Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Minnesota 2019













Axe Throwing






Out of all of us "first-time-axe-throwers," Brock was the only one who nailed it on his first try.  Go figure!

Grammie was finally able to stick it!

Battle Lake














This vacation was a turning point for Ella.  She has been very disinterested in fishing for the past few years, but this vacation brought out the love of fishing in her.  ðŸ’—



4th of July











Birthday Bass

My ALL-TIME favorite Stalker Lake spot:



 Granny's Pantry



 Papa and the Map
The kids thought this was hilarious.😆



#ournormal





Many-o-leeches taken by the Bishfish.








Love the summer sun, family...


chapstick, and iced tea. 😉



No matter where he goes, he's always catching fish.

Mango Challenge:
1st Place: Sophie
2nd Place: Brock
3rd Place: Ella
4th Place: Mango Mom Face




"What does Papa do with these maps?" 😂
She did find out that Otter Tail Lake looks just like an otter's tail.






Tubing = Mom pulling the girls around in a paddle boat.  Talk about sore legs!

Minnesota Bracelets

"Feed me oatmeal cream pies."



Swimming with Gunner



Pop-a-Squat Poison Ivy
After going back to check the location to see if my poison ivy rash was indeed from a pop-a-squat, I found that every time I went (at least 4 times!), I was squatting atop of a perky patch of poison ivy.  Luckily, this spot on my leg was the only spot I got. 

Sumo


Sophie's First Rodeo




Party on the Boat



Zorbaz




 


Grammie got Zorba-ed!








Card Houses
















Thursday, July 4, 2019

Ball, Ball, Ball

We have officially concluded our season of softball/baseball. It was so much fun watching the kids compete. It was a bit difficult juggling the schedules this summer with Brock being pulled one way and the girls another, but we made it work.  We are looking forward to the off-season to decompress and rejuvenate. What a great season it was!
















Snoozin'























Thursday, June 13, 2019

Links with My Love


And...Mama’s grilling tonight!


Sunday, June 2, 2019

Wedding with my Mini

What a fun night celebrating an amazing co-worker and friend. Congrats, to the happy couple!














Friday, May 31, 2019

Ella-ism

Our conversation this beautiful evening:

Ella: Can I have my phone at the supper table tonight?
Me:  We are spending time together as a family. 
Ella: But my friends are my family. 
Me:  Yes, but your family is most important. 
Ella:  So...NOT being social?
Me:  Yes, NOT being social. 
Ella:  But I don’t want to be like yoooou (said in a very innocent way to avoid consequences). 
😂...wait a minute...☹️