Webster City Fair

Squished, a photo by shaunadieter on Flickr.

This weekend the boys and I went to Webster City to see my aunt and uncle who were visiting from Texas. The cousins talked us into going the the fair before we headed home. Max had a great time on almost all the rides. Riley was too scared to try any of them. Maybe next year.

Dizzy Dragons

Dizzy Dragons, a photo by shaunadieter on Flickr.

Scary Ride

Scary Ride, a photo by shaunadieter on Flickr.

Max really wanted to go on this ride so I let him. He quickly regreted his decision and was happy when it was over.

Huge Slide

Huge Slide, a photo by shaunadieter on Flickr.

Happy Forth of July

Forth of July, a photo by shaunadieter on Flickr.

This year we had a low key 4th. We went to Slater's fireworks the day before. On the forth we went to the Ames pancake breakfast and parade. It was super hot and the kids weren't that happy with waiting. At least there was some shade.

Riley having pancakes with Daddy

Riley, a photo by shaunadieter on Flickr.

Max at the Pancake breakfast

Max at the Pancake breakfast, a photo by shaunadieter on Flickr.

Superior Hiking Trail

At Wolf Rock, a photo by shaunadieter on Flickr.

This year for vacation we backpacked the Superior Hiking Trail in MN. The first day of hiking wasn't bad - it was just very muddy. The landscape is very beautiful and the weather was perfect.

Shauna on the Trail

Shauna on the Trail, a photo by shaunadieter on Flickr.

This is the second day on the trail. We hiked to Split Rock and camped. Very hard climb up to our camp site. The next day we walked out to our Jeep, since the MN govt. closed all state parks. On the upside we missed getting pounded by a huge storm and the hotel was nice.

Flowers

Flowers, a photo by shaunadieter on Flickr.

These flowers were growing everwhere. All the flowers were beautiful

Muddy Feet

Muddy Feet, a photo by shaunadieter on Flickr.

The trail was super muddy from all the rain in MN.