One of the great things about living in Northwest Arkansas is that it is a 9 hour car ride to Sara's parents house. And you better believe that we went in the first month living here. We headed up for the annual cabin trip but the kids and Sara went early. Trevor and Ashley were so excited to MN and said they would be good in the car. They sure were but Sara got a bit nervous when potty stop #1 was 75 minutes into the trip!!! But we did get to check out the Beef Jerkey outlet!
After that it was smooth sailing with just one more stop to use the potty and one other to eat! The next day we headed to Northfield for a Roslansky family get-together!
It had been a long time since we've had the chance to see some of our Roslansky family so a great time was had by all!
All the cousins lined up by age!
All the gang!
Sara's Uncle went around taking great pics!
It really was nice to be all together. Thankful for social media to keep us updated but there is nothing like in person conversation!
After the reunion we went back to Nana and Papa's for dinner where Nana and Papa told Sara she was going to spend the night at Jim and Annie's so Sara and Annie could have girls night and so that they could keep the grand kids for a special night! Ah, the move was already worth it to have all these special memories for the grandparents and kiddos!!!!! So, off Sara went and off Sara and Annie went to have drinks on the lake!
The sleepover was a success and they came up to Jim and Annie's late morning!
Boys!
Girls!
The rest of the week we explored Owatonna and all the kids favorite spots! Owatonna Shoe Company for the penny horsey ride!
Painted nails!
Library!
Reading in the sun room!
Sara's old snack shop!
The Blast!
A little walk down by the river by Blast!
LOVE!
One day Sara snuck up to the Cities to do some shopping and catching up with cousins and friends! Not pictured is lunch with her cousins Katie and Anne....we were far too busy having fun to take a pic :) But here's Joe!
And Erin!
We went to Yellow Mushroom one night for dinner. YUM!
Another day we road-tripped to Lakefield to see Uncle Don's place. Trevor liked all the bee houses!
Ashley liked all the sunflowers!
Up close!
We drove by Grandma R's old house :)
And Grandma Kelly's old house :)
Assisted Living where Grandma Kelly lived for a few years :)
Grandma and Grandpa R at their final resting place :)
And right across the cemetery driveway are Grandma and Grandpa Kelly. (Not shown the headstone already in the ground for Sara's parents. Try explaining that one to a kid that can read!!!)
After Lakefield we drove up to Redwood Falls to see Sara's Aunt Alice (known as Double) and Uncle Steve. The kids LOVED farm life!
Riding tractors!
Just being outside on the grass in front of beautiful flowers!
Playing on the swing-set!
Weeeeeeee!
Then on Thursday night Daddy flew in and on Friday we headed up to the Cities and spent the night with Jeff, Dawn and the girls!
We swam for a bit, had dinner and enjoyed catching up!
On Saturday we headed to Jim and Annie's to begin our cabin weekend. Which always starts with pictures!
After a quick stop at Pizza Ranch we were at Grandview!!!
Funniest thing while Ashley was swinging and smiling....Mommy said remember to open your eyes when you smile.....
...so next swing forward here is what she did for the pic.
Can't stop laughing! She's a hoot! Here's the gang!
Mr. Brian brought his drone and crashed it. Luckily he found it!
Cousins!!!! Sam is 3.5 months older than Trevor and Elena is 5 weeks older than Ashley!
We spend LOTS and LOTS of time at the lake right outside our cabin!
Fishing!
Boating!
Jumping!
There is an indoor water park by the lake as part of the resort too. Watch out, she'll get you wet when you least expect it!
Ashley and Mommy LOVED the slide!
Ice cream at Chocolate Ox!
Yum!
The lake is so calm!
'Ashley don't get wet' HA!
Canoeing!
The boys snuck off and had a little iPad time together!
Uncle B for the win!
Funny girl!
Trying to catch a fish!
Playground time!
Beach time!
A favorite activity was pulling the canoe around!
For someone who didn't really go anywhere the lake last year we couldn't believe it when she plopped down to play in the water!
These two goofballs are a hoot together!
Totally best friends (how fun that these still fit!!!)
One last outing to Chocolate Ox!
Brian had to fly out in the afternoon so he headed out and the rest of us headed out for a pontoon ride!
Thanks Nana and Papa for such a wonderful time together. We look forward to this weekend every year!!!!! XOXO
After getting back from the cabin, Sara had to head to the Cities to give a deposition so the kids had another special day with Nana and Papa. Guess where they headed? The library of course! A favorite!
And the Blast! And guess who was working? Samantha! She lives kitty-korner to Sara's parents and babysat for the kids once. Trevor just adores Sam but is super shy when seeing her. Precious!
So we stayed super busy and had lots of lots of laughter before making the 9 hour trek back home. Thank you, thank you Nana and Papa for all of your help with the kiddos and for our wonderful cabin weekend. We love you!
