Mara is 5!

Mara turned 5 yesterday.  Incredible to see our little girl grow up so fast.  She had a wonderful birthday two weeks - since she celebrated on two continents, and got to celebrate with her cousin Elsa:)

More MN Highlights

We spent the 2nd week with Auntie J, Uncle Betty and Chaya at their house in St. Louis Park. We had the whole basement to ourselves! There were many parks, a freezing cold morning at the lake, s'mores and a fantastic BBQ complete with visits with close friends. 

Grandma Pam would have been 64 on August 28th. She absolutely LOVED the Minnesota State Fair and went there every year for her birthday with Janessa. So, we thought it only appropriate to go to the the fair on her birthday this year too. We also bought a tribute brick, in her honor, that can be found by the Grand Stand. It was a lovely day of eating and people watching. What a fabulous week! We can't wait to go back again next year...hopefully with Josh in tow this time!

Minnesota Cabin Highlights

Our trip back to MN this year was a bit different for a few reasons:

1. Josh was unable to come with.

2. The weather didn't cooperate.

3. Grandpa is officially retired!

4. Grandma Pam wasn't there to greet us.

However, we did make the best of it and were SO GLAD to be with family and the best of friends. Our first stop was in Brainerd with Grandma and Grandpa. We had planned to be out at the lake most of the days, but as stated above, the weather didn't cooperate. We were lucky enough to have one fun day of boating and tubing! The girls had a blast tubing with Auntie Kirk.