...last of our trip pictures

Just to sum up some of the other good times we enjoyed on our vacation:


Fun in Ben and Heidi's backyard...

Parker on the slip-n-slide




Lincoln never wanted to get OFF the trampoline




Todd and Ben cut down a tree in preparation for tree-house construction




Lincoln tried to help cut the branches!



(I know - all the moms out there are cringing at the sight of a 14-month-old with a saw - all I can say is: I was blissfully napping inside and Todd was in charge outside, so I'm sure he was supervising VERY closely... when he wasn't busy clicking the camera, that is!).



Of course I should document the indoor fun as well...

If you ask Parker about his favorite part of our visit, he'd probably say it was playing the Wii with his cousins




However, it wasn't just the kids who devoted chunks of free-time to group-gaming on the Wii (Parker captured this shot of the men's version of 'watching the kids' while the women cleaned up lunch after our swimming adventure at Erika's).




Speaking of Erika's apartment, it is on the 3rd floor and Lincoln LOVED climbing up the stairs to her door - especially when his cousins were calling, cheering, and waving to him from several landings up...









Finally, on our trip home we stopped for gas at a store that got our oldest son excited: