St. Croix River Trip 8-21-06

We have been talking about renting a pontoon boat to take the kids on and we finally did it! Jenni and Brad were in town and went with us. We had a great time and the kids were so well behaved and even Wyatt remained calm, Grant said we'll have to get a boat just to keep him calm! We saw a couple of hot air ballons also. They came down over the water and were close enough to us that the kids were able to say hello. Probabley the most amazing thing was seeing the pair of bald eagles as we were headed down the Mississippi. I have never seen one let alone two in real life, they also were close enough you could see their white heads and yellow beaks. We did get stopped by the Washington County Sheriff for a safety check and they were not very nice but thats a whole different story! Hope you all are well!

Our First Anniversary 8-20-06

Well we made it! We had a great time last Saturday, we checked in at The Saint Paul Hotel and then went to eat at Forepaugh's where the food was fantastic! We were also taken by limo to and from the restaurant compliments of the hotel. After dinner we came back and took a horse and carriage ride around downtown. Neither one of us had done that before so it was a nice treat. We went back to the hotel and rented a movie and had champagne and tuxedo strawberries. So Romantic! The next morning we enjoyed a nice brunch and then spent the rest of the day with the kids and the in- laws.