4th of July Highlights

There was so much to do on our vacation at the cabin...below are just a "few" highlights. For the 4th of July parade on Lake Ada we were the American Pirates. We even flew a pirate flat off the boat. This is our Captain (Uncle Mike) he kept calling everyone "land lubbers" and suggesting everyone walk the plank.

Check out these cutie pirates!

AAAAArgh!

This picture is good enough to eat...Cherry donuts are the BEST!

Check out the form!

Happy Reagan!

These two little cousins are so cute.

The Edwards Grandchildren (12 total)

Here are 9 of 12 grandchildren in the Edwards family. We are missing Stacy, Nick and Paris
From the top...left to right.
(Karen, Grayson, Alexis)
(Mia, Logan)
Breleigh, Helaina, KimAnh)
(Reagan)

Turtle Races in Nisswa Mn

These pictures are totally out order from what I wanted but I will try to explain. Below Grayson is wearing the medal you receive when you actually "WIN" a turtle Race. He did NOT win however, this medal belongs to Helaina who did actually win. It was really nice of her to share.

This is what Helaina looks like when she WINS a race. So sweet! (more on this in a minute) Sleepy baby. Reagan was either really tired or the Turtle Races bored her.

Breleigh is such a good girl. She just hung on for the ride. She even raced a turtle. That girl that looks like me is Auntie Dingo. She earned the name and now she has to keep it.

There's Karen racing her turtle...I believe this was her first turtle race. She looks like a pro doesn't she.

Look at the form KimAnh is using for her turtle. You would think she has done this so many times but it is also her first turtle race.

Ahh...below is the picture I want to point out. You saw how sweet and happy Helaina was when she won a race. Well...take a close look...this is what Helaina looks like when she doesn't win. Nana tried to tell her that it is ok if you don't win and it is all about having fun but Helaina did NOT agree with her.

Grayson was very independent. He did this race completely by himself. It is allowed in the rules to spill water on your turtle however we decided it really didn't do much good.

Here are newest turtle racers. I think after their experience in Nisswa turtle racing they just might want to come back and race again.

We all had a really good time. There were almost 700 people signed up for turtle races that day. Wow!

Reagan's first dip in Lake Ada (4th of July Weekend)

This was the first time Reagan dipped her little toes in Lake Ada! She thought it was a little chilly!

June catch up

We are still playing a lot of baseball and there is nothing Grayson likes better than getting a bunch of grown ups together for a little game.

Aunti Sarah and Uncle David were his victims on this day. Even Bailey the dog got into the action. (notice the medal around Grayson's neck....U. David won it by getting 3rd place in his race that weekend...Grayson thought he was so special that David let him have it)

After some fun playing baseball there is nothing better than cooling off with an icee. Grayson asks for icee's from time he gets up in the morning until he goes to bed at night.

Catching Minnows is so fun but I still say it is cheating when you use a net THIS BIG.

Auntie Sarah kissing the little minnows!

Oh my gosh...like father, like son. That is just too scary.

Hi Fiona, You are the firts St. Bernard I have ever met and I enjoyed meeting you very much. You are a very sweet dog.

Reagan at 9 mos

This is so late considering she is already 10 mos old. Where does the time go? You can't see in the pictures but at 9 mos Reagan had one of her lower teeth and one of her upper teeth starting to come in. The upper tooth is not a front tooth so it looks like she will have a fang. So weird. At 9 mos she was not crawling but had figured out how to roll, and roll and roll to get what she wants. She continues to be our small wonder! Stay tuned because I will soon post pics of her at 10 mos.

Race for the Cure Quad Cities

We attempted to do Race for the Cure this weekend in the Quad Cities. It is something that we have been doing for many years. It is such a wonderful way to be inspired. We have walked in the rain before but never have we experienced this...CANCELLED. The sky was full of electricity! We still enjoyed our day as we usually do when we are all together!