Cabin Fun

Where did July go? It was a fun weekend at the cabin. Reagan played and played as evident by the toys all over the floor.

Grayson got in some fishing...look at the size of that fish...pretty impressive for off the dock. Both kids enjoyed the tunnel and Grayson was a great big brother coaxing Reagan into the tunnel for her first trip. Once she was in she really didn't want to get out.

This is Papa...he is wearing the John Deere visor we got at the zoo last weekend. It was too small for his head so they put it on his hat. He is a such a good sport. I actually think he liked it considering he also wore it the next day. Nothing runs like a deere.

All in all it was a great weekend "up north". Great weather, good food, family and friends.

Where did our baby go?

Reagan is now pulling herself up to standing..wow. That happened really fast!!!! She is getting soooo big.

Reagan's First Trip to the zoo!!!

The zoo made Reagan VERY tired. Sleepy Baby!

Check out her tooth. With a tooth like this we are not sure if she should be visiting the zoo or an exhibit in the zoo!

The zoo had a tractor display this weekend. Grayson was in heaven!!!

Bomb pops are yummy until you get past the red part. Then Bomb pops make you cry and wish you had picked another treat. (you can figure out if it was Grant or Grayson that was upset :)

I loved the butterfly garden. We saw so many beautiful butterflies and got some great photos. Grayson kept telling us that he was afraid of them but did continue to remind me to watch where I was walking.

Reagan is 10 mos old

Wow. She is 10 months old. She is changing...oh is she changing. She is just learning to crawl. Where did our baby go?

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!