Since we were on the Lucas Super Tour, I decided it made sense to fold a trip to Minnesota into our vacation. Though I was looking forward to a little relief from the Arizona heat, we ended up traveling to the Midwest in the middle of a major heat wave. High temps and humidity in the 90% range made for a very sticky visit with lots of mosquitoes. Even with the heat and in the midst of teething, Lucas was his usual happy self. I kept joking that I was complaining more than the baby!
Lucas with Great Grandma Bakke after the all-school reunion parade
Stealing a quiet moment with Grandma
My creamy little boy slathered in sunscreen at the lake
Lucas with Cousin Mina, Sarah's baby girl - these two are about 2 months apart
Lucas' first experience dipping his toes in the lake - we had a bunch of adorable shots of him once we stripped him down naked, but those are not for public viewing!
Lucas and I slept on the pull out couch at grandma's and, with the big picture window open, I was able to watch a beautiful summer lightening storm. I miss them so much! Here's another great view I got while sleeping with Lucas on the couch:
My last visit to Minnesota was the winter before we moved from Iowa, so it had been a few years! It was great to introduce Lucas to the Bakke family and spend time with grandma.
July 16-17, 2011
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