Worth the "out of the way" ....

Ok.....this is one of my favorite pictures of our whole summer? I don't know why but maybe cause we went out of our way to visit the famed Corn Palace of Mitchell South Dakota which I had been to when I was a kid. I was shocked to be reminded that the original corn palace was built in 1892...."to showcase South Dakota's rich soil and encourage people to settle here"  A lot of history in those husks....pictures upon pictures and a tasty cornball. Who wouldn't want to stop at the Corn Palace?

The Badlands....

His pose for the summer

I keep joking that these pictures look like the Brady episode of the Grand Canyon? This was our Badlands stop on our way to Rapid City. Over 100 degrees....but worth the heat. 

First stop..... the Farm

First stop..... The Farm It didn't take long for Grandpa to ask Anders to get inside the bailer to tighten a bolt!

A quick ride on the mule....
We stopped in Windom to pick up Mor Mor before heading to the Black Hills!

Summer 2012

We may publish our kids lives by this picture?!! We made our annual trek to Minnesota .....photos to come! We had a good time, no broken arms but WARM weather. My family is starting to think I shouldn't come.....I bring the heat!! Back in Texas.....

Last Day of School

 Last Day of School....June 1st. I'm pretty sure Gunnar is in the exact same outfit? This marks the end of Audra's elementary school days which is hard to believe.  Middle School....here we come!!

FIrst Day of school.....

By the hair of their chinny chin chin...

They pulled it off....They won their first two games in the "post season" securing a spot in the Championship game against the First Place team......the White Sox. Last night these boys fell asleep and lost to the White Sox  15-9. Because they hadn't lost and the White Sox had...(double Elimination) They played again tonight and they squeaked out a 31-30 Victory..... (sounds more like a football score!)

And there you have it folks..... One baseball season wrapped up! And it's a first for us.....we have piles of trophies (from soccer, baseball, 1k runs, you name it) but this was the first trophy our kids ever really earned.... (did I mention THEY ARE ONLY SIX!!!!!!!!)

And a ROCKIE too...

Although Anders team has made it to the final Championship game.... Gunnar's Rockie team has suffered from some "close game" losses. They lost in their first play-off game... but he kept a GREAT attitude and enjoyed playing short stop. He even got an over the fence home run in practice one night. Gunnar loves sports......that's all there is to say about it!!