Labor Day 2011

We had a wonderful day at the lake on Labor Day. Beautiful weather!!!

Christopher had a blast with the fish!

Had to move to a bigger pail...too many fish!

1 two year old + 1 water hose = endless fun!

Fun times on the hammock!

Only pretending to sleep

High School

Ashly is off to high school this week. I haven't got good pictures of her yet, so those will be posted later. The first week of school has gone well so far. She has always adjusted easily to new schools. She said she loves the high school gym way better than the junior high gym. She really likes her Spanish teacher and she is in AP English and ready for the challenge of it. I wish her a great Sophomore year full of learning, driving, working, friends, turning 16....and BOYS!!!

Big Fair!

We had a blast at the Minnesota State Fair this year! Last year was tough for Christopher and he was a little too young to enjoy, but this year he had a great experience and Ashly was a great big sister!

Here he is "planting" a seed.

"Picking" an apple

He was going to ride the 4wheeler....but he got scared at the last moment and we pulled him!

However, he loved this dinosaur ride!

Eating French Fries!

Lots of people

Trying on cowboy hats

Petting the horses

My favorite - the perfect pickle!

Here we are waiting for Chadd and Ashly to go through the Haunted House

Chadd and Ashly coming out of the Haunted House

Christopher in the Minnesota Twins Hopper. He loves jumping!

The crowd got thicker as the day went on. We got there around 9am so we could park. We left about 330pm.

Riding the choo choo train.

Waiting in line for the AIRPLANE RIDE!!!! Soooo exciting!

Ashly and Christopher in the yellow airplane!

The kid's giant slide

The carousel

The big giant slide

Christopher trying out the wriggle riders. We got sucked in and bought one. He loves it!

Lots of people

Big crowdsAshly eating strawberries and cream...one of her favorite. Yum!

At home with Christopher's very own scooter. So much fun!

Pajamas!

The last week or so Christopher says "I'm cold" when I go to put his PJs on so he can pick from his winter stash that he's never worn before. He has a blast picking out which ones to wear. And he always wants socks on at night.

Sometimes I can't believe how big he is when I see a picture of him. Wow! No more baby!