Minnesota Vacation July 2012: Part One

Chelsea and I took a trip to Minnesota late July this year to attend friends' wedding, and to visit family and friends.  We had such a good time! Each time we visit, it seems like the trip ends too soon and the vacation wasn't long enough--this trip was no exception, it went by so quickly!  Here are some of the fun things we did:

The county fair was going on while we were in town, so the day after we arrived, we went with Mom, Ashley, and her girls, our sweet nieces Clarabelle and Delilah. We had a lot of fun!

Here's Claire and I on a ride, look at her wild hot-pink "crazy paint" hair!

 

 

Lila and her mommy

Me and Delilah, with Mom looking on in the background. What a tired little snuggler!

Claire, Ash, Lila, and I

 

 We went on rides, saw the farm animals, ate fair food (cheese curds, yum!), and just had fun!

 

Aunties C & C took the girls on the carousel

 

We got to spend every day with the girls (kudos to Ashley for packing them up and hauling the 5 of us around the great state of Minnesota for 2 weeks, you're awesome!). It was so fun seeing them learn and grow, and getting to spend quality time with them at these ages.  Claire turned three in May, and Delilah is 15 months old, which is a huge change since last year. Can't believe how much they've grown!

Claire and I on the spinning strawberry ride

 

Claire loves the fair!

 

Stay tuned for more fun-filled photos from our trip!  Next up is Emily's bachelorette party/girls day at the lake!