This weeks garage sale finds!

Ok, so this isn't a picture of a garage sale find but it sure is cute! I found the kids like this one day while I was getting ready.
One garage sale that Matthew and I found on Saturday had a ton of costume stuff so Matthew and I got the majority of it. Here he is modeling some of the finds. If you could only have seen the big smile under that mask thing.
I also found Matthew a skate board at a sale and I knew he had been wanting one so I got it and told him he could only have it if he promised to wear a helmet and shoes that tie every time he rode it. Of course he said he promised he would.I guess Todd is not as thrilled about the skateboard as Matthew and I were, but hopefully he won't get hurt on it, so it dosen't come back to haunt us.

Boating On Pelican Lake

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Last Sunday we went Boating on Pelican Lake with my mom and dad. This was the first time this summer we had been boating. We stopped on the sandbar and got out with the kids and swam for a while and since the kids had water shoes this time they really liked it.
Abby in her matching swimsuit and hat. They hat, of course, didn't stay on.
Matthew scooping up some sand in the little net.
Matthew trying to avoid a picture.
An attempt at a family picture. Its ok that its not the best. I don't think I would be putting a picture of me in my swimsuit in the Christmas letter.

National Night Out and Crusin Broadway

Last week the kids and I went to National Night Out in West Fargo. It was a fun time and I think every different branch of the Police was there. In the picture above Matthew is petting one of the DNR deer. They were really tame!

Matthew got his face painted army style by this man. He was very proud of it, and of course didn't want to wash it off.
Last week Matthew put on his corvette shirt and hat and went to cruising Broadway with Grandpa Joe and Grandma Wanda.
Grandpa Joe and Matthew relaxing at cruising Broadway.

Going to the farm

This Past weekend we went to Fergus Falls for a wedding so we of course stopped at Darrell and Tina's. Here are a few pictures from that trip.
Abby and Matthew doing a duet!They need a little more practice.
Abby and Grandma Tina

Softball and Baseball

Every thursday night Todd plays church league softball in Moorhead. Here are some pictures from the game a few weeks ago.Abby and Matthew cheering on daddy. (ok, so the kids and women really don't pay much attention to whats going on during the game!)
Matthew and his friend (Todd's cousin) Adam in the dugout.
I'm sure this was a great hit, and Todd got home.
Matthew and mommy got to go on a little date a week or two ago to the Redhawks game. We had hotdogs, pop, cotten candy and alot of fun.
Matthew and Hawkeye. He usually hasn't liked him close up but this year I guess he does.

Strawberry Picking

Yesterday grandma Wanda called and asked if we would go and pick strawberry's with her. Here are a few pictures from that. I think that the kids ate more than they picked. Every time they ate one they would take a few bites out of the berry and then put it back in the bucket, half eaten. The extra boy in the picture is Drew . I am watching him for a few weeks, because his regular daycare lady had a baby.Abby picking a strawberry.
Drew, Matthew and Abby with the goods.
Abby eating out of the bucket. Believe it or not her face actually did get even more full of strawberry's than it is in this picture. I think it looks like she got a bloody face or something.

4th of July vacation in Black Hills

Over the 4th of July we took our annual trip to the Black Hills of South Dakota. We went with Jessica's mom and dad and Uncle Luke joined us for a few days too. Here are just a few pics from the vacation.
Matthew and Uncle Luke and Grandma Wanda got up really early one day and took a drive. They all were very tired the rest of the day then.
One day grandma Wanda and Jessica and the kids went to Old Mac Donald's farm. Abby loved it, she was not afraid of any animals. Matthew enjoyed it also, but it was apparent that Abby is more the farm type for now.
On the 3rd of July Mt. Rushmore shoots fireworks off the presidents heads. This is us waiting for the fireworks to start.
Matthew and Abby were in a kiddie parade in Custer. The both got there faces painted and were all decked out in there 4th of July gear.