I'm Back...Now we are heading to warmer weather (except we are already back)

 Had to have the plane de-iced before we left

 Our first sighting of AZ!

Yes, I have been on "blog leave" for way too long.  So now I'm back (for the moment) ...and then we all head to AZ. 

When we left home on Wednesday morning it was snowing and the plane had to be de-iced.  It was close to 70 degrees when we reached Phoenix.  The pictures are out of order, but oh well!  I really was on this trip, too.  Just don't have any pictures of me on the plane.

Fun On The Farm

While we were in MN we had a great weekend catching up with these folks!

Checking out the hayloft

Carlin taking the bunch for a ride in the Gator

Say Cheese!

Last year when we were in MN we got to spend some time with these folks.  It was so much fun to get to see them again this summer and catch up some more.  They got to come spend the weekend on the farm with us.  We went to a parade and a water show while they were there.

Same place, next year!

A Little Sweetheart....

I'm doing random catching up here. When I saw the pictures from when we stopped to see this special family, I had so many I didn't know where to start! So I thought I would try creating some collages.

Biking

My three guys!

Ready to ride! 

Loaded and ready to head to the starting point--26 miles away!

The cool breeze coming from the tunnels feels GREAT

Light at the end of the tunnel

Taking a break

Waiting for our cheese curds and sweet potato fries.
Sounds like a high energy snack, huh?!

On our way to MN, we stopped in WI and biked a 26 mile trail.  Three years ago we had biked the same trail.  It was really fun to see how much the boys had changed since then.  That summer when we last biked the trail Carlin was just a little shorter than me.  This year he is a couple inches shorter than Wayne.  He was among the last to finish last time.  This year he was the first one back.  This year Kyle is just a bit shorter than me.  Last time he had a single speed bike.  His bike this year was much easier!
The country side was beautiful.  The temperature was about 66 when we started.  It did warm up and got a bit humid.  When we would get close to the tunnels we could feel the cool air from the tunnel coming down the trail.  The last tunnel felt great.  The ceiling drips water and we were pretty hot and sweaty so it felt really good.  (There isn't much order to these pictures and I was getting annoyed trying to figure it out!)

Some More Updates

I missed getting these posted with the other bathroom pictures.

Updating

While we were in MN I had a fun week updating the upstairs bathroom. It started out with wallpaper and ended with yellow, light and dark teal walls. The house is over 100 years old with ceilings that have all kinds of angles. It was kind of fun to decide which color to put where.

Pre-Updated Look

This was the look in the upstairs bathroom at Wayne's folks.