we left on a family vacation to the great Northwest...well, north, anyway. First stop was the Twin Cities. We needed to help celebrate the 97th birthday of Dan's Grandma Margaret. The whole Wheeler family was there--Dan's parents, us, and Dan's brother's family--along with Dan's aunt and her daughter and, of course, the family matriarch, Margaret. Between Dan and Todd, there are eight grandkids--seven girls, one boy, ages 3-11. So there was a lot of whizzing by on wheeled vehicles on the circle that goes in front of the house to the sidewalk...
this is Lauren wearing her sensible espadrilles as she razors around the house...
Dan and his grandma
Farmer Lauren giving a ride to precious cargo...
look closely and you'll see Todd's name on the front of the tractor
Emily
Annika in her party dress
Uncle Todd reading a recent letter to Grandma from a Swedish relative
Lauren chillaxing
Little Megan in her big chair
And, then, on Independence Day, we gathered my side of the family at my sister's home on the lake. A fun time was had by all, even Lauren who was able to ride on an "ergonomically designed" tube which is slightly less violent than a regular tube. So, within one week, our kids saw all of our aunts, uncles and cousins (although they missed out on Uncle John and Aunt Cassie who will have to make it up to them somehow : ))
Annika, Cousin Raegan and Lauren
Emily--some say she looks like me at that age...
Lauren and the gang readying for the boat parade on July 4
Cousin Ethan navigating his boat...
Megan
Emily and Gabe
Gaby Baby--is this an impressive pout, or what?
Lauren and her very large rubber ducky
Annika, Raegan and Brody on the "ergonomic" tube
Captain Lauren
We then headed up to Long Prairie to drop Annika off at her two days of overnight camping at Lake Beauty. Instead of making the four-hour drive back home, we rented a cabin on nearby Lake Alexander and enjoyed some time away...ah, but that's another blog post.
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