Rides and Sprinklers

We met some good friends at the Red River Valley Fair. It was a hot and humid day, but we had a blast anyway. 


Charlie would never go on any of the rides at the fairs, but if Brooks was willing to go he would also.  


The boys went on 5 different rides that day. Charlie's favorite ride was the motorcycles. 

The boys and their dads had to try out some games. The dads tried to ring around some pocket knives and Corey won one. Charlie and Brooks both won at the duck pond.

After the hot day, we went back to Kasey and Lisa's house so the kids could cool off in the sprinkler. 

4th of July

The boys and I headed to Ottertail Lake on Tuesday night after Charlie finished tball. Wednesday was the 4th. It was extremely hot and humid. We spent the whole day in our swimming suits. The boys had a blast playing outside.

We headed to Charlie's beach to cool off for awhile. 

While the boys were taking naps, we had bean bag toss and beersbie tournaments.

My dad made his famous ribs for supper. We enjoyed the fireworks while standing in the water to escape the heat and bugs. 


Thursday was very relaxing. We lounged around the cabin. They boys played. We visited some friends. We also went to The Otter for burgers.

On Friday it rained all day. The girls went to Perham shopping. We had an awful experience. It was busy. It took us 2 hours to finally get some lunch. No one found anything worth buying. 


We made up for it with a quick stop at The Otter. We won $104 at pull tabs. We wrote some haikus to a creepy kitty. I also participated in my first meat raffle.  


Saturday was gorgeous again. Grandma and Grandpa picked up the boys a kiddy pool. We don't have easy access to the lake so we wanted a way for them to play in the water without getting hurt.

That evening we went on the pontoon to Guzzlers for some Island Time. The boys loved the music.

I had to head home early on Sunday for a church meeting, but Corey and the boys stayed down. Charlie rode the jetski for the first time. He was a little nervous, but he did great.

They went for a ride on the pontoon until dark clouds sent them home.

The Month of June

I am not quite sure where the month of June went. We have been having such a wonderful time, that I have completely forgotten about blogging. I will try to sum up what we have been doing so far this summer.


1. Our wonderful daycare provider retired after 25 years of running a daycare. We are going to miss her tremendously. I am very happy about the new daycare we have found, but it will be a change. I am glad that I have the summer home with the boys and then we can make that transition. After our daycare's retirement, she gave us her playset. It has been a wonderful addition to our backyard. We have spent a lot of time playing there this summer. 


2. Pool: This is some of the warmest weather that we have had in the month of June. .We try to go to the pool everyday after lunch. We swim for an hour and then head home to take our naps. Charlie has gotten so brave. He jumps in and goes completely underwater. Hudson runs everywhere in the pool. He is always moving. 

3. Ottertail Lake: We spent the first weekend of June at the lake. Both boys love riding the pontoon. 

4. Lake 11: They boys love playing in the water at Papa and Nana's house. They splash all the time in the water.

5. Tball: Charlie has been having tball on Tuesday and Thursday nights. He loves playing and is a great participant. 

6. Preschool: The summer rec program offered preschool this summer for 4 and 5 year olds. Charlie was going to start this fall, but we thought he could try it this summer. They went for 5 weeks on Tuesday and Thursdays. They have walked to the library and to the post office.