Grandma and Grandpa Herrmann visit

Stephen and I had a little "staycation" in KC on our anniversary while Dan and Deb stayed at our house.  It was fabulous - we had a very relaxing time!  Everyone came to the hotel late morning and the kids got to spend some time in the pool - they both loved it.  Grandma and Grandpa took them to the park, gymnastics, and spent tons of time outside.  Brody and Sophie always enjoy their time with grandma and grandpa - and they don't get spoiled at all.....ya right!!

Bonesteel

We had SO much fun in Bonesteel.  It is so nice to get away and really get away, no cell phones bothering us all the time!  We spent a lot of time on the gator driving all over the place looking for different animals.  Stephen also introduced Brody to a BB gun - not sure how I feel about that.  It was so fun catching up with Rhonda and Emily - they stepped right back into being Brody's partners in crime.  He loved all the attention! We also got to reunite with some of Stephen's extended family who we rarely get to see.  Grandpa Don loved seeing Sophie and watching her play and explore everything. Now if it just wasn't so far away we could go back more often!  

Cabin Time

We had so much fun spending time at the cabin over the 4th of July.  We were lucky to overlap some of our time with Jon and Anna and their family.  We had an absolute blast together! The snapping turtle provided lots of entertainment!! Although we were not there to watch the end of the turtles life we did get to see lots of action.  We also got to go to a parade and tubing!  It was both Wilson's and Brody's first time tubing.  They both loved it! As you can see Wilson is giving his mom 2 thumbs up!  Brody was well equipped for the car ride but Sophie needed quite a bit of entertaining, of course though I went to take a picture of her being crabby and she gave me a huge smile!  

Mahlberg Farm

Brody and Sophie were able to spend some time with their cousins before we went up to the cabin which was great.  They both love playing with all the kids.  At one point "Papa" was in the pool with all the kids except Sophie (he's crazy!).  I don't know what it is about being at my parents but Brody always has to pee outside!

Fun at Home

We do try to have some fun at home too :)  Brody loves golfing - Steve took him to the driving range once and he had a blast, we just need it to cool down so they can go back!  We spend lots of time on the side of our house in the evenings because we can finally get some shade!  My parents were down at the end of June to watch the kids while I helped work a wedding and Steve worked but I of course did not get many pictures.  It was so cute though, one night we went on a walk and Sophie wanted to hold Grandma's hand.

Kids in MN

Here are some pictures of when the kids were in MN during our San Fran time.  I didn't get a chance to ask my mom for any pictures so they are mainly from their time in Marshall.  I'm sure everyone was a little tired by looking at all the fun they had! It looks like Grandma Deb put Brody to work! :)  Thanks again for watching the kids so we could get away!!

Summer - starting in San Fran

I am WAY behind in blogging.  There are a lot of reasons, we've been out of town a lot, Sophie is much busier so I don't have much time, and I am terrible at remembering to take pictures.  We've have had an incredible summer so far!  Here are some pictures to summarize the fun we've had!  It started with Stephen and I getting to go to San Francisco!  Stephen had a conference there, the kids stayed with our parents, and I got to relax! It was fabulous!!!  All of these pictures were taken on our tour of Alcatraz.