Deck Party - Hallquist Style!

The Hensley's made it back to Iowa, so that calls for a family deck party! Check out our fun...

First, you HAVE to get out the kiddie table.....question is whose beer is that...




Then the frogs come out...they are everywhere!

Best place to hide from them - Grandma Pete & Aunt Carrie's laps...

The next morning...it's never too early to start farming....

Watching cartoons is always a good thing to keep them entertained.....

Minnesota.....part 4

And of course, what's a Minnesota vacation with out fishing, swimming, Turtle races, and Zorbaz!!

Minnesota....part 3

Boat rides is another tradition..this year Tyler got to go out on Uncle Kyle & Daddy's boat twice; once fishing with the boys and mom, and once just for a ride with mom & Grandma. The whole Newman family also rented a pontoon for an afternoon. It was an interesting trip, as somehow we almost sunk the boat and lost a few personal items! But we had a great time riding, fishing, swimming, and eating.

Minnesota.... part 2

The theme of the week was sand and swingsets! The resort we go to has a great play area that is partially shaded for the kids to play in - and boy did they play!

Minnesota...part 1

So, I'm sitting here watching the baseball playoffs and thinking about football games - which means I'm just a 'little' late in posting our August vacation pictures...but better late than never!!

We spent the first week of August at the lake in Perham, MN and it was Tyler's first trip here while being mobile! We had a great time and here are some pictures of our highlights....

We drove up with Uncle Kyle, excited to test out our new car (Chevy Equinox). We thought getting up very early in the AM would allow us more sleep time in the car - but apparently he was just as excited as we were and was up at least the first hour! Below is one of our stops late that morning in Minnesota - we think he spilled his milk in his carseat so we had to change back into our PJ's - and we let him run around with Kyle a bit before getting back into the car...you can't help but laugh!

Once at the lake, we hit the water - he quickly worked on getting the attention of the girls...

Grandma & Ty went for a walk on the talk....doesn't it make you wonder what they were talking about???