A visit to the Dells and Waunkee!

 We had a wonderful visit to the Wisconsin Dells last weekend. We drove over there on Thursday and were in the pools by 1:30! Mira and Amelia had a great time on all the slides and in all the pools. Here are a few of our great moments:

Mira enjoyed a lemonade on a lawn chair.

Mira and Amelia on top of the Pirate's Cove feature:

 Enjoying the wave pool:

 Out for dinner and ice cream:

 Amelia raced Chris down the water slide. She loved it!

She's ready to go back up and ride again!

 After a night at the Dell's, we drove to Waunakee to visit the Samuelson family for a couple of days! John and Sarah have been so gracious to host us for the past 4 years. It's an annual tradition we really look forward to! We spent Saturday at their neighborhood pool, then the adults went out for drinks at El Dorado in Madison, then for dinner at Fresco. It was such a lovely evening!

 On the rooftop at Fresco's:

4th of July

 We had a wonderful, although HOT, day on the 4th of July at the lake. The girls loved swimming in the lake (I believe they were actually swimming for 6 hours!) Then the evening was topped off with some fireworks.

 Mira tried once to get up on water skis, but didn't make it up this year. She didn't feel like trying again, so maybe next year!

More summer fun!

 Mira had her friend Kassidy spend the night, so we went to the pool for the afternoon. Here are a few photos of the girls enjoying swimming and the ropes course.

A visit to Lanesboro

 Chris, Mira, Amelia, and I visited Mom and Dad in Lanesboro in mid-June. It was so fun to see them and we were able to get out to town where Mom and I did some shopping, and Chris took the girls on the trail. Amelia rode her bike, and Mira took her roller blades out for a spin. They had a great time, saw some people canoeing and tubing on the river, and even saw a deer! We'll have to do that again we when are visiting in August.

 On the way home, we stopped to visit Grandma Lindell. Mira tried on her hat. I think she looks great in country-wear!

Father's Day at the lake

 We went to Chris's dad's house on the lake to spend Father's Day with him. We had a wonderful lunch and the girls loved swimming in the lake! Chris went golfing with his dad that morning, so he was able to do something he loved!

 

Summer fun!

 This summer we've been spending a lot of time at the pool! The girls love to swim and have been getting better and better at it. Amelia is even swimming the length of the pool now and doing flips in the water! They are having a blast!

 Chris enjoys it too!