*Summer Fun*

Wow, this summer sure has flown by! Between parties, and finishing up college, and chasing two kids, we haven't had much time to sit and relax much! We did however get away for a little bit a few weeks ago. Jake and I were hoping to get to Yellowstone this year, but with a job offer coming the week we were planning on possibly going, it just wasn't feasible. But we did the next best thing, we went to the zoo! We were not planning on going on our vacation with the kids, but things worked out perfectly for us to have a mini vacation with them.
We got a reservation at the doubletree in Minneapolis. We spent the first day at Mall of America, the kids rode rides, we went to underwater world (disappointed as always!) And then went back to the hotel to get some swimming in. I was fighting a stomach bug the whole day, so it could have been better for me, but the kids had fun. The next day we spent at the Minnesota zoo from 9-5pm! We were VERY impressed with the renovations that they have done there. Much nicer than it ever has been. We took two tired kids to dinner at which Abby had a melt down and Hunter literally slept the entire time in Jake's arms. It was a long day for them! On our final day of vacation, we just went to the machine shed to eat and then headed home. It was so much fun to take the kids out, however, at this age they are a lot of work to take anywhere let alone on a vacation at a hotel!
I started my new job as Administrator at a Nursing Home in Strum two weeks ago. I am loving it so far, although I'm still in a sharp learning curve and my head is spinning most of the time when I go home!
We are planning on enjoying the rest of the summer that mother nature will give us and hoping that we can continue to play outside in the evenings for a while longer. We are also getting excited as we are now in the real planning stages of our house that will be built in a year. Hunter states that it is to be a red house. Today he was curious if it would have a roof. Very cute talking to him about it!
Until next time!