Charlotte's Blessing

Charlotte was blessed today. It was a wonderful blessing that we got to share with a lot of my family. My brother Ric and his wife Lisa came down from Seattle and my parents and 2 youngest brothers came as well. Spending time with extended family and celebrating Charlotte was the perfect way to end a wonderful holiday weekend!

Family Fun

What a wonderful holiday weekend! Ryan took the second half of the week off and we had SO MUCH FUN playing together as a family!

Wednesday morning Ryan took Brayden to the St. Paul rodeo. Brayden loved seeing all of the horses and bulls and even the clown! They had a great time. Wednesday night we barbecued with our good friends, the Christensens, and then watched the 4th of July fireworks in the Oak Hills neighborhood. They were perfect! Brayden was loving it, while Landon and Charlotte enjoyed each other's company a little bit more. I found myself brought to tears with how proud I am to live in America.

Thursday morning we headed out to Seaside. We had perfect weather and topped the day off with a big bag of REAL salt water taffy. Ryan and I had set out our chairs and were enjoying relaxing and reading while the boys played in the sand. After a while, we realized the boys were no longer playing the sand - they had both fallen asleep! It was so funny we had to take pictures of their peculiar sleeping positions.