We called the ice cream truck!

Fun summer memories being made at the Mathson house!

Neighborhood Boys...

Here are a few pictures of the neighborhood boys that gather togther and play in the summertime!  I can't even put into words how adorable I think this is!  We are so blessed to have so many great kids (from great families) for the boys to play with!  Thankfully no one has to cross a busy street to get to each others home.  They just hop fences!  I love it!

 Watch out!  Tough guys!

Emmett and Harrison decided to clean out the egress window area and make it their "hideout!"  How cool!

Time with the Leal clan...

We went on a few adventures with the Leal women while they were in town.  We enjoy our time with them so much!

Sky Zone Trampoline Park...

 Lunch in Stillwater... I love this picture!

 Teddy Bear Park...

 Lake Elmo Beach...

Mathson Family Reunion 2014...

Paul's sister Mary and her girls arrived on Wednesday, July 16th.  They stayed with Paul's parents and at Mavis's for a few days.  We all met together on Saturday, July 19th for the Mathson family reunion.  It was a very fun afternoon together!

We were able to capture some photos of the four branches of the Mathson family.  They are not the greatest quality, but I am so happy to have them!

The party took place at a hotel, so the kids were able to swim for a few hours.  Some of the men went off site to go mini-golfing.  This is where Paul and Nate went.

All of the great grandson's!

MOA with Aunt Diane and the Gurleas!

My sister Twyla and her family followed us back to the cities on Monday.  They planned on staying with us until Thursday.  I took off from work Monday and Tuesday.  On Tuesday we headed over to the MOA!

We met Aunt Diane for lunch at Crave (one of our favorite restaurants)!

 

 Twyla and I shopped around a bit, and the men took the kids to Nickelodeon Universe!  We were very thankful!

Sierra and Nathan are in the middle of the this ride...

Grandma and Grandpa's in Bemidji...

We headed up to Bemidji on Saturday, July 12th.  We spent two nights with my parents, my sister Twyla, and her family.  The weather wasn't the most cooperative so we were not able to get out on to the lake, but we still made the most of our time together.  The cousins had so much fun!

When we arrived my Grandma Twilia and Grandpa Ron were there.  It was so great to be able to see them and visit for a few hours before they headed back to their home town.

I love this pic!  It reminds me of my childhood!  The kids are hanging out in their pj's watching a movie on the top bunk.

 Picnic at the park...

When we came to the conclusion that the weather was too cold and windy to go out on the lake, we decided to go bowling instead.  The kids had a lot of fun!

 Fireworks!  Courtesy of Paul!  They had HOURS of fun!

 S'mores!!!

 The s'mores master!

 The kids cuddled up in Grandma and Grandpa's dual recliner a lot....