Last week was Eyota Days, they had stuff going on all week so the boys loved it!  We watched The Goonies and ate kettle corn at an outdoor movie Tuesday night, Mason participated in the tractor pull Wednesday night, we watched fireworks Friday night and then Saturday was the parade, Kade played in the 3-on-3 basketball tournament and we watched Erik's old teammates play softball.  It was a fun week and we were all exhausted on Sunday, Erik and I more so than the boys 😉

Mason kicked butt and took home first place!!

His buddy Nyle got 2nd

His cousin Isaac got 1st in his age group

Kade decided he was too old and too tall to do the tractor pull.  But watching the other kids go in his age group, his competitive nature took over and he regretted not trying.

Kade and Erik were in the parade for the Youth Baseball float.

Mason and I decided to watch and catch candy.

Kade and his basketball teammates heading down to the tournament!

They took home 1st place!

Their team name was "Sliders" since they were all in their baseball uniforms

Kelton, Kade, Tyeson and Owen

Erik with his brother Michael, friend Todd and brother-in-law Jay

Mason and his best gals were exhausted the next day!!

Just had to throw this picture in😆

 

The last of the Twins pictures, I swear!!  

Update: Kade is out of the running for the skills competition and recognition on the field before a game.  A bunch of kids from Edina knocked him off the list.  He said if he does the camp next year, now he knows to try harder!!

We had a week off at the end of June, we didn't have anything planned so we decided to take a 4 night camping trip.  Of course we were too busy to actually remember to take any pictures!  

The boys played racquetball, mini golf and fished and swam a lot!!  We've been to this campground before a few years ago.  At that time Mason was obsessed with "feeding kickens".  We told him how we'd spend hours at the mini zoo so he had it in his brain that he wanted to feed the chickens this time too.  When we went through the mini zoo, he fed the chickens and left saying, "that wasn't as fun as I thought it would be.  Why was I so obsessed with it?"  That kid!!!!

Finding turtles was his new favorite activity!

Sleepy babies after a long camping trip!

 

A couple weeks ago the kids in youth baseball walked in the Gopher Count parade.  Erik followed behind in the gator.  Gopher Count is always on a Thursday and I never remember to take the day off so he was on his own taking 5 boys with him and then rounding up a whole bunch more for the actual parade !  He was exhausted.

All loaded up and ready to go! 

All of the kids that walked with the sign Kade and his buddy Tyson carried.

Of course we had to represent at the pedal pull!

Mason was still kind of fresh out of his tonsillectomy.  

Not sure it was the best activity to partake in but he still got 3rd!

Mason's 8U team, 

along with the coach's helper in the back right (Kade).

Both 8U teams

Is there anything cuter than 2 napping boys with their dogs?!?

Mason and his buddy, Gunnar