Minnesota/Wisconsin Vacation!

As soon as school let out for Kylie, we decided we better take our annual long vacation to Minnesota and Wisconsin. Since I'm pregnant, and due at the end of the summer, we figured the earlier we could travel back, the better. It worked out really well, and we are so glad we were able to spend such a significant amount of time with our families.

We flew back to Minnesota the day after Kylie finished school.

It was the Saturday before Memorial Day.

The kids have become excellent fliers. They were great!

My dad built this cool tree house.

The kids enjoyed playing in it all week long!

L to R: Lydia, Emmit, Kylie, and Brooks

We spent quite a bit of time at the farm

Brooks loved riding the four wheeler with my dad, and the gator with my brother.

Kylie caught a fish at the park with Brady and Johnny.

My dad was in the Memorial Day Parade and gave a speech.

The kids watched his speech in style!

Kylie pulled out her first top tooth!

Mine and Jon's 9th anniversary came and went while we were apart!

I made this fun photo collage of some of my favorite memories over the past several years.

I took all of the King cousins to the park one day.

L to R: Emmit, Lydia, Brooks, and Kylie

After a week in Stewie, we headed up to Hudson to spend a week with Jon's family.

We picked Jon up from the airport on the way.

He was able to spend the week with us too!

The kids had a lot of fun playing together.

They made forts under the trampoline.

L to R: Espen, Bergen, Kylie, Elias, and Brooks

We enjoyed a meal at Culver's!

The hammocks were a hit!

We went to the Teddy Bear Park in Stillwater.

It's a favorite when we are visiting in Hudson.

L to R: Elias, Kylie, Espen, Bergen and Brooks

We took a hike in River Falls to see the falls.

We also found this cool teepee.

The only bad thing was that Brooks picked up a deer tick, and we're pretty sure it came from this hike.

Thankfully, we found it early and he seems to be okay!

Grandpa Doug rented a pontoon.

We cruised around on the St. Croix river for a few hours one morning.

It was lots of fun!

L to R: Bergen, Elias, and Kylie

Espen and Brooks.

Before the men picked up the women and children, they did a little fishing.

Apparently, Jon was not happy with his catch!

We had a very fun and productive trip. Besides all of these fun activities, we also found a house in Rochester! We are so excited to be moving back at the end of August!