LaBoR dAy WeEkEnD @ The C@BiN

This year for Labor Day weekend, the Krebs/Holloway family decided to "head to the cabin" for the weekend. We had not done a family vacation together in over 10 years, so it was about time. We rented a little cabin on Lake Hubert, near Brainerd and Nisswa, MN. Although we arrived with some very cool Fall air, we were able to do some boating, fishing and campfires. We ate very well all weekend long. We had an appetizer night, a BBQ night with ribs and chicken and ended with a fresh fish cookout thanks to our lucky fishing boys! Ethan made sure to wear everyone out playing baseball whenever he got the chance and thoroughly enjoyed the late nights and TREATS! We found a great little coffee shop in Nisswa called, StoneHouse Coffee, that I made a couple visits to in the short trip. All in all I think everyone had a great time and we were sad to see the weekend end. Thanks for an awesome end-of-summer vacation! 

checking out uncle bryant's big fish

ethan driving the boat with "papa"

krebs/holloway family pic

the big one

sunset on the lake

the holloways

pool time

Ethan LOVES the water!

Wow...I cannot believe that August is now over! With the hot summer we've had, we tried to get to the pool as much as possible. Ethan just love swimming like a little fish. He has even become really good at letting us splash him and putting his head in the water. 

I am back in the classroom this week getting everything ready for the new school year. We are also getting ready to transition Ethan to a new school. There is a new center opening very near our house and after looking into it we loved the program. (the distance was the one drawback to his current center). Anthony has now been at his new job for a month and he is really enjoying it. He has already done a lot of traveling, even if it was only to Oklahoma!

We will be officially giving summer its proper send off by having a long weekend at a cabin in Brainerd over Labor Day. My parents and brothers will be joining us as we have not had a vacation together since I was still living at home! It should be a great time...3 more day!

DeLene Visits!

snuggle time

@ underwater adventure

on lake minnetonka

Anthony's mom, DeLene, stayed with us this past week. We had so much fun doing things around the metro area and just hanging out at home. We planned an awesome menu for the week, showcasing some of Anthony's and mine own culinary skills. We also surprised his mom with a boat cruise on lake Minnetonka. We enjoyed some margaritas and fajitas and even had a little storm to keep an eye on while we were on the boat. It was over quickly though and the double rainbow at the end was spectacular. We also checked out Mall of America and toured Underwater Adventure. We spent one day in Stillwater along the St. Croix River, looking in all the shops. We tried coffee, ice cream and even dinner out at Smalley's Caribbean Barbeque. We were sad to say goodbye on Saturday but what a great week!

july.2010

I cannot believe it is the end of July already! We are looking forward to having Anthony's mom come to visit us tomorrow- can't wait. Here are some picture updates from the last 2 weeks:

Ethan riding a pony at Bunker Stables.

Trying out the tractor at the MN Zoo Farm

Ethan and Mommy in the Chicken coop

Ethan and his buddy Caleb @ the Maple Grove Days Parade

Ethan in the Diaper Derby @ Maple Grove Days (he came in 2nd place)

dancing machine!

We took Ethan to the new Town Green in Maple Grove. It is an outdoor concert venue and most shows are free to the public. Ethan really got into the music and as you can see has some pretty cool dance moves...