Our Mexico Life: Summer 2011

Summer in Minocqua 2011 was super fun. Every moment was filled with outdoor fun – two fairs, eating lunch by the lake, walking the trails, watching water ski shows, riding bikes, playing in the yard, sitting outside and watching the kids play or sitting outside around a bonfire – all new and firsts for Jakers while Soph is on her third Minocqua summer and quite the pro. I love summer in Minocqua and am so happy that we are able to share that experience with our kids.
So without further adieu, a slew of photos from our fun in the sun!

Our yearly trip to good ole Paul Bunyan for breakfast!

And we brought a little Paul Bunyan love home with us to share. Poor Javi.

And though we missed his actual birth by just hours (!!!), our first nephew was born a few days after we got to the US! We finally got to meet him when he was only a few weeks old and spent some snuggle time with him! The kids together:

Mom and Dad also threw a “Meet the Babies” party while we were home to show off their grandkids. Lots of family and friends showed up for the yard party, and the day was perfect. Mom even had a family tree cake made, and of course, we got our photo taken around the cake. Haha!

We spent some time with my grandma and grandpa which I am always so thankful for.

And for a very brief 24 hours, we were able to visit my BFFs in Mpls. We drove over one morning and spent the day and night at Jill’s house. It was so fun to hang with Cameron and Brooke and finally meet Anders! While we didn’t get much adult time in, the whirlwind trip was totally worth it to see the ladies who have been my best friends for . . . 17 years!!! That ages me a bit. But I couldn’t be more blessed – despite us being miles apart, I have the very best friends in the world. (The group picture didn’t go well – mostly due to a Sophia meltdown, but this group of kids is so cute it doesn’t even matter!)