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In my effort to get caught up, this post is from 2 weekends ago. The kids and I headed up to Apple Valley where we got to visit with Jeff and Sarah for a bit, and have dinner with Sharon. During the day Friday I headed to the Mall of America with Leyton and Cal while Eric was working, which turned into us getting locked in 77 kids for about an hour and a half, and eventually being escorted down the back tunnels to get out... Apparently a person had told a woman he had a bomb, so the section of the mall I was in was locked down for a long time while the bomb squad came in. Of course I'm grateful that it was a false alarm and that we were safe, but let me tell you trying to entertain 2 hungry kids for an hour and half in a store they don't want to be in is tough work! Too bad we weren't locked in Lego Land or something. Anyhow, after a couple days in Apple Valley we headed to NR where we went to the lake with my mom and dad, Tina, Susie & Maggie, and Uncle Pat. Leyton and I went tubing for the first time this year which was fun. We even fell off at one point, so that added a little extra excitement! I was terrible about getting the camera out and taking pictures this weekend, so the only photos I got were from the lake, thanks to Tina and Susie!
Summer sure is flying by! I cannot believe its already Aug. 18th, and that its been 3 weeks since I've done a blog post! So, three weekends ago, Eric came down here and we made the most of our weekend. We got stuff done around the house, Leyton got in a lot of much needed Dad time going for bike rides and at the baseball diamond, and on Saturday we headed to Milwaukee for a day at Bradford Beach, some outlet shopping and a good meal at the Cheesecake factory. Here are a few photos from the weekend:
2 boys really excited to be at the beach!
It was a real struggle to keep Cal from eating sand, which I knew it would be from our trips to the cabin this year. So while Eric and Leyton had a blast in the water, Cal and I played a game of Cal grabs handfuls of sand with both hands, while I try as fast as I can to grab one hand and get the sand out. While I'm doing that he tries to stuff the other handful of sand into his mouth as fast as he can. Cal gets made at me for trying to dig sand out of his mouth, repeat. Needless to say I didn't get too many pictures. When he wasn't eating sand he did love splashing in the water. He has no problem splashing water in his own face over and over again, and thinks its quite funny!
A view of the beach: 
When we go out to eat now Cal gets to sit in the high chairs and is always pretty happy about it! I think he feels like a big boy...
After the day at the beach Leyton fell asleep on the way to eat. He stayed asleep while I carried him in, and slept for about the first 1/2 hour we were there in the booth. He woke up right when the food arrived- perfect timing. (Ignore the shorts pulled up so high- it was just from me carrying him in!)
Leyton was pretty excited to ride Pumbaa at the outlets...
Getting ready for a bike ride back home. Don't worry, he always wears his helmet, and shortly after I took this picture he got out and ran down the driveway to get it from the garage...
This is what happened next... Our driveway is pretty steep, and it always makes me cringe how fast he gets running down it. This was the first time he totally wiped out, leaving a really skinned up knee and a hole in the hand, ugh. The Toy Story band aids cheered him right up though.
In my effort to get caught up, this post is from 2 weekends ago. The kids and I headed up to Apple Valley where we got to visit with Jeff and Sarah for a bit, and have dinner with Sharon. During the day Friday I headed to the Mall of America with Leyton and Cal while Eric was working, which turned into us getting locked in 77 kids for about an hour and a half, and eventually being escorted down the back tunnels to get out... Apparently a person had told a woman he had a bomb, so the section of the mall I was in was locked down for a long time while the bomb squad came in. Of course I'm grateful that it was a false alarm and that we were safe, but let me tell you trying to entertain 2 hungry kids for an hour and half in a store they don't want to be in is tough work! Too bad we weren't locked in Lego Land or something. Anyhow, after a couple days in Apple Valley we headed to NR where we went to the lake with my mom and dad, Tina, Susie & Maggie, and Uncle Pat. Leyton and I went tubing for the first time this year which was fun. We even fell off at one point, so that added a little extra excitement! I was terrible about getting the camera out and taking pictures this weekend, so the only photos I got were from the lake, thanks to Tina and Susie!
