A Day In The Little Life

When Grandma Pat and Grandpa were here...

8:30am-
Grandma Pat and Alexis reading

Adriana was still sleeping

David was hard at work with landscaping

Look, he dug a hole...
his mama is SO proud

Grandpa is getting more tools out of his
tool shed/truck

At 9:30am-
David and Grandpa were still landscaping

Grandma Pat and Alexis were helping
collect rocks for landscaping

Adriana was showering

At 12:30-
we stopped for lunch

then for the rest of the day...

more yard work and...

landscaping :)

Adriana's Homecoming

Adriana spent a whole week with Grandma Pat

Alexis decorated a sign for her

We made her a cake and cupcakes

When she got here, Alexis jumped on her

She really missed her BIG sister

Thanks Grandma Pat and Grandpa for letting her stay
and then bringing her back home

Alison Play Date

Alexis had a fun filled play date with her friend, Alison

First, they went bowling,
then they had a fire...
with smores

Then they enjoyed popsicles while swinging.
It was a good night :)

Summer Fun Has Begun

David and Alexis took a quick morning trip to Stillwater, MN

What more proof do you need?

They apparently saw big boats and small boats

Alexis loves to hold teddy bears,
she likes to also be held by teddy bears.

Then the Tennants invited us over to their local vacation spot
also known as Grandma's and Grandpa's place

They went fishing...

which really consisted of putting the nets in the water.
Then the fish would practically jump right in.

Jumping off of the dock was fun

Adriana still managed to cut her heel though.
Doesn't she look so sad and wounded?

They also went kayaking

Even though there were 2 kayaks,
they insisted on staying together sometimes.
Cathy and Lori sat on the deck and watched the bonding.
Thanks Cathy, the memories were made.

Bowling

For our Family Saturday Date,
we went bowling

We didn't have BUMPERS obviously

From top to bottom: Adriana, Alexis, David, Lori



Adriana got a lesson from David the weekend before

This is Alexis' first time bowling without bumpers

David beat the socks off of us, which isn't saying much

Lori was practicing her dancing skills

TAGS

Alexis has been in gymnastics for a year now

She is trying something new and doing...

Trampoline and Tumbling

She had SO much fun

She says that she wants to do this
for the rest of her life

We love that she has found something that she likes

Bread and Gerbil Obstacle

Adriana was busy baking bread from scratch

Unbeknown to Lori, Alexis was saving boxes and tubes

This "collection" went on and was hidden for over a month

She had this plan to create a "Gerbil Obstacle Course"

She succeeded, and the gerbils LOVED it

Papa's Birthday

Here is Papa before just a few of his more recent birthdays

We hope that he was attending a dance with a "western" theme

This is the LAST time Papa let Lori cut his hair
(aahhhhh the memories)

In 2009, we went to Rainforest Cafe for Papa's birthday

He got lots of birthday wishes via cell phone

The Rainforest...ers sang, "Happy Birthday to Papa"
We joined in too!

MOA with Emily

Since Adriana was in Florida,
Alexis got to go to Mall of America twice in 5 days!

First stop was Rainforest Cafe for dinner

Alexis and Emily

That is a HUGE, OLD eel in the tank

After dinner Alexis would never think of going to MOA
without also going to Nickelodeon Universe

This time she did "Flying Dutchman"

This was her first time

She did great

and they were both so brave

Unlimited Wristbands on a Monday night

allows for so many rides with no lines

Of course, we stopped for ice cream.
Traditions are priceless!