Papa's Retirement Surprise

Kate flew home for a work event in Wisconsin and we did some quick planning to rent a pontoon on the St. Croix for Papa's upcoming retirement. With the exception of Dallas, we all enjoyed a beautiful afternoon on the water.

Always full of smiles

Tuckered out

We stopped to play on the beach and swim for a bit

Time to cruise again

Sander taking a snooze

Hanna getting sleepy too.

Amy & Kate

Nana & Adam

Congratulations Papa!

Kate had to leave the next morning, but we are so happy her work brought her back this way!

Cabin Time

Andy, Margo, and Cameron planned a fun day at the cabin with friends while they were here from NYC. Not only did the kids have an absolute blast spending a day on the water, but the adults had a great time catch up too. Cabins are so relaxing and such a part of MN summers. Thanks for being such wonderful hosts:) The highlight for Adam was riding in the speedboat and watching John barefoot ski and driving the pontoon all by himself. 

 

Adam and John fishing off the dock

Adam drove us around the lake with instruction from Andy.

The boys spent hours playing in this sand

Adam, Cameron, Evan, and Kenna cruising on the pontoon

Cousins!

It is rare that we get all of the Schmucker cousins in one picture, or at least all of them looking at the camera. We had so much fun swimming together!

Worker Guys

Adam really wanted a workbench like Daddy's and Grandpa's and Aaron must have said that they could build one someday. He would not drop the subject. He even secured Grandpa's minivan so they could pick up supplies from the hardware store easily. The boys are pretty excited about the end result and have been looking for projects around the house so they can use their tools.

St. Croix County Fair

My mom and I have taken the boys to a county fair each summer. Both boys are very excited to see all of the farm animals up close and to see all of the kids taking care of them. Adam was pretending to be just like them for days after we went and therefore Evan was too.

Adam doesn't like the loud animal sounds

Root beer floats!!

Everyone's favorite part of the day was meeting Stormie. His owners were so nice!

Evan was not afraid of any of the animals

Choo Choo

Their smiles were priceless going around and around

Harris Family Visit 2012

Monique and her family were in Minnesota for a couple of weeks visiting family and friends. We managed to squeeze in several outings - hooray! It was so nice spending time together!

Girls Day (with sweet baby Benjamin too!)

Monique & I on the Stone Arch Bridge - a fun night with dinner/drinks

Playdate at the splash pad/park - it was a hot one!

Beautiful family

Love this one of them all looking silly

Beating the Heat

We have had quite the stretch of hot weather, so we have had lots of water activities to keep us cool!

Water fight

Splashing

Flying down the slide!

Washing Mommy's car

Adam was nice enough to show Evan how to keep the sprayer going

And this is what he got in return

Popsicles, a favorite at our house

Beach time!!

Looking for "seashells"

Fourth of July

With the holiday falling in the middle of the week, we had a pretty low-key day. We had plans to go to a parade, but it was so hot we skipped it and the boys played in their pool instead.  We made a stop at the DQ after dinner and the boys LOVED these sparklers when we got home. Our decision to skip fireworks as well was a wise one as Adam woke up early in the morning with the stomach flu.

More of the Kurisu visit

We were lucky enough to have Aunt Jenn here for over 2 weeks!  Bubba came for the tail end of the trip. The boys loved having them here. We especially got to spend a lot of time with Jenn doing everything from t-ball, swimming, park, golf, eating ice cream and more!  Miss you guys!!

Spending time with Jenn and Bubba before they head out on the town

Jenn and Adam's golf date

A little Uno, with Mary Lou too!