Way to go Papa!!

What a great day at the ballpark! After all the seniors were recognized, the Dean awarded my Dad with a plaque for his 600 wins....I thought it was pretty cool that the St. Olaf coach actually stood out there for the ceremony and presented the plaque to Dad. It was pretty special.

Austin kept occupied almost the whole double header cheering for the players, copying the umpire (STRIKE!!), collecting rocks, and making a few trips out to right field to play with his cousin Tyden! 6 hours at the ballpark is a long time for a little guy but he loved it!

Just like Papa's team during the national anthem!

NO PACIFIER=NEW BASKETBALL HOOP!!

Austin has done great without his pacifier since we've been back from Florida (it does take him a lot longer to fall asleep, but overall he's done better than I expected!) So, I took him to Target sat. morning to get the new hoop we promised him! Craig and Joel finished putting it together this afternoon after a run to the hardware store! :) The kids had fun shooting hoops this evening!

What a beautiful weekend...dairy queen, gymnastics, grilling, t-ball, hoops, and Cobbers split on the road....great weekend to be outdoors!!

We're Home!!

We made it back home last night (wed) at about 7:30. The flights went well. We got in early from the first flight which was good because we had a short connection! The gate we needed to get to was right across from the one we came out of! Phew! After the two flights, our wait for our shuttle to our hotel where our van was got long and we were all pretty hungry. We got going about an hour after we landed, stopped for supper and made the trek home! Austin did pretty good travelling. Got antsy on the second flight. I was hoping he would sleep, but didn't happen. He struggled the last part of the drive from the cities. We were all glad to be done with the long travel day! But, WHAT A GREAT TRIP!! WE HAD A BLAST!!

A bit of our lives this week...........

Our fun little car....always easy to pick out in the parking lot (except there was another one almost exactly the same at our hotel!)

Our hotel was great! Very nice rooms, great breakfast! (waffles, muffins, cereal..etc.) I loved having a den/livingroom/bedroom, so we could hang out after the kids went to bed. Katelynn slept on the pullout couch and Austin had a little bed made out of couch cushions. Also, great pool and hot tub!

Anna Maria Island??

We tried the same beach we went to the first day...too windy today on this side of the island. We headed to the other side of the island....much less windy!

But....before we left for the other side...we saw some dophins swimming really close to shore! Cool!
This side of the island, HOLMES BEACH, was so beautiful today! Our last day in Florida! What a great day to spend at the beach!
A lot of people were in the water today! Where are your feet?

We had so much fun at the beach! Katelynn wanted to stay for a "million more nights"!

A park at the beach. We won't find this at home! :)

CHARLOTTE SPORTS PARK (redone!)

Charlotte Stone Crabs vs Fort Myers Miracle

We drove down to Port Charlotte for a ballgame for our last night in Florida. We went to Port Charlotte for 2 years with the Cobber baseball team and they played at this sports complex. It has been redone for Tampa Bay's spring training and the Rays minor league team, the Charlotte Stone Crabs. It was really fun to see the renovations and it looked great!

We got there plenty early so we were able to check it all out. We met some nice ushers who loved the kids!

A beautiful field!

One of the nice ushers gave each of the kids a ball from batting practice. Austin was very excited. He later got another ball from another usher, but was told not to play with it in the house or his Mom will be mad!!

Joe Mauer's brother, Jake....can you tell??

Stoney, the Stone Crab...not quite as scary as the Pirate. (Austin called him "Stondey")

It was a beautiful night for a game. Fort Myers played much better this time and won 2-0!