Neighbor Reisa

Reisa came over to play with Reagan.

Canterbury Downs

We spent the day at the track cheering on Bruce's horses. Had lots of fun but little luck!!

Jason holding Reagan up to kiss horsey

Weekend with The Hagens

Wylee took on Austin in Checkers

Todd, Justin and Jason

We took the kids to The Minnesota Zoo Wow!!

Being at the zoo and seeing all the animals through a child's eyes is a lot more fun!!

Reagan loved the fish

It was so hot and humid we stripped the kids down and let them run through the fountain. Austin showing Reagan the way

Uncle Jason

Being that Jason does not have children (YET-maybe one day), we have decided that we will share ours with him. Jason is such a fun Uncle/Godfather--This weekend he spent a lot of time playing with Reagan, rocking her to sleep, getting up in the morning with her, picking out her outfits (and didn't even put them on backwards this time), and even has had a turn with diaper duty!!

Buffalo Princess

We are always looking for kid friendly places to eat and found the perfect spot--Buffalo Wild Wings. Reagan enjoyed the blue-cheese dressing more than anything!! Here is a pic of the 2 princesses.

Bye Dr. Knowles

We are very sad to say good-bye to our family doctor and my OB, Dr. Knowles. He will be moving closer to family in Arizona and we will miss him dearly. I remember when I went into labor with Reagan, the nurse asked for any special requests that I had for the labor and delivery. Besides an epidural, I didn't care about anything else, but I told her that I really needed Dr. Knowles to be there. Reagan got him out of bed around midnight to come to the hospital and we started delivery. Being it was my first delivery, unfortunately for me and Dr. Knowles, it took some time. I remember Dr. Knowles and Justin cracking jokes about this being the last push, and me about ready to strangle them both!! I can laugh about it now...He was always so laid back and easy going and that is what we loved about him. The big debate is whether or not Justin and I will have more children. After getting the letter that he would be leaving, I said, "Well, it's decided, we can't have anymore kids-not without Knowles!" And Justin's response was, "Yes, we can, we just have to deliver in Arizona!!" :) Not only was he an amazing OB, he was also our family doctor to Justin and Reagan. He is the one we are so grateful to in detecting Reagan's heart murmur and encouraging us to see a cardiologist at Children's. I don't even want to think about what could have happened if he hadn't encouraged us to go to Children's, and if we hadn't then found out that she needed Coarctation Surgery to repair the narrowing of her aorta. We are so blessed to have had him as our doctor even for a short time, and how fortunate are his new patients in AZ to have Dr. Knowles as their doctor. We are happy for him and his family, but sad for us. Reagan had her last well-child check up with him today and as he was saying good-bye and about to leave the room, Reagan reached out her arms for him and gave him a hug. It is like she knew he was saying good-bye for the last time and knew that he was such an amazing doc., and wanted to thank him for it. I think she made his day, as you can see, he is beaming in this picture.

Giggles

Look at my new trick!!

Magazine Rack or a Chair?

Reagan spends a lot of time bringing this magazine rack (or chair) from room to room.

They have parks in Shakopee too!

Big swing for a little girlie!!

Summer Teacher Get-Together

Reagan and I thought it would be fun getting some teachers together during the summer at our house. I enjoyed some girl time, and she has been longing for some kid interaction since school ended. In fact even was crying through the screen one day when she saw neighbor kids in the yard playing without her. She loved having everyone over. Thanks to all who made the trek out here in traffic/construction and kids in the car!! Nolan and Reagan The Hostesses

Snacks

Ellie and Reagan just a swingin'

Some Groveland Crew

The Ol' Team

4th Grade Team

The 2 Ray-Rays (Reagan and Rachel)

Yippee!! She loved all the kids!!

Tarah, Rebecca, Colleen, Jennifer, Andrea, and kids

In Good Company

Boe and Reagan Reagan couldn't stop saying "Boe" after they left.

We were The Hammerback Hotel this last weekend. The Bunkes came Thursday and stayed through Saturday, and the Hass' came Friday and stayed through Sunday. Being that Hass' live in Roseau and Bunkes live in Moorhead, we don't get to see them very often. We had lots of late nights, laughs, games, and talk of ol' times. It was great to see everyone and glad that you all were able to stay!!