Sixth Leg - Last Family visit

We made it to Prior Lake, Minnesota outside of Minneapolis yesterday evening.

 We met up with my 1st cousin once removed, (my mom's first cousin) Peggy Hage, and his son, my second cousin, Jordan Hage (Jordy). Jordy and his beautiful wife, Kristi, offered their home to us. They have four kiddos; Hootie, Bode, Maya, and Minka. We arrived at their home around 5ish.  To be honest, I vaguely remember Jordy at a family reunion back in '97, but never knew him or his brothers. It was truly great to visit and get to know him and his sweet family better. They cooked a fantastic home cooked meal, then some of us went on a boat ride. Drew and Hootie rode the inner tube together. Oh yeah, did I mention they live on a lake! 

          Hard to see, but that's Jordy

    Peggy and her Granddaughter, Maya. Maya had a bloody nose from falling, but with the help of her popsicle and Grandmother, she enjoyed the boat ride all the same....tough! 

   Drew and Hootie. Hootie was so proud he didn't fall off and Drew did... Twice.  The first time happened when Hootie told Drew to go "no hands" and off he went. The second time was a wardrobe malfunction. He was wise to let himself fall off than to scare the 7 year old. 

Drew tried his hand at water skiing for the first time. He needs A LOT more practice...(Drew said that last sentience)  :)

    That's what the end looked like and lots of lake water. If you know Drew, he tried tirelessly.  Side note- The sunset was awesome! 

                       Hootie  

Kristi had ice cream with toppings, like fruit and sprinkles, after we got back from the boat. Drew showed them a bunch of jumping videos. We did laundry that night, huge help! Before Peggy left, we snapped a selfie. Peggy is off to live in California by her two other sons. Good Luck, Peggy and God Bless!! 

We chatted with Kristi and Jordy for a while, then went to bed. 

This morning we had breakfast and Drew played soccer with Hootie and Bode.

       Drew, Me, Hootie, Bobe, Maya

             Kristi with her babies! 

         Hootie, Bobe, Maya, Minka

The family was so sweet and amazing hosts. The Hage's  have a beautiful home and are truly blessed. And the coolest thing was the love of God surrounded you in their home. We appreciated it so much, they let our seven legs stay too!

 

They live 25 miles from the Mall of America.... So we checked it out. 

          Amusement Park in the Mall. 

                   Sponge Bob!!

The next several pics are made of Legos  

We stayed about an hour; rode a ride, walked around, and ate at Pita Pit, haven't had that in a long time. The guy making us a Pita said in the winter, the mall doesn't turn on the heat, the body heat does the trick! Amazing in Minnesota. There is a school on the 4th floor of the mall. 

On to Fargo...... 

The blue dot is us as I write this blog...