Off to Minnesotahhhh!

We are off to Minnesota in a few hours. We have an overnight flight, so it takes off at 10:30 PM Alaska time and arrives in MN at 6:45 AM Central time. Not a good time for me, but hopefully the kids will sleep most of the way and I will get a few hours sleep.

Our duck died. He broke another leg, so I fixed him up OUTSIDE the pasture but he hobbled his way back into Mokie's pen and obviously Mokie wasn't very careful with him. I thought about getting another duck or 2 cause it was fun having him around, but I really don't think it would be very fun trying to keep them alive or dealing with more broken-ness.

Anyway, see ya all in MN soon. Hopefully I can post updates often.

More MN pics

My uncle Chuck, cousin AJ and cousin Tom at

Grandma Ione's birthday bash.

Whole bunch of peeps...my mom is in black and

my auntie Carrie is in blue. (P.S. My mom just

told me that she is the oldest of this group.)

Dru (Leila's son) and Austin at the pool in Bemidji.
Aalydia (getting out of pool), Logan, Dru and Austin
Aalydia is older than Logan by 12 days and
Dru is older than Austin by about 7 weeks.

And a few more....

Our canopy to stay out of the blazing hot sun

My brother Pat and his fiancee, Lindsey
My mom's cousin Faith
My uncle Chuck and his wife Gina from Texas

More pictures

Grandma Ione at her 74th birthday party with her brother Joe

The kids having fun with a pinata at Grandma's birthday party
My beautiful cousin Clarissa
A group of people trying to stay in the shade
Pat (my brother), Neil (my cousin) and Tim (my uncle - the midget)
We celebrated my Grandma Ione's 74th birthday on July 5th. We had a beautiful day and some great food and company. The kids had fun in the pools and playing games and swinging at the pinata. The adults caught up with whatever is going on with each others. It was nice to see so many gather with us to celebrate Grandma's birthday.