Father's Day and Jet Skiing (June 19)

I think the boys and I would agree that they have the BEST Daddy in the whole world :) And wouldn't ya know: We had a whole day to celebrate him!

We got all dressed up for church and I snapped this picture before we left of Mark and his boys - so sweet :)

This guy loves his kiddos fiercely!

After church, we had some lunch and hung out at the house for a while before nap times for the boys. We decided that we were gonna head out to Clear Lake during the afternoon to hit the jet ski with friends, so we called our favorite babysitter to come over and be with the boys while they napped, and we went on a date afternoon out to the lake. We had a really fun time just being out there together without the obligations of kiddos or housework.

We knew when we got back to town that there was no way we'd escape needing to take the boys out too (of course!), so we got home and got their life jackets and such and headed out to Cottonwood for some more fun. Granted, with only two adults and three kiddos, only one of the boys could go with Daddy at a time, so there was a lot of this on the dock:

And there was a lot of this when it was finally his turn:

The boys had the absolute BEST time! They adore going on the jet ski!

But really. Seriously, guys: Who told my tiny little baby he could grow SO BIG?

They kept wanting me to take pictures of them. I think I can tell they're my kids, alright haha

Having been out on the water earlier, I figured it would just be easier if I didn't have to get wet again while caring for Ryan on the shore, so we just hung out and watched.

This was SUCH a fun day for us as a family! With such an insanely busy summer ahead, I'm not quite sure when we'll get back out on the water again, but we're certainly hopeful that it's soon!

Happy Father's Day, Marky Mark! We can only hope you had as much fun a we did!

Lately in Windom

We've been to two different fairs in the past couple weeks. My favorite animal has been the turkeys, and Cashel's has been the chickens. Granted, we all thought this little calf was just the most adorable!


Mark's favorite part of the Nobles County Fair was showing the boys all the machinery. Cashel insisted on wearing his rainboots this day, and it was super humid and hot.

These two are so much fun right now, but we are struggling to get Cashel not to splash Kendrick.

Hammock time with Daddy

This little guy is CRAZY these days. And he desperately needs a haircut, but I'm just not sure I'm emotionally ready for that yet.

"I'm King of the World!"

He LOVES to swing!

We got to check out these guys' new home in Worthington and enjoyed supper with them!

So.Many.Situps these days. Mark has joined the challenge with me and is about 10 days behind me.

I just LOVE to see this on our deck when the boys are playing in the pool (or it rains)

We just love living this close to the country. The boys were waiting for the train to come.

First cotton candy...he wasn't that impressed. Also, absolutely on the shirt, buddy.

Nutty bars aren't nearly as delicious as I remember them being. Cashel wasn't that impressed either - this was about the only bite he took.

Sunset on Lake Okoboji

I love this picture because Cashel is finally not making his silly "cheese" smile. Don't get me wrong - I LOVE that smile, but it's really hard to capture his natural smile these days, and I love that one too :)

These boys just absolutely adore their Uncle Tyler!

FUN afternoon on Lake Okabena in Worthington - finally took out the jet ski!

Also fun catching up with them over supper at Pizza Ranch after the lake.

If the door to the bathroom is open, this kid is guaranteed to be there. He is fascinated by everything in here, from the garbage can to the toilet to the towel rack to the toys to the tub to the scale...you name it!

We got a *tinge* over-zealous about freezer corn this year. This is about 2/3 of what we got this year: 7 "dozen" (i.e. 14 ears a "dozen") of Muller sweet corn. VERY full cobs this year, and oh MAN is it yummy!

Sadly, this is what happens to my kitchen when we focus solely on the corn and nothing else...

I finally got my rings re-sized and can wear them again! I've felt very naked without them!

Mark's softball team won the championship in Worthington on Tuesday night! Great season, guys!

LOVING these cherry tomatoes we picked up at the farmers' market on Tuesday. SO.GOOD.