4th of July!

Annual 4th of July picture on the couch!

We had a busy 4th of July weekend and as always it went by so fast!  We picked the kids up in Mankato on Friday and stopped at QCumbers for lunch on the way home.  That was Madelyn's one request for the weekend - she loved the mac & cheese the last time we were there.  The only problem was they didn't have mac & cheese this time :(  Madelyn was so sad but thankfully we were able to find other things for her to "like" eating and we finished off the meal with an ice cream sundae so everyone was happy :)  After lunch we walked around Centennial Lakes.  It was a gorgeous day!  The kids loved running around and we enjoyed being together again since the kids had been gone for the last week.

On Saturday, the 4th of July, we met my cousins, Jeff & Danielle & Tim at Lake Harriet for the afternoon.  They organized a get together and we were so excited they invited us!  It was another beautiful, hot afternoon.  They had a spot in the shade by the playground so that was perfect!  Tim owns a sailboat so we took the kids out.  They loved it!  Tim is so good to our kids - he let Madelyn be the captain and steer the boat.  As per the usual, Jack just took it all in and loved it!  Good food, great people = awesome 4th of July!

Then on Sunday my parents came up.  We always love visits from Nana and Papa.  They took the kids to the park and then we had ice cream!  A perfect way to end the long week!  Started off with grandparents and ended with grandparents.....absolutely nothing better......we are truly blessed with all the love our kids gets from our families!