Cousin Time!

The girls had some fun with their cousins a few weeks ago.  We love that it was nice enough to be outside too!  Gotta enjoy it while we can.

Arynn was not a fan of me taking her picture on the way to church.

Alexis and Arynn

Time to head outside!

Aftin being goofy!

More time outside.

Birthday Fun!

We celebrated Jenni, Lance and Rusty's birthdays at Bob and Jeannie's recently.  It was a wonderful afternoon and we spent a lot of time outside enjoying it.

All the kids playing in the playhouse.

Brotherly Love!

The birthday kids!

A group picture of all of us.

Had to get Mama in the picture.

Aftin showing her special skills with a helmet.  Reminds me of the one she wore when she was little.

Brandon showing off Grammie's little kid hat.

Lance gave out 3 wheeler rides to the girls before we left.  They both love riding on anything with a motor.

Dino Time!

The girls still love playing on the dinosaur at Mary Park.  They got on and immediately wanted their picture taken.  I am sure there will continue to be posts on this favorite dino of theirs.

MOA Time! - Team McNelson

We went to Mall of America one Sunday with the McNamara family and the girls couldn't be more thrilled to hang with their besties.  We did some shopping, rides and checked out Sea Life.  It was a long day, but so fun!  Here's a link to the last time they were in front of Sponge Bob's statue.  Wow, have times changed!!   MOA Past

They love Dora still!

Bailee and her daddy on the carousel.

Kind of a blurry pic of Aftin and I.

The girls on the tortoise.

This is what it was like trying to take pictures.

Love this pic!!

Besties holding hands!

They loved all the creatures, it was awesome seeing their faces light up.

The girls went on the swings with their daddy.  They are so brave!

Grampie and the Girls

The girls are so cute with Grampie.  They wanted me to take a picture with him and we also got Stoli in the pic which doesn't happen very often.

First Time at the Dentist!

The girls and I went to see Dr. Mike for their first dental cleaning a few weeks ago.  It went great with Betty, the dental hygenist.  I couldn't believe how excited they were to have their teeth cleaned.  When Dr. Mike came in though Bailee wasn't a fan and had a meltdown.  Luckily Aftin made up for it and was a total trooper and let him check out her teeth, so Bailee wasn't as scared after.  I am sure next time will be even better.

Checking out Betty's instruments.

Can you tell how excited Aftin is?

Bailee was also really excited.

Zoo Time - Como!

After the Fall Festival 5k we headed to Como Zoo with the Patterson family.  It was a really nice day right up until we were leaving when it started to sprinkle.  The girls love spending time with the Patterson boys.

Had to get a picture on the tortoise statue.

Checking out the seals.

The girls loved the big cats exhibit.

The gorillas were all over the place, except for this one.  He was taking a break.

Amery Fall Festival - Run Time!

Lance participated in the Amery Fall Festival 5k again this year.  He did great and ended up with 1st place in his age category and 7th overall in the race.  The girls and I were very proud of him.

Heading to the finish line.

The girls with daddy before the race.

Hanging out after the race.

The group of award winners.

The girls love to run too, so they got into a mini race after Lance was finished with his.