We packed a lot into one trip!

Although we had a stellar time in MN - It sure was good to be home last night!

In a nutshell - Here was our itinerary:

Travel to MN: Ben chose to skip his nap (maybe the first time ever...) on the plane ride out which made for fun times entertaining a 2 year old for 3 hours (who, after 2 hours on the airplane, kept repeating, "No more air-pane").

Stay with friends in Mpls: Hang out for a day and a half with 12 adults, 11 kids, a bouncy house, great food, great company, and lots of reminiscing. It was great to see all of my college girls all together again!
Cabin time: We spent about 5 days with ga-ma and gam-pa playing outside as much as possible.

Ben had a ton of fun throwing pinecones, acorns, sticks and anything else he could find into the lake. Ben did a little "fishing" with grandpa
Got to drive the boat...

And go for many boatrides.

Found a toad to play with... and went to the Longville playground...

Grandpa not only showed Ben how to fish, but he also took Andy out Musky fishing for the first time. Andy bought a 24 hour out-of-state fishing license and within a few hours, caught this: (a 46.5 inch musky - close to the biggest one that my dad and brother have EVER caught!!! What beginners luck!!!! I think he's still in shock.)

Baseball Game: We headed back to Mpls to see a Twins game on Friday against the Tampa Bay Rays at the brand-new Target field. What a cool stadium - outdoor baseball in Minnesota - finally!
We were in the very top row of the stadium behind home plate. The view was actually just fine!

Ben got to look out the backside of the stadium at the buses, trains, and police cars going by...
Sometimes it got too loud for Ben... :) but he made it to the end of the 7th inning, before we headed for home.
Cousin time: We got to spend some time visiting Brent, Patti and cousin Nick. He is a cutie! Good to see him - he's growing so fast!

Nick showed Ben his favorite "splash pad" park...

The plane ride home: was better - Ben actually napped, which made it a lot easier. All in all a great time was had by all! Thank you to all of you who put us up, fed us and made time for us!

I'm hoping to add a few more pics as they get e-mailed to me...