What are we? Chopped liver?

The kids had a great time with their cousins in Minnesota. Valynn and Mason enjoy going to the barn and helping with the milking and feeding the calves. Kyra even threw tantrums wanting to go to the barn to pet the cows. The 45th Anniversary party was very nice. On Sunday the kids and I drove to Glyndon, MN to meet up with Grandma and Grandpa Larson. The kids were excited to be going with Grandma and Grandpa and didn't seem to care that we weren't going with. They did say they would miss us, but they were too excited to be going to miss us too much. They arrived safely in ND and had an action packed first day. Kyra is doing well, although she is acting her age and wants what she wants now. Grandpa did say Kyra is keeping them busy but what else would you expect from an almost 2 year old. Here are a few pictures from the weekend.

Fun on the Farm!

We headed up north for the week. The kids had a great time with their cousins. It was a full house with all of Mark's siblings home, unfortunately the two oldest cousins were in Alaska so we didn't get to see them, but 7 cousins were still present. Valynn and Mason helped with milking the cows but took time out for a hay rack ride and swimming. We attended an 80th birthday party for Mark's uncle. Mark's uncle Vernon from Africa was home and spending time on the farm. We attended the 4th of July celebration in Hillman. The kids collected more candy than they could eat and Mark marched with the legion in the parade.