Summer Time Updates

Hard to believe how fast summer time goes up here in Minnesota. Maybe because it starts so late and ends so early. We just turned our AC on for the first time on July 6th because it was 86 degrees. To catch up I'm posting all of the major events from the summer so far.

Spring soccer is over now. I coached both Michael and Rachel's teams this year, so it was some busy weekdays. It was Michaels last year in "mob soccer", so he learns to play positions next year. Rachel played great this year, really attacking the ball now, but she still likes to play defence so she doesn't have to run so much. Below are their pictures I made for them this year.

For the 4th of July we did fireworks at home since Megan is still scared of them up close. She had to run inside and watch through the door for a bit while we lit them off.

Michael with his sparklers

Rachel with her sparklers

Strawberry picking time started in June, so we went to the fields on the first day they were open and loaded up on some fresh strawberries. Megan loved picking the really red ones (the white ones were yuck!)...

...except she didn't like when the bugs crawled on her.

Candice in her strawberry picking clothes...

Michael and our neighbor Joey

Rachel not wanting her picture taken.

Daddy doing all the hard labor

Megan learned how to climb on the swing by herself and swing now, so she spends alot of time out there while the kids are at school

We also got a hammock (for Father's Day) but the kids use it far more

Grandpa came and visited for a month during June

The kids have spent alot of time out at the local lake since school has been out. Candice grabbed a great one of Rachel's natural smile, since her camera smile is normally all we get.

Michael and Megan splashing in the lake


For Memorial day our ward had a picnic at another lake, and we took the kids fishing. Daddy got to put on all the worms and take off all of the fishes.