Fire Station

We had the chance to visit a fire station again this summer.  Both Cade and Luke love fire trucks so of course they were ecstatic to be able to go inside the fire station AND to sit in the fire truck (both boys say this was the best part)!  :)  We got to meet the fire fighters, see all of the fireman gear, tour the fire station, and check out the fire truck.  It was a great morning and definitely one of our favorite summer outings.

GJ Comes to Town

One of our favorite summer highlights is always a visit from GJ!  She came a couple of weeks ago and we had lots of fun - making trips to the INK museum, Fun-a-Thon, and our favorite....SIX FLAGS!  We were a little hesitant to take the boys to Six Flags because we knew it would be hot, hot, hot and the lines would be long, long, long, BUT we had free tickets and decided to give it a shot!  We were so glad we did!  While it was definitely hot, it wasn't unbearable and there was little to no waiting in line.  The boys had a great time!  Cade was fearless and wanted to ride everything he could!  He jumped in line and got on most of the rides alone.  Luke also wanted to ride what he could and got VERY upset when Cade could ride things that he couldn't, but there was a lot he could do and he seemed happy for most of the trip.  Cade reports that his favorite ride was the bumper cars and Luke says his favorite was the flying boats.  I can't wait to go back again next year when they can do even more!

Cade - here you are on your first ever amusement park ride!  I thought you might be a little leery of this one...it went a little higher than it appears in the picture, but you jumped right on without a worry in the world!  

Double stroller - best buy of the summer!

Selfie-fun!

Our brave little guy!

Cade and Luke are in one of these carts together.  Luke didn't make the height cut, but he screamed so loud for so long that he guy let him on....sigh.

Lukey loves carousels!  

More Summer Fun

Summer is in full swing and we're soaking it up as much as we can!  Last week we checked out a new park, went to Fun-a-Thon, went bowling, and celebrated the 4th of July!  We met Ali, Olivia, and Isabelle in downtown Duluth for fun and fireworks.  The boys had a great time hanging with friends, snacking, eating ice cream, and playing with glow sticks while we waited for the fireworks.  Poor Lukey was terrified of the fireworks and hugged my neck with all his might.  I hate seeing him so scared, but I'll take Lukey snuggles any way I can get them!

Waiting on Daddy's fireworks show...Lukey was also terrified of these!