Minnesota - Day Five

Sunday morning - waking up on a peaceful lake!

 Off to "Grandpa's church" - Zion Lutheran in rural Sebeka, Minnesota! The Milbradt family packed the pews :-)

I had to get an Audrey fix before they headed home!

 Dad, Mom, Joshua and Hannah by Auntie Lo's crocheted "The Lord's Prayer"

 Dad, Uncle Cork, and Gail

After church we stopped at the Zion Cemetery with some of the cousins for a little trip back in time :-)

 ...hanging out and visiting at the farm - 

Brian, Margie, Joshua, Dad, Gail, Gale, Steve, Gary, and Mom!

 ...staying cooooooool...

 Bonnie's beautiful flowers!

 Margie and Gini with the kiddos

 Large group shot!
Margie, Steve, Gini, Gary, Gail, Ang, Bonnie, Sandy, Joshua
Me, Gale, Mom, Dad, Hannah

 Late that afternoon, we snuck in a few games of cards and then hit Frame's Landing in Nimrod for some swimming in the river!!!

...and then off to Aunt Toots' that night - beautiful sunset!!!

Click here to watch a little jig - love these fun, silly, wonderful women!

 Mom and Hannah doing a little dance!

 Aunt Toots and the kiddos!

 Helen, Mom, and Aunt Toots

Another wonderful action-packed day!

Minnesota - Day Four

Today was our Milbradt Reunion!  The morning started with food prep in Bonnie's kitchen :-)

 and of course, a few more games of cards!!!

 The reunion was held at the Birch Shelter at Sunnybrook Park in Wadena - lots of great covered space and plenty of grassy areas as well :-)

Nicole, AJ, Gail, Peggy, Jen, Bob, and Butch

 Butch, Godfather Dale, and Rodger

 Dave and Dennis

 Gary, Curt, and Margaret

Godmother Sue, Sherry, Becky, and Audrey

 Penny and Mom

 Barb and Dad

 Katerina and Dawn

 Hannah, Emily, Logan, and Joshua

 Lee, Margie, Jennifer, and Allen

 The girls!

 The boys!

 So sweet of my parents!

 US!

 Our kiddos!

 Dale, Gary, Jon, and Gail

 Margie, Auntie, Lo, and Florence

 Dad and Auntie Lo

 Bonnie with Rachel, Me, and Becky with Audrey

 Dad and Roy

 Roy and Hannah

 Gary and Roy

 Me and Jen (my lifelong accomplice in the barn, on three-wheelers, chasing kitties, drinking root beer, etc)...

 

Thanks to Debs for these pictures!

Wendy, Auntie Lo, Stella, Debs, and

 Auntie Lo, Stella, and Aubrey

 Bob, Uncle Cork, and Curt

 Cathy, Marc, Debbie, Lidia, and Steven

New cousins I hadn't met before!!! Cathy and Debbie actually recognized Sherry in the pool Friday night, so we met there and visited beforehand!!! :-)

Afterwards we headed to my Uncle Sonny and Aunt Barb's place at Duck Lake.  The kids LOVED running and jumping off the dock into the lake :-)

 Barb and Mike fried fresh fish - yum!!!

Gail, Hannah, Marlene, Joshua, Mom, Dad, and Gary

Hannah ate 9.5 pieces!!!!!!!

 Aunt Barb and Mom

Beautiful sunset!

 Boat ride!

 Fireworks!

What a day - we definitely slept well!!!