Tons of fun at Valleyfair

As part of Noah's 11th birthday today, Grandma and Grandpa Gordon took our entire family to Valleyfair in Shakopee for 10 hours of amusement park rides. Here, Sarah's crazy driving doesn't seem to faze Caleb in the slightest!



Rich, Sarah and Lucas enjoyed their ride on the big ferris wheel...



... and so did grandma and grandpa! Awwwww!



One of Sarah's favorite rides was the hot-air balloon ride! Grandpa took her on it several times.


Sarah and big brother Noah took a break from all the fun. Again, awwww!

Glub glub glub

Grandma and Grandpa Gordon were in town for a couple of days, and they offered to take the boys and Sarah to the Richfield pool today! Here, Noah, Lucas and Caleb take a break from splashing and dunking each other to have their picture taken.



Erin stayed home to get some extra sleep and decompress from yesterday's zoo visit, so daddy got to have Sarah all to himself ... well, at least when grandma and grandpa weren't giving her hugs and kisses!



What a cutie-pie!



Even when he's snoozing, grandpa likes to have his grandkids pull his finger!



Sarah absolutely LOVES shoes! Here she takes Grandma Gordon's shoes for a spin.

A day at the zoo

We all had the day off Sunday, so we decided to go see the Minnesota Zoo (Sarah's first time at a zoo). Here Erin and our brood pose in front of some caribou ... they're back there, trust me!



Sarah fed a baby goat!



Lucas poses in a small earth-moving machine.



"Hey! Who farted?!"



Sarah's favorite part of the zoo was splashing in the fountain out front as we were leaving.