Birthday boys.

We had a full and fun 7 days of celebrating Dave and Sully's birthdays. Dave turned 56 on May 25 and Sully turned 6 on May 31st. Dave likes to say 'life began at 50' because Sully was born 6 days after Dave's 50th birthday. Life has continued to be in 'full speed ahead' mode since that day. We have so much non-stop fun as a family.

Dave had scheduled a vacation week the week between the birthdays, so, on Dave's birthday, we packed up and hit the road for an impromptu Omaha weekend. We at pizza at Zio's, wandered through the Old Market, hit the zoo (and melted while there- 102 temps), and even scored an unplanned double date with Alex and Mandy while their kids babysat ours. We walked around the Creighton campus before hitting the road on Sunday. We had a great weekend, and a taste of what lies ahead for use as a family when it comes to road trip fun.

We continued the celebration week with our annual camping excursion. This year Dave, Sully, Greta and Isaac stayed in Newton Hills for the night. Unfortunately it downpoured upon our arrival, so we made the most of it and had dinner in Canton at a local steakhouse. We were excited to see the sun setting when we finished and raced back to the campgrounds in time for an evening hike before Piper and I made our way back to Sioux Falls. Dave and the kids had some campfire fun before turning in for the night. It ended up pouring rain again and soaking all of their equipment, so they had to scrap plans of a campfire breakfast and head back to town early. They had a great adventure in spite of the hiccups and are already setting future camping plans- I'm certain Ill have to stay out there one of these nights ;).

We finished out the week with a joint birthday bbq for Dave, Sully, and Jeff on Sully's birthday. Sullivan is a sweet and smart little boy who has grown up a lot over the last year. Fortunately he still loves my snuggles and I love that we take a few minutes each morning to sneak them in.

Omaha vacation prep- no wonder it took me 30 minutes to water ;).

Birthday boy and his baby girl. 

Balloon fun. 

Bday boy with his crew. 

Post sushi fun with Alex and Mandy.

Creighton U.

Back in Sioux Falls. 

This girl...

Black Angus in place of a campfire. 

After dinner hike- the bugs were soo bad. 

The crew- Piper loves riding 'piggy back.'

Isaac is basically a celebrity around here. 

Greta loved being included in the overnight fun.

Birthday boys- 44, 6, and 56. 

Proud Sully.

Doting sisters. 

Sweet trio.