First Cabin visit of the year!

We went up to the cabin for the first time of the season on mother's day weekend this year.  We felt as if this cabin visit was a 'bonus' visit since usually our first visit is on Memorial Day Weekend.  Unfortunately Uncle Steve was NOT at the cabin that weekend but we still had an amazing time!

 

We left for the cabin Friday afternoon, but I had a playdate to attend before we left.  Chelsea will be starting Kindergarten next year and we are lucky to know (and be friends with!) several Rush Creek families with kiddos heading into Kindergarten next year.  We all got together at Weaver Lake Park to let the kiddos run wild!

 

Tyler and his friend Alex were obsessed with this big slide that went down to the beach.  While I was supervising them I snapped this picture realizing how beautiful of a day it was.  Again, a bonus, beautiful, hot Minnesota spring day!

 

 

Chelsea loved playing with her friends and chasing butterflies at the park!

 

We left the park early afternoon and headed out to the cabin.  The kiddos passed out immediately!

 

Oh how I had missed this view!

 

Ben raking the horse shoe pits and the kiddos setting their horse shoe set up!

 

Our boat lift hadn't been delivered yet so the kiddos enjoyed playing in the boat while parked in the front yard.

 

For the past few years we've been tracking the kiddos height on the wall of the cabin.  It's so fun to see how much they have grown!

Chelsea was a dancing queen on Friday night.  She was very happy to be at Lake Mina!

 

Videos of Chelsea's dances

 

 

 

 

 

Hungry Hungry Hippos!



 

We had planned to grill potatoes, chicken and shrimp one night for dinner.  Unfortunately it was so windy and the grill kept going out so we had to transfer everything at the last minute inside.  I wasn't prepared to be the one cooking dinner but it turned out great!

 

Yum!

 

Cast Iron gas grill cooking!



 

Uncle Steve's boat and lift were in the water so we went out to enjoy some post dinner fishing

 

Chelsea loves braids and begged me to put a braid in my hair to match her!

 

Windy!

Snuggle time!

 

We met my family for a Mother's Day Brunch at the Holiday Inn on Mother's Day! 

 

We had planned to go to my brother's place after brunch but the kiddos were so exhausted that we drove straight home instead.  The kiddos passed out within a few minutes of leaving brunch!

 

Tyler enjoying a nap in mom and dad's bed at home!

 

my precious baby boy!