After the 4th our Staycation continued on with a family day in Lanesboro.  We fished, went on a 10 mile bike ride and ended the day at the pool.  Of course, the only picture I took the entire day was this one of Kade.

However, we went back to the pool the next day with friends!  Thankfully I have lots of friends who remember to take pictures AND send them to me!

Mason's in the orange shorts and Kade is the blonde kid trying to get on.

Erik is the stud in the background.

After the pool we came home and set up the tent!

We kept saying we should do that but we've never got around to actually doing it, however when you're home with no plans, there's plenty of time to do things you never get around to doing!

The boys, well mainly Kade, weren't so sure about sleeping out in the tent by themselves.  

Lucky for him, I wasn't so sure about it either so I sent Erik out there.

However, they look pretty brave in this picture!

Mohawk time!

I'm not exactly sure what you'd call Kade's style but he liked it.  

And it's summer, so anything goes when it comes to hair!  I'm just shocked he actually let me cut his hair, he hasn't allowed that in years!

And then there's this kid!

Mohawk? Check.

Amazing brown eyes?  Check.

Holding a baby doll? Check.

Daycare fun!

I got back from my Seattle trip on Monday morning and had the whole rest of the week off to celebrate the 4th of July.  We had talked about going on vacation but never could quite make a decision (shocking, I know!) so instead we stayed home for the week and had the best vacation ever!  We woke up every morning with no alarms, no plans and nowhere to be.  Yes, that is Kade's version of torture but the rest of us were loving every minute of it!!

Fishing?  

Sure!  

Why not?!  

We've got nothing else to do!

Kade actually joined us this time too!

He's not as die hard as Mason when it comes to fishing, but these fish were biting every 2 seconds so even Kade was entertained!

Although, Grandpa made him take his own fish off the hook (usually he just has Mason do it for him).

That's the face Kade makes when he's not sure he wants to do something.  He masks his uncertainty with a smile!  But he did it!

Only Mason can hook and reel in a fish upside down!

Kade got to have his very first sleepover at our house too!

Owen, Kade and Kelton.

They actually fell asleep around 12:30 and woke up at 7:00.  Not too bad!

Although, they've since had another sleepover at Owen's where they went to bed at 3:20 and woke up at 8:00.  That was a rough couple days afterwards!!

We tried to take them to a pool but got rained out.

Instead Erik sprayed them with a hose and they tossed water balloons.

Owen, Kelton, Kade, Mason

I told them to do a funny one and Kelton had the bright idea to pretend to sniff farts.

Boys.

For the 4th we spent the day at our friend's pool and lit off fireworks in the evening.

The weather was perfect!

Jack and Mason

A couple weeks ago I went on a girl's vacation to Seattle to visit a friend from high school.  Many years ago we all made a promise to go on a trip for our 40th birthday and we actually followed through! 

 Erik and the boys hung out and did manly things for 5 days.  When I got home the laundry was done, the house was clean and the boys were happy!  Which made mom even happier!

I know I sound like a broken record, but to say this kid likes to fish is an understatement!

Gunnar's dad brought Mason and Erik to heaven, I mean the lake, where they fished for almost 8 hours!

It's hard to get a picture of Mason looking at the camera when there's a fish on the line.  

He can't take his eyes off of them!

It's nice having friends in high places when it's 100 degrees outside!

My handsome boys after a day of swimming!

Below is one of our senior pictures from 1997!

And above...22 years later.

Summer is flying by way too quickly for my liking!  4th of July has already passed and I'm still catching up on pictures from the first few weeks in June!

Mason had his buddy Gunnar over to play for a day one Wednesday.

Enjoying doughnuts bigger than their heads before heading out for the first day of park and rec kickball!

Mason started off strong with a solid kick as lead off batter...

However, he lost steam by the end.

I love the look he's giving this girl, like he's thinking, "are you seriously still playing?!"

I didn't even see Kade play.  

He got sent to play with the 5th and 6th graders and apparently it's not cool for a soon-to-be-3rd graders mom to watch.

Luckily Mason's "athletic event" didn't slow him down too much!

Here they are enjoying lunch at their pretend cabin on the lake, while hunting bears and moose.  These two are 2 peas in a pod when it comes to their outdoor adventures!

As are these two when it comes to all things sports!  

I think Kade and Kelton could play baseball until they literally collapsed from exhaustion.

Erik took the boys to Gopher Count again!

Kade got 3rd (I think).  

And this is the face of someone who is regretting the decision he made.

His hair had a blue tint for about a week and a half!

We went camping at a campground that had an indoor skate park and a rock wall!

It ended up being a pretty rainy weekend so it was perfect!

My handsome boys checking out the links in our backyard on their improvised golf cart.

Kade put 3 holes in the yard and maintains the fairways and greens for all of them!