Good Times with Good Friends

Once again, I've been neglecting my blog. With Matt's 2 weeks of seminary courses and a full week of VBS, our lives have been abnormally busy. I thought I'd catch you up-to-date with some pictures from our trip to the Cities. Even though our seminary trips can be exhausting, we are always encouraged by visiting with friends we aren't able to see on a regular basis.

We spent one evening at the Mall of America with Jen and Ryan H. Their son Charlie is just 1 month older than Daniel and they have very similar personalities. It's always hilarious to get them together.

They took us to the aquarium in the mall.

The boys were ecstatic that they could touch the sting rays and baby sharks.

Charlie couldn't get enough of the sting rays. He's obsessed with fish. I felt like we were on a guided tour with Charlie because he knows the names of most aquatic creatures.

We had a picnic at the seminary one of the evenings.

Jen H. entertained the boys with bubbles.

Harry N., Jared L. and Ryan H.

Jared impressed us by planning/hosting the picnic and even made us brownies! woo!

Jen N. and Karen.

(Karen spent part of the week with me at Gma's. So fun!)

Jen and Ryan's youngest: Olivia.

Jared found a sprinkler on-campus for the boys.