Wisconsin State Fair

Now most of you know that Micah LOVES the Minnesota State Fair. He has gone since he was young with 4-H and with his family. We have also gone as a family several times (we did miss it one year while living in IL).

This year we decided to try the Wisconsin State Fair. It is only 30 minutes from our house and many people have said good things about it. The big thing in Wisconsin is the cream puff.

We did not try one

Shawn of course loved the animals. he was very animated while looking at the animals. Collin went down the big slide and even though he seemed unsure while going down, he said he loved it. One of the cool things we saw were the pig races. It brought a large crowd but it was worth the crowds, the boys thought it was funny. One of my favorite things we had to eat/drink was root bear milk. It tasted just like a root beer float! I think the boys all enjoyed the min-donuts.

All in all, I think we will be going to the Minnesota State Fair next year.

Only a month left

I can't beleive that summer is almost over! Collin starts school on September 8th and he will go 5 days a week! He is getting so grown up and so excited for school to start. Shawn will go to school 2 days a week. He can't wait to start school.

Here are some pictures of the kids.

Collin made a crane with Daddy. (Thanks Kerry for the spools) Micah wanted to cut the piece of wood but Collin wanted it to be big. It is now in his room and he loves playing with it.

We went to Touch A Truck. Shawn is in a mini digger. He was excited to touch all the buttons.

On another note, I am excited to share that I am done with my Masters Project! I am just waiting my degree in the mail.

Cousin Fun

We were so lucky to have some cousins come and visit earlier in July. Tori, Beth, Chloe and Liam all came for a visit. We stayed busy with them. We even made the drive to my parents and brothers for the day. Everyone had a blast on the waterslide!

We went to the zoo with everyone. Seeing the Bald Eagle was pretty cool!

Shawn having fun on the water slide.

Liam, Collin, Chloe, Kyle and Shawn sitting on the stairs of the slide (it is about 12 feet tall)

Chloe, Liam, Shawn and Collin after swimming at the local lake.

Better late than never...

It has been a busy month! I am working on finishing my masters which has taken away all my free time. I am sorry to say the blog has suffered. Here are a few pictures fro mthe start of the month. They are all from the fourth of July weekend.

You are never to old to have fun!

Micah sometimes enjoys things as much as the kids if not more... Here are some pictures of what we did this wonderful holiday weekend!

I love Micah so much and am glad he still is a kid at heart! (pictures with the boys to come!)

Flag Painting

This morning we spent some time talking about the holiday with the boys. Collin could even name a few states we have lived in. Shawn wasn't interested, but they both loved painting.
They were asked to paint a flag. I showed them an example and off they went.

Collin was excited to paint the strips.

Shawn was just excited to paint and mix the colors.

Collin's final flag! Mom and Dad helped with the blue square.

Shawn's second attempt at the flag. I drew a few stripes and then he drew a bunch!

Happy Fourth of July!

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