Happy 4th!

On the Mighty Mississippi! The Boat was the Mississippi Belle!

I hope everyone had a good Fourth. We sure did. We have been so busy the last few weeks or 4th had to follow tradition.

We got back from Brainerd on Tuesday. WE had lots of fun. We got a boat ride down the Mississippi in, a baseball game(Duluth Huskeys v. Brainerd Blue Thunder), lots of waterparking(Hayden is going down the BIG slides with me now!), and some other great activities.

Hayden has been kind of naughty lately. He likes to hit. Yuck. We are trying to punish him but nothing works. I don't want to hit him back, but if nothing else works a little swat on the hands might be coming.

We hit up the parade yesterday. Lots of people! Hayden got more candy than Halloween! He was a giant sticky mess. There was lots to see too. After the parade we went out to Big Grandpa's cabin(Smiths) in Lake Nebagamon. It was perfect out there. Hayden got lots of swimming in. I got to take pictures of Maria, Hayden's 2nd cousin?? She is the cutest! Of course we had lots and lots of yummy food.

We went into Superior for the fireworks, which were a little disappointing. First they started early, we didn't have time to get our blankets or chairs out, and the Grand Finale wasn't so grand. Oh well. Thats what i get for dragging my boys into town to watch the fireworks instead of staying at the Lake.

We have the big family reunion this weekend for the Hansons(Right???) Grandma Sandmon's side of the family. So we get to see Jessica, who will be up for a week. We are planning some fun stuff to do! We are in a Golf Tournament on Saturday too!

Have a great weekend! Hopefully you took a long weekend!

Brainerd!

Finally i am home for a few days! We had a great week. First Vegas and then Brainerd. We are actually going back to Brainerd on Sunday! Hayden is a little ham as always! He kind of was a little stinker in Brainerd. He liked to try to escape out of the room. He as in love with the ping pong table in the pool area, so kept trying to run down there, he is fast too! We went to Nissawa and went to their Turtle Races. It was fun! Hayden was terrified of the turtles. He clung on to us like a baby koala bear. We swam a lot, which Hayden loved. He is a fish i swear. He would go under and pop up with a huge smile on his face.
I got his hair cut today! It was horrible for me! He was great! He walked around like a proud little peacock afterwards. He just sat and watched her cut his hair and whispered things to me. I just had his bangs trimmed, because when we were swimming his hair was in his eyes and he couldn't see, i felt bad!

Fun in the Sun!

Hello! We made it home from Las Vegas and now are in Brainerd. We had a awesome trip and the wedding was great, the weather was hot, but still was okay! Hayden had a great weekend with Smith and Papa smith. I'll do a big update soon!

Ahh!

I had lots of problems this weekend with Blogger! I hope now i have it all worked out and i can post lots of pictures! Happy Father's Day to all those Dads out there! Have a great week! We leave Friday for Vegas! If anybody has a great place for us to go let me know!

Zoo!!!!!!!!!!!

We made it down to the Como Zoo! We were lucky enough to steal Jessica for the day too! Boy did we have lots of fun. Hayden and Jessica's favorite animals were the Giraffes! They even got little toy ones afterwards. It was also HOT! 92 is what i was told. Those two got along just fabulously yesterday too! We napped and then played and played after the zoo too! We went to Como Town too. Both kids seem a little fearless! Jessica wasnt too sure about them until Hayden was on and having fun. Then they were all big smiles and giggles.

They were so much fun to have around. They were in the backseat of our car and talking to each other and giggling, SO CUTE! Singing too! They reminded me of Kaitlin and Brandon when they were little. Kaitlin could just giggle and giggle, just like Jessica did. Hayden is just a little ham too. He just has to make people laugh, and i think Jessica is his easiest customer!

A big thanks to Lisa and Nick for letting us stay with them and taking Jessica for the day!

I Love Summer!

Its only Wednesday! Ahh! We've had a very fun couple first days of summer. On tuesday we hit up story time at Barnes and Noble, and saw Corduroy. Hayden wasn't too sure of him, but liked the coloring/sticker activity they had! It was HOT up at the mall so after a few Duluth errands we went down to Canal Park to throw rocks in the water. Now this is what i love about our area. We get down there, find a parking spot, get out of the car, down to the rocks and bam its cold out! But we were strong! Hayden threw lots of rocks and Mommy snapped lots of pictures. I didn't love any of them.
Today we played outside, cleaned some of our outside toys, and went to the beach. We went at 4:45, it was colder here and windy. We get to Lake Nebagamon, and people were swimming at the beach! We couldn't believe it. Hayden was in jeans and a jacket! I of course knowing our weather brought shorts. Thank goodness! He got rosy cheeks in that. He could play in the sand for hours. He just digs and scoops, happy as can be. He were laughing that its the only time he is quiet. We had dinner, outside!!!, at the Waterfront. It was nice to be outside and eat. I think Hayden thought it was pretty cool. We being the push overs that we are let him order our food. He remembered what we had last time with my mom and dad and wanted sweet potato fries and pizza, and thats what we had!
Have a good end of the week! We may be heading down the the cities for a Zoo trip tomorrow or Friday!