Train Ride at the Zoo

Watch out Whitney's Driving!



Hold on Spence!


They all had such a fun time riding the train that we had to pull them off.



Spencer at the end of the day.

 

Colorado Springs Trip

On Thursday Danny and I had our teeth cleaned at Jared's office. Between the two of us we had 22 cavities. Jared was gracious enough to come in on his day off and fill 20 of the 22 cavities. Thanks J--You're a MACHINE!

Danny getting his teeth molded for his bleachin trays--don't drool. Ha Ha!

Danny and Spencer

Bob and Neola watched the kids at Melissa's house while we had all of our dental work done. Afterward we all went minature golfing. The kids also had a great time playing in the arcade after. The adults also had a great time playing skee ball.

Kaden and Sophia riding in the UFO.

 

Uncle Wilbur's Fountain

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Uncle Wilburs Fountain--Colorado Springs

Melissa and Nate took us to this cool fountain in Colorado Springs. The kids had a blast running in the fountain and getting wet. Uncle Wilbur would pop out and music would play every 1/2 hour.

Uncle Wilbur

Danny and Spencer having fun getting wet.

Sophia getting sqirted in the face. Yeah!

 

Mackay's Birthday Celebration in Colorado

After we returned from Uncle Wilbur's fountain Grandma and Grandpa gave Mackay his birthday present early and we had a little impromptu party.

Aunt Melissa was a fast thinker and made cupcakes for dessert and arranged them into a number 7. Kaden was cracking us all up as he begged for "happy cake".

Crazy Horse

We arrived in Custer, SD on Saturday afternoon and decided to check out Crazy Horse Monument. It was a great place to visit. They had some great museums, shops and Indian Tacos. After dark they also had a cool lazer light show on the mountain. The kids thought it was great.

Danny, Anna, Spencer, Mackay and Sophie posing by a cool tepee.

Danny, Grandpa Bob and the kids sitting by the Crazy Horse Sculpture.

Grandpa, Sophie and Mackay hanging out in the museum waiting for the lazer show to begin.

 

Mount Rushmore

Before heading home on Sunday we stopped at Mount Rushmore. I (Anna) have always wanted to visit this monument so we decided to stop on our way home from visiting family in Colorado. It was an awesome view.



Grandpa Bob, Sophie, Danny, Spencer and Mackay at the base of the mountain.


He looks happy but he really wanted to be home at this point in the trip.



There was a cool walking trail that you could take to get a better view of each of the idividual presidents' faces. The kids had a great time running the trail and getting all of their energy out before the long ride home.

 

Park Day at Foster Arend Beach

Our ward has a tradition of meeting at a different park in Rochester every Tuesday morning during the summer. Our kids love being able to play with their friends from church and the moms really love the time to chat. It's also been great to get us up and moving on otherwise boring summer days.


Mackay had a great time playing in the sand. He was so proud of his creation.



Spencer was not dressed to go swimming, but he insisted on getting in. His Diaper weighed about 50 pounds and he was covered in sand by the time we left. He was facinated by the water and sand and kept trying, and many times succeding, to eat handfuls of sand.



Mackay building a river with one of his friends from church.




Spencer after a grueling workout at the beach.

 

Lark Toy Company

Today all of the Anethesia residents had an intraining exam that lasted all day so we got together with a couple of the other families and made a trip out to Kellog,Mn. We visited an awesome toy museum and toy store that specializes in wooden and tin toys. It was fun to look at all of the old toys in the toy museum. They also have a carosel made of all hand carved animals. It was amazing and the kids had a great time riding it. We also traveled across the border to Nelson,WI for some good icecream at the Nelson Cheese factory. It is right on the river and their are some beautiful bluffs surrounding it. It was a good day for the kids and the moms as well. We got some good chating in while the kids kept getting into stuff.

Hannah Melander, Mackay, Alyssa and Anna Christensen, Sophia and Spencer in front of the Store.

Sophia Riding the Easter Bunny on the Carosel.

 

Mackay riding the Wolf on the Carosel.

Spencer on the Unicorn.

Spencer after a long day of being dragged around.

 

Slip and Slide on the Fourth of July

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The Fourth of July

During the day, we had a fun ward party at the Frei's house. We ate good food, went on the adult sized slip and slide, played on their swing set, and went down the zip line. The kids had a great time on the zip line but the next day both Sophia and Mackay had rope burns on the back of their legs. Mackay is still hobbling aroung a week later. His wounds were a lot worse that Sophie's. Danny had a fabulous time on the slip and slide. Of course, he was one of the first dads to start going down with his clothes on. By the end he had at least 5 other dads pressured into going down with him. At night, we did fireworks in our circle with our neighobors. The kids were so hyper and excited. It was fun to watch them.


Spencer is such a good baby. He was just happy to be there.

Sophia and her friend Anna doing what they do best--having a snack!

 

Jordan Patterson's Birthday Party

We traveled up to the cities for a BBQ and party for Jordan Patterson(Danny's cousin's little boy). The kids had a great time playing ball, jumping on the blow up toy, and opening presents. Sophia and Taylor had a blast doing make overs together.

Taylor and Cynthia watching Jordan open a present.

Sophia is so scared of dogs, especially bear beacause he is huge. She made Danny and I carry her around the house for about the first hour we were there. She finally got brave and started petting Bear.

Sophia after her makeover session with Taylor. She had on beautiful purple eye shadow and glitter on her cheeks.

 

First Day of Swimming Lessons

Sophia was terrified the first two days of swimming lessons. Her teachers tried coaxing her into the water, but she would just shake her head no. Later she told me she wasn't afraid of the water, just her teachers. We finally bribed her with candy from the candy machine and she was more than willing to swim. By the end of the 2 weeks she was jumping into the pool and swimming like a fish.

Mackay took swimming lessons for the very first time. He did awesome. He learned how to do the front and back crawl. He loves going to the pool with his friends and diving for rings under the water.