Grandpa & Grandma's Visit

Grandpa and Grandma Birx came to visit for 2 weeks! What a fun time we had!! Here are some pictures to prove it:

Grandpa enjoying a nap with Rachel.

Taking a rest while walking downtown (Lillian took the picture).

We had a black bear in our yard while G&G were here! Grandpa chased after it (yes, chased) down the alley to get a few pictures. The bear was in our neighbor's yard for this picture. He was over 6 ft. tall when standing! This is the second bear we've seen in our yard after living here for 7 years... two too many.

We took a day trip to Stillwater, MN and did some antique and boutique shopping. In this picture we're having lunch by the St. Croix River (that's a lift bridge down river that goes into WI)

We took the girls to Teddy Bear Park to run around after all that shopping! They were kind enough to stop for a few seconds and pose for me (and Grandpa) on this fake rock.

Cuddling with Teddy (even Rachel!) who's made of real rock.

The girls went to a neighbor friend's princess party. This was before we left. They were SO excited to be wearing their princess dresses outside!! Oh, and I can't forget to mention that they won the best costume/dress-up award!! :)


Eating lunch at Fort Snelling in St. Paul, MN


Lillian, Abigail and Rebecca sitting in the rifle slots of a round tower.

This is what Rachel did all day... sleep!


Standing with some Fort Snelling soldiers.


Enjoying another beautiful day with family by taking a walk on a nearby trail.

Sweet.


Our little angel.


Here's our angel flying at Miss Kitty's pool! Even G&G went swimming!!

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Thanks for coming out to visit Grandpa and Grandma! We sure had a fun time with you! We love you!

These next pictures are from this past weekend. We went to a Military Vehicle Show up in northern Wisconsin. I'm mainly posting these pictures for Grandpa Birx :)
They were giving free rides on some of the vehicles. This is an Allis-Chalmers M4 High Speed Tractor (used for towing large field artillery).


Daniel and Lillian riding on an M4 Sherman Tank.


Daniel, Abigail and Lillian riding in a M38A1 Jeep (similar to Daniel's).


Getting ready to ride a Mechanical Mule.

Standing by a 1-1/2 Ton Chevy M6 Bomb Truck that's similar to Daniel's.

Sitting in the big tires of a M26 Pacific Tank Retriever.

(Do I know my military vehicles, or what?!)



One more thing...
Rachel's smiling now :)