4th of July Weekend

We had a wonderful 4th of July weekend, full of baseball, strawberry picking, family, friends, good food, laughs, fireworks, swimming, sun...  The list could go on & on!  We started out Friday by eating dinner out and heading to the Twins game.  We were excited to watch the Twins play the Brewers again, since the previous weekend we watched them get beat (while in Milwaukee).  However, once we got there, we had a 2 hour rain delay.  So the game didn't even start until 9:15.  Then we watched the fireworks display after the game & didn't get home until after midnight. 

The kids, before the bad weather set in

The bad weather rolled in fast

The next morning we were up early & off to Bauer Berry Farms, where we picked 2 full boxes of strawberries.  I was hoping we didn't buy too many, but they were pretty much all gone by the end of the weekend.  If any of you know of Zach's love for berries - you sure understand why they didn't last long in our house!  But we had fresh strawberries on the table every day, I blended some & made vodka slush (yum!), we made smoothies, and desserts.  We sure enjoyed them!  I think next year we'll get 2 boxes full again.  Who doesn't love fresh berries?

Lauryn

The boys

Our take home berries

Later that morning, my sister & her family, and my Mom & Dad came to enjoy swimming & a BBQ.  I think the kids were in the pool for a good 7 hours.  It's always enjoyable to spend that time with family! 

Logan, Nora, Sean, & Cade

Lauryn & my Mom

On Monday, the 4th of July, we invited some friends over to celebrate.  The kids always enjoy having their friends here.  We love to hang out, swim, enjoy the sun, BBQ, & have our own little fireworks display. 

Here are the boys in their traditional picture:

Jack, Luke, Nick, Sean, Zach, Adam

(Funny...  all 4 letter names!)

Lauryn, blowing bubbles