Hope your summer is going great! It is going fast,as usual! Three weeks and school starts again.
(However, not for us!)
(However, not for us!)
We "enjoyed" our first 4th of July as a Nebraskan.
We "enjoyed" hearing fireworks then days in advance and nearly a week after the 4th.
We "enjoyed" this until 11:00 p.m. nightly.
What we truly did enjoy was sitting in our driveway in lawn chairs and watch six beautiful displays--all going on at once! We were totally amazed!
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On July 7th we headed to the lake in Minnesota for a week.
Here is David choosing what to have for lunch in Fargo, North Dakota. Note the name of the restaurant.
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David, Jagger and I along with Jared, Stephanie and the kids spent the week together near Park Rapids, Minnesota.
We fished!
And fished!
Two days into the trip Grandma Karol had a fishhook removed from her finger at the ER. She was back out there taking those fish off the hook the next day--only with a heavier glove!
We enjoyed s'mores over the campfire. The mosquitoes felt welcome even though they were uninvited!!
Aunt Marg knows how to have fun at a campfire--sparklers and smoke bombs for the kids!!
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Grandpa Dave is receiving advice on how to cross the source of the Mississippi by grandson, Jagger. Both made it all the way across without getting too wet. We love our annual trip to Itasca State Park. Some like to cross on the rocks.....
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And others are just content to stand in the water.
The kids tried their hand at water skiing.
All four kids were satisfied that they did better than last year so they were happy.
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Water + boys = smiles!!
Meanwhile Hannah and Eliya went with their parents to the Mall of America where they celebrated their birthdays in the American Girl Store.
It was a great trip!! We made some wonderful memories!!
Time to bring this to an end.
Love to hear from you when you have a minute.
God bless you,
The Horkens
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David, Jagger and I along with Jared, Stephanie and the kids spent the week together near Park Rapids, Minnesota.
We fished!
And fished!
Two days into the trip Grandma Karol had a fishhook removed from her finger at the ER. She was back out there taking those fish off the hook the next day--only with a heavier glove!
We enjoyed s'mores over the campfire. The mosquitoes felt welcome even though they were uninvited!!
Aunt Marg knows how to have fun at a campfire--sparklers and smoke bombs for the kids!!
.JPG)
Grandpa Dave is receiving advice on how to cross the source of the Mississippi by grandson, Jagger. Both made it all the way across without getting too wet. We love our annual trip to Itasca State Park. Some like to cross on the rocks.....
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And others are just content to stand in the water.
The kids tried their hand at water skiing.
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Water + boys = smiles!!
More smiles here! After we got back to Nebraska, Jagger and Josiah had a two hour basketball clinic with two of the Globetotters.
Meanwhile Hannah and Eliya went with their parents to the Mall of America where they celebrated their birthdays in the American Girl Store.
It was a great trip!! We made some wonderful memories!!
Time to bring this to an end.
Love to hear from you when you have a minute.
God bless you,
The Horkens
