Work in ND

*photos courtesy of Janie Peterson, Peterson Productions*

Dave went to N.D. for a shoot for a few days. He said it was beautiful! And the pictures are great. I wish I could've gone with him. Maybe we'll have to make a trek up towards Bismark sometime to take in the scenery.

The Sandbox

All Joe wants to do lately is go to the park with his sand toys and play in the sand/rocks. So we decided to find him a sandbox. We found this one for free, can't beat that! We added some sand and now we have hours of fun out on the back patio.

Waterfall Fun

*The Indian at the entrance to the waterfall*

*Joe and Mommy checking out the water*

*Dave and Joe behind the waterfall*

We also checked out the cool waterfall in Osceola, WI. We had to climb many steps to get to it. And Joe thought it would be fun to splash and go right under the waterfall to get all wet. (He had to ride home in the car wearing only undies!) It was beautiful!

A Train Ride in Wisconsin

*Dave & Joe sitting on the train*

*Joe sitting in the boxcar*

*Family after the train ride*

We drove to Osceola, Wisconsin to ride on the Osceole & St. Croix Railroad. Our train ride was 90 minutes long. It was so much fun. The train stops, and we get to watch the engine unhook from the front, and then hook up to the back to take us back to the station. And the train even had a post office car! It was really cool. We can't wait to go again!

Fireworks

Aawww, a pretty heart firework! Joe didn't make it thru the show, he fell asleep half way through!

4th of July Picnic

We had a great family picnic in Spirit Lake on the 4th of July. And everyone played on the playground afterwards. We had a contest to see who could actually cross the monkey bars...only Jason made it all the way!

Jumping on Jason

Joe created a great new game, Jumping on Jason! Here's how you play: First, stack pillows on Uncle Jason, then climb onto the counch and jump on him!

Fun in Round Lake

*Joe & cousin Ethan playing on the old tractors*

*Marty giving the kids (Joe, Skylar & Ethan) a ride down Main Street in Round Lake.*

We made a trip down to Round Lake for the 4th of July weekend. It was rainy and cold, but we still had fun checking out Marty's shed with all the old tractors. He even took them for a few rides!