Summer Fun!

Landon and I had an AMAZING summer. We only wish that Tim didn't have to be away for so long. I counted and realized that Landon and I stayed at 12+ places in the two months that we were on the road. We hated having to leave each home that we were vacationing and we could have stayed longer at every place ;) Thanks for having us and we hope to see you again soon!

Our first stop was in Tampa, FL where we helped Julie pack up her house. We took some breaks to swim and swim and swim some more :) Oh, and Landon first learned to crawl at her house too!

Landon visited Grandpa Larry's grave. We wish that he could have met Landon, however we know that he is in a great place and he is with us in spirit!

Landon's initials are the same as his Grandpa's = LAC

Tim left for 6 weeks of officers training in Texas. We sure missed him. I took some pics of Landon in camo to send Tim on Father's Day. We Skyped for his first Father's Day... Landon was happy to see him!
We traveled to Naples, FL next to see family and friends that we miss so much since we moved away almost a year ago.Sammy took Landon (and the parents) to her favorite water park. It was sooo hot! Landon LOVES the water!
We decided to celebrate Sammy's b-day a month early while we were in town. The night before her sister was born, she had a b-day cake and opened an early present. Lucky girl! I LOVE watching her grow and spending time with her. Landon LOVES all of her toys too!!!

June 22, 2010 was a wonderful day! Baby Ellery was born :)


We are thrilled to be some of the first lucky ones to meet baby Ellery :)

Landon doesn't look like a baby any more. He is such a BIG boy!

Nap time at the hospital! We were all worn out.

I feel so grown up... so many of our friends have kids! We enjoyed seeing all of our buds! We love you all :)

(This was taken before Tim left for Texas) I love how our kids are checking each other out!

Gage got his baby back!
I went on two work trips this summer. The first trip was to ITSE to present for Dymo Mimio. I missed my Collier co-workers... it was a great reunion too!
Later in July, I went to Myrtle Beach where I finally got to meet many of the other Mimio Moderators live in person :) We are a great group of people. This photo is only 4/30 of us!

It was hard to leave FL, but knowing the 20+ family members were waiting to see us at Camp Mallon was enough motivation to hit the road. Julie and I took turns driving with a one day stop in IA. I was glad to be in Northern MN for a few days of fun with the Mallon's! I am still the oldest :) This year it was exciting to have Landon, my little guy, as the youngest at Camp Mallon.

P.S. Next year Sammy and Ellery better make the trip!


Lexi is my youngest Cousin. We are 20 years apart. Landon had a great time getting to know her!

Keiko and Splabie never left our side... it was so funny :)

Landon is learning the ropes! ha!

Landon has the infamous Camp Mallon sweatshirt on! Many of my cousins have worn this sweatshirt!

We drove back to Minneapolis, MN. On this day we visited Grandma Lauri's office at the UofM and then we went to the farmer's market and listened to a band that was playing outside of the Northrup auditorium. It was a beautiful day! What a great way to spend your lunch hour :)

I just love cabin hopping in the summer! We visited the Nordell/Clem's cabin (I need to add pics from Julie)!

In this shot we are in Bemidji at the Gackle's cabin.

George, Debbie, Lauri and I had fun playing with Landon at the cabin!

Oh, and the dogs had fun lounging around too!

We had to go to Applebee's where the BEST server in town, Erinn, was working! We had a delicious lunch :)

Here is a photo of Landon and I at my mom's house climbing in the tree. I remember climbing in this tree with Logan when we were young!

Julie, Julie, Julie!!! I can't thank you enough for being there whenever I needed you :) You were sooo much help and we had so much fun spending together. We are really going to miss you. Are you sure that you don't want to move to IA??? We will keep you busy!
We had so much fun with Grandma's, Great Grandma's and Great Grandpa!!!
Grandpa is opening a new Freeziac in the Mall of America. I wish that we were there for the opening. Landon's first b-day will be there... mark your calendars!

We really do miss Minneapolis when we are gone. Julie and I had to walk around lake Harriet! Can you see the band shelter? Downtown? The lakes are a fun place to walk, bike, jog... It would like Julie hours to walk around this lake when she brought Keiko as a puppy :)
My favorite bookstore... The Wild Rumpus. Look at all of the fun animals :)

Can you see the mice b/w the floor boards?

Spiders anyone?

The kids love this bookstore! I can't wait to bring Landon back when he is even bigger :)

We really enjoyed all of our adventures! I am still collecting photos... It is amazing how much we did :) We can't wait to go back to IA to see Daddy though. Landon is crawling everywhere and walking around objects... he even got his first two teeth. So much fun!