ability:

Andrew looking cool on his bike:

Jenna has been requesting to wear this dress a lot lately...she calls it her party dress:

Andrew and one of his friends during playgroup at the beach. They had caught some minnows, so they were making sure they had enough water.

After spending the day at the Lake Elmo pond swimming and having fun, we headed to Stillwater to get ice cream at Nelson's....YUMMY!

Hayward

We spent the 4th of July weekend up in Hayward, and had a blast. We tested out the rental by owner option, and it worked out really well. The place we rented had a really sandy shoreline, so it was perfect for swimming, plus it was back in a bay, so even on the windier days, it stayed calm. They also allowed us to bring Sadie! It was a lot of fun to have her at the lake with us.

Andrew & Bruce made friends with the neighbors right away, which lead to Andrew meeting Maddie, their granddaughter who is his age. They played a lot together, and he ended up getting to ride a jet ski, be pulled on their tube, and go out in the paddle boat to look at the otters, and turtles that were in the bay. Here are some pictures from his adventures:

The other big highlight was getting to visit the Stampf's and Marion's every day that we were up there. The kids all did really well playing with each other, which allowed for the adults to catch up a bit ;) It was great to hang out the Cori and Teresa, and their families for more than a day (which is what we usually do). Here are some pictures from the weekend:

What he was trying to catch:

Andrew wanted to kayak, but decided he could improvise w/ my lounge chair instead:

It's a shark! Nope just Sadie:

Enjoying some ice cream at West's Dairy on the 4th of July:

Splashing in the puddles:

Andrew with one of his big catches:

Home Run!

During Andrew's offical last game (we did have a make-up game after the 4th), he was the last batter during one of the inning....which means he got to hit a homerun! Here's our little all star running the bases:



He loved playing t-ball and is sad that it's over. Bruce really enjoyed coaching too. Here are some additional pictures of Andrew in action: