Minoqua

My BFF moved to Mexico and now I'm lucky if I get to see her once a year. The good thing about BFFs is it is easy to pick up where we left off, except, we are both too exhausted after chasing kids all day to catch up. Sigh. But it was totally fun chasing these cuties around Minoqua, WI.  Thanks Vargas and Crawford families for allowing me to intrude on family time!

We visited a fun Children's Museum.

And played outside, a lot!

This is Anders version of rolling down the hill :)

This is my favorite pic from the trip. Some day Jake and Anders will probably be good friends(they don't have a choice, they are Mytrle kids) but right now, all they wanted to do was steal each others toys.

Home Sweet Home

We have been home this summer long enough to....

Set up a red neck slip and slide,

check out the lawn mowers,

stop to smell the roses big tires

and even run an errand or two.

 

Anders does this every time. It will be sad to me when he finally discovers he will never be strong enough to lift the Target ball.

Other Favorite Cabin Moments

The Cabin Anders' Style

If it were up to Anders we would spend the majority of cabin time in the game room playing "ping dong," Foosball and pool.

Or at the beach building destroying sand castles.

On a kayak with Daddy.

There would be time to follow in his cousins footsteps or at least play with their toys.

He would squeeze in a game of Beach Volleyball. (Finally a sport Mama enjoys!)

He would eat nothing but suckers and marshmallows.

And of course, there would have to be a Happy Birthday party thrown in to make the cabin week perfect.

Fishing at the Cabin

Every year we are giddy with excitement about spending a week at the cabin. We can't actually check in until late in the afternoon but there is no way we can sit at home, so we take our time getting there. A stop at the bait shop.

Then Cloquet for our annual Anders the Viking picture.

Anders is already loving a week of constant attention!

Finally after lunch at The Sawmill and quickly unpacking, we are on the boat with our poles in trying to get the first keeper. Sorry Hannah, I don't think you will win but I'm impressed you are willing to touch a fish before your brothers.

That's more like it!

This year Anders even tried fishing.

He may not have caught anything but he sure had fun casting.

Sometimes there is a line up for Grandpa to unhook some pretty pathetic fish.

Out of Control

Wow, this summer has totally gotten away from me so the rest of the posts won't be in order. Which probably only matters to me and possibly other type A members of my family.  So starting with the most important event of the summer......

The birth of my nephew, Reuben Alan!!

So if you want to find me the rest of this summer I will most likely be hanging out with these sweet cousins, who happen to be modeling some of Uncle Jeff's clothes.  And yes, we gave Grandma Jane a hard time about saving the outfit Anders is wearing.