Happy 30th, Bethy!

We celebrated Beth's 30th this past weekend! What a great time. It's really crazy to know that most of us are turning 30 this year. Where does the time go? (Above, Jenny, Beth, Nicole)


We got Beth a birthday drink called "The Volcano" which they bring out on fire and everything. It was a little larger than expected, so we had to help her out.


We also met up with Nicole's friend from work, Krista (and her duck hat)!


The group of us


Jesse and Greg enjoying some great German beer.


Beth, Greg and Nicole take a break from dancing to pose for the camera.


Nicole, Joel and Beth sharing a moment.
Happy birthday again, Beth!!!

The Great Minnesota Get-Together

State Fair time! Last Friday and Sunday we went to the Fair. Lots of "foods on sticks" and fun was had by all. Friday, we ran into Sean, Brenda, and our cousins, who are all hard-core Fair goers. What a good looking group!


Nicole on the Sky Glider


This is a view of the Midway and Minneapolis from a fire lookout tower that we climbed on Sunday.


Here we are at the top of the fire tower- Greg, Nicole, Amy, Sean and Brenda...all of us pretending not to be out of breath...


You can't go to the Fair without sitting on a John Deere tractor.


Nice hat, Greg.


A cool view down the street with Sean, Amy and Brenda


The Simpsons carved out of wood?? We thought we'd seen it all...


Greg and Floyd!


The Midway at Night


Poster and Tiger enjoying their new catnip toys that we got for them at The Pet Center at the Fair.
What a great time! We're already looking forward to next year!