Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Cabin


Canada


We started out September 
with our annual trip to the 
cabin for labor day.
This time we decided to bring our
good friends and neighbors with us.

The Hamond crew came with!

We had the best time....the kids 
went wild with one another.
bb guns 
 
Fishing
 
(Challenging)
  Hiking
 
Duck Boat Rides




Swimming


And lots more... they had a blast.
Really great way to kick off our September. 
A wonderful way for our family 
 to end this summer before our school
year begins.
When we return home from our trip 
is when we start back with our 
lessons.
 
 
Until next time
~blessings
 

 
 




 




Tuesday, December 6, 2016

~August~




~August~

The boys started out August 
heavily into AAA hockey.
Wesley had tournaments 
with his vulcans team 
and Matthew with his Fusion 
team.
Matthew also began playing 
soccer this year.

He finished up 
his field day for his gun safety
classes.
We spent a day checking out
antique and unusual aircraft
at the airport.



Then...Matthew broke his collarbone
during a hockey tournament.


This was a real bummer for him.
Out for six weeks!

We made the best of it.
It really did shut down
our extra curricular activities.
No more swimming, soccer, hockey
biking, rollerblading.
These are the things he had been
doing everyday.

The pontoon was reduced to
leisurely trips to Hudson for lunch.



The kids spent many Tuesdays
downtown Stillwater
enjoying summer Tuesdays
with friends and neighbors.
 Fires in the backyard with fireworks
is always a family favorite.

We managed to remain busy
despite his broken bone.









~July~





I have not written in some 
time.  In case you were wondering
Matthew has made it home from camp:)

In fact he enjoyed his time at Manito-wish
very much.  He has plans of attending 
again next year and possibly becoming
a counselor someday.  For months now he has 
been relaying stories to us from camp.

After we welcomed him home we 
were busy with hockey skates and baseball bats.
Wesley finishing up the season of baseball.



Parade Day!
We had a huge parade day turn out this 
year.  Almost everyone from the 
hockey association stopped by.
Lots of friends and family too.

When Tom took his annual trip 
to Lake of the Woods
my mom and I took the 
kids to Breezy Point.
We were lucky enough to be able 
to stay at Wayne and Candyce's 
condo.  We had such a great time.

They are so amazing to let us stay up 
there.  We took full advantage of the 
amenities.  We took a nine mile bike ride 
from Pequet Lakes to Nisswa.

We raced 
turtles in the annual turtle race.  Swam 
in beautiful Pelican lake and the pool.
Tillie, my mom and I even had a 
spa day! 
We saw Frog and Toad at the community
theater and of course had ice cream.

The rest of July and August were
fully dedicated to the pontoon.

Any free time we had we were on
the water.

The kids love tubing and swimming.
Mostly they have loved exploring all
the islands on the St. Croix.

This summer had been thoroughly
enjoyed by our whole family!