I just can't get enough of this little rockstar! She is just so fun right now! Definitely copies everything her brother does and wants to be a big girl-it is scary how fast they grow up!
What a beautiful place Gooseberry is! I hadn't been there for a loooong time and forgot just how beautiful it is! It was sort of a challenge with three children under 3, but we managed. They had a great time exploring and hiking and the older two did just as many stairs as Ryan and I, it was impressive!
It is so hard to get all of the kids to look in pictures! I keep trying though...hoping one day it will happen:) This is Landon's new pose... apparently he thinks he is a rockstar!
Another attempt! ha!
Annabelle was not too sure of the bridges, and really wondering why Aunty felt the need to stop in the middle for a picture! Look at the background-I just love it! 
We all went out to Big Lake another day! I don't think kids can ever get enough sand and water! They had a great time fishing with their nets and playing around!
Here is Annabelle-looks more like she is dancing around than fishing...must get that from her daddy:)
Kadence sitting in the sand and water playing-no surprise there!
AJ playing, too!
My mom and dad took the kids to a Thomas the train ride in Lakeville. I was so excited to see Landon's face when something he loved so much was real to him! He was so excited and had such a great time! 
He wore his cap all day-it was so adorable. He also got a Thomas whistle, which Grandma and Grandpa enjoyed thouroughly on the 2 hour car ride back to Cloquet! Here is a picture of him giving his ticket to get on the train...he is growing up too fast!
There was a little kid area that Landon and Kadence played in with Grandma and Grandpa before and after the ride. They had such a blast. Kadence thought it all was pretty neat, too! She kept pointing at Thomas and saying choo-choo!
I don't know if little boys get any cuter than this:)
Thank you mom and dad for this great experience! The kids had such a great time and are so blessed to have such a wonderful family!
We finally cashed in on the Father's day presents! Landon and Kadence's father's day present to Ryan and Ryan and my father's day present's to our dad's was Twins tickets! (I think I got the best deal as I got to go as well!) We watched the Twins lose to the Indians:( It was fun even though they lost! It will be the last game we all see in the Metrodome! Hopefully we will get to go to a game in the NEW stadium next summer:) 
I had to get a picture of my favorite player...Justin Morneau. My camera doesn't have the best zoom, but hey it works. Unfortunately (or fortunately:)) this was the view we had from our seats along the 1st base side. Morneau didn't play 1st base which was a bummer but at least he was DH'ing. We did get to see Mauer hit a homer which was pretty sweet!
My new favorite picture of Ryan and I! The pictures of us are few and far between, so it is always fun to have a good one...especially with the dome as the background!
The kids stayed back at the hotel with the grandma's. They had more fun there I am sure...2 grandma's at once...does it get any better than that?
I was trying to organize some of my pictures and came across this picture of the kids together. I can not believe that a year has already gone by. I remember taking these pictures like it was yesterday. The kids have grown up and changed so much in a year. The first thing I realized was it is almost impossible to get the kids together in a picture these days. It wasn't so hard when Kadence was still a baby!
Kadence has changed so much! She has gone from baby to little girl! 
Landon has quickly gone from little boy to big boy! 
Hard to believe this photo was taken a year ago on Ryan's first day of class! This past year flew by! Ryan finished up the class portion of his master's program today! I am so proud of all of his hard work. He studied hard and did so well-all A's! It is not an easy program by any means and we had some added challenges with young children, moving, and job changes to add to the stress. 
A surprise 60th birthday party for Gary and Sue (at their own house) was a success! They are both turning 60 in August, just the reason for a party! They were surprised and everyone had a great time! It was fun to spend some time at the farm and the lake with all of the kids and grandkids home!
We played at the lake for most of the day Saturday which was a blast. The kids all went tubing, skiing, and wakeboarding. Landon loves riding on the boat and spent most of the day there! Kadence mostly stayed on shore and played in the dirt-her favorite thing to do!
Even Landon went tubing! He loved it, he actually cried when he had to stop! He is such an adventurous little boy! 
