We're off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz!

I had a Mom's Night Out with Val and Amy on Wednesday. We went to Don Pablos to eat and for a drink...and no, I really didn't drink two margaritas at the same time...yes, two, but one at a time. Then we walked over to A Center for the Arts and watched the Wizard of Oz. I knew a couple of people who were in it and EVERYONE did a great job. The cast lined the sidewalk after wards so you could see them all up close. We had so much fun.

Olivia

Cousin Olivia had a weekend without Mom and Dad. They went to a volleyball tourney in Wisconsin and then went back to Duluth and celebrated their 6th anniversary on Sunday. Olivia came to spend the weekend with the different grandparents. Our kids were talking about going to Grandma and Grandpa Anderson's to see Olivia for a whole week. Zach took time helping her practice walking and walking and walking.








































We also went to the lake for a little bit. Izzy loved it that she got to sit in Maddie's seat and Olivia sat in her seat. Oh, how we wish we saw more of her!

Enough Said

Thank you, thank you, thank you to our friends The Johnsons and The Metcalfs for watching the girls yesterday so Trav and I could chaperone the youth trip. Val had some cute pictures of the girls in the tub with Lance. Hallie probably had her hands so full she couldn't even think of picking up her camera. Once again, I apologize for anything Izzy got in to at your houses! Hope you didn't have to vaccum or sweep too much.

Valley Fair

Well, I thought we were heading to Valley Fair with about 40 people, but in reality it was 84. We had a great time. It was beautiful outside. It was warm, but not rediculously hot. There was plenty of shade and usually a light breeze (which would be why my face is sunburnt today). On the way down Justin ended up in the back row with some older kids. Needless to say, he had two bags of chips on the drive. Zachary's friend Matthew hung out with us for the day.












































The boys tried to get a look at the rollercoaster while we were in line.










They were hot so they went on The Wave. I took pictures and got a mist.
All four kiddos need to get to be early tonight!

J.B. Looses His Tooth, Finally!

Justin's left front tooth has been loose for awhile now. I always say that it looks like he's been in a brawl because it's worn a little crooked and it was loose on one side so it overlapped his other front tooth. It looked just crazy. Well, he finally just got down to it and pulled and pulled and pulled until it came out. It bled a bunch but he was okay with it. He looks so cute without a front tooth, as if he wasn't cute enough before.