Frisbee golfing...

...and flower picking!

Sever's Corn Maze

Sever's Corn Maze. The kids had a blast!

Overall, here is my review of Severs. Tons of fun stuff to do, you could literally be there all day. The main disappointing thing is that you pay a heft amount to get in and then once inside many of the activities are still extra (face painting, pony rides, pumpkin launcher, camel rides, hayride, gigantic slide...). There are a good number of activities included in the price, but I just wish it were all included in the entry fee!

Gigantic Bouncy Pillow was new this year and was definitely a hit.

Emma Krumbees

Emma Krumbee's with Melissa and Marie. This is becoming a tradition!

Take a look at us last year.

This boy is on the move. He's taking his sweet time mixing walking and crawling. It will be fun to see when he officially stops crawling!

Sponsels Minnesota Harvest

Sponsel's Minnesota Harvest Orchard.
We had an amazing day. I love fall. I love scarves. I love boots. I love apple picking. I love vests. I love tights. I love being outside and not sweating. Fall literally makes me giddy.
We had an amazing day.

That being said, if you're looking for an amazing orchard, Sponsel's would not be my recommendation. That being said, they were closed last year, were reopend by new owners this year and is my understanding they're still trying to figure this whole thing out. We went on a weekday and the only thing we could do was ride the tractor to pick apples. No animals (pony rides by charge on weekends), no corn pit, no corn maze ($5 per person age 2+ on weekends), no hay bales. That didn't stop us! We had a blast!

We ate apples.
Our favorites this year are Chestnut crab apples. They are really tiny so if a kid takes a few bits and is done, you don't feel like it's a huge waste).

We raced amongst the apple trees.

We ate more apples.

We enjoyed time with precious friends.

And we photographed our brood.

Raceway Park

Tonight we went to the races!

Peppermint Twist

The Peppermint Twist.
Such a fun, picturesque drive in burger and shake joint. They have a huge fenced in play area too. It's a great place to spend a playful afternoon with friends.

Not sure why he's complaining!

Paradise

Just another day in paradise.

And Emmett going under the water. This boy is not a "fish" by any means, but he does a great job overcoming his fears.

Old Spaghetti Factory and Fireworks!

We had such a fun night. Right now I only have pictures from the first half.
We missed fireworks on the 4th of July cause we were driving home from the cabin so we decided to see them at the Aquatennial celebration instead. That of course means keeping the kids up till after 10:00. Our kids are normally in bed by 7:00 or so.

We drove downtown and had a late dinner at Old Spaghetti Factory.
While we waited, I photographed.



Yummy!

After dinner we walked down to the river and found a place to sit. Not only were the "fireworks turned on" (Eisley) but there was also lightning. And not only was there lightning, but we eventually had rain too. We were drenched but it was a blast!

Bowling!!

Guess what we did today?

We went bowling! It was wicked hot today so instead of facing the heat we fled to the bowling alley and had a blast!


First place and second place. Emmett got 96 and Eric got 93.

And then a little black light, just for the fun of it!