Minnesota 2012

The vacations to Minnesota just get better and better as the years go by.  It's fun to reflect on the changes in the kids from last year's trip.  I can only guess that next year will be even better!

Ella's Muskee

 

Ella was the first one to hop in!

My only job was to make sure that the anchor held.  I guess I was too busy taking pictures to notice that the anchor, in fact, did not hold.  Oops!

Daddy getting in the boat.

Almost...

wait a minute...

Yay!

Ella Driving FULL Speed!

My World

Battle Lake

Ella's Rock Collection

A sea shell! (aka white shiny rock)

Canon Ball!

Mama's turn to race the kids (on Brock's bike).

Each time I would start, the chain would fall off.  Brock and Ella beat me every time!

Simon Says

I think his eyes were a tad bigger than his stomach!  Silly, perch!

Blowing Bubbles at Daddy

Stringing Fish

Hop in for a dip!

Scared of Dad's "pet muskee."

 

Free Bird 

Nature Walk

Finding Collectables

Black Sparkle Rock

The girls were very impatient in trying to blow the dandelions, so if all else fails, rip the seeds out with your hand.

He's fine until he knows I'm taking his picture.

Even holding a fishing pole, she still poses.

"Snatch" Fish

Brock Driving the Boat

Ella's Bluegill

Magical Minnesota

Kid Lock-Out Time!

Biking down the BIG hill

Ella's bike doesn't have a kick-stand, so when Sophie parks her bike (with training wheels) she throws it down on the ground like Ella's.

 


Morning Washers

Ella's Pole

Made by Daddy with all of Ella's favorite colors

Brock's Walleye

That is Ella's "scream" face in the majority of the pics.

It's no vacation without fried chicken legs!

Sunrise Run

Mama and the Girls

Daddy's Bass

"I pity the foo" flea market chain

Brock holding the boat for Dad.

Trefoldighed 

(tra-fuuuullllll-da-gad)

After Sophie dropped her other pole in the water, we got her this super-cool Dora pole that floats.  It took a half hour before the reel was tangled beyond repair.

Dragonflies

 

Sunset Ride

Little Bit of Romance

Skipping

Skip to My Lou

When we asked Ella to not touch the thistle, what does she do?

Such a nice picture until...

 

Diggin' Taters

My Mayfly Friend

S'More Injury

Warning:  Do not allow your chocoholic 3-year-old child to run with a marshmallow poker that is incredible hot in the dark while you hold the chocolate.

Ella's Waterfall Tree