July 3, we went to Lake Andrew out at Sibley State Park to go swimming and hang out at the beach with Grandpa & Grandma Fox, Kate, Jessica, Joe, and David. Grandpa & Grandma Lindgren joined us later for a picnic dinner and then a personal fireworks display (courtesy of Joe, David, and the biggest kids... a.k.a. Ryan and both Grandpas!) It was a gorgeous day and we had a lot of fun! And, we needed the break after all the work we did at the house. My mom and I painted the girl's room and the main-floor bathroom (after we scraped the wallpaper off - ugh!) and Ryan and my dad hooked up a gas line to the kitchen and replaced the electric stove with a gas range (yeah!) The kids played with and took care of Grace, Micah and Anna while worked too. We have the best help! It's so satisfying to see things being accomplished and working towards making our new home truly ours.