What a great way to cool off

Getting all wet at the Crown Center spray fountain

Prairie Home Companions

We are headed west to find gold

Our little nature explorers

Dominic I think we might have made a wrong turn

the cliffs of insanity

Look at them scaling the cliff so easily, Isabella was so proud of her accomplishment

Cave Springs Nature Reserve

We stopped from hiking for a family photo...as you can see Isabella is worn out!

Hop on my harley......let's Ride!

Isabella & Trista leading the pack at the motorway, Dominic loves the wind in his hair

World of Wonder

Isabella dressed in traditional Hmong garb getting ready to go to the rice field

Me I will do a dance for you! Prepare yourself for the style of Le-DomeeNeek

Please come down the slide too mama....

.....as you wish

Watch out crazy driver

Dominic speeds away to avoid being caught by Isabella & Trista

Don't worry mom I'll get him

just stick with me little brother and I will take care of you. It would be easy to get lost in the zoo so hold onto my hand real tight.

Hip Hip Hippo-rah

Riding a hippo isn't as easy as it looks

The grill-master

Dominic is fascinated with grills. Any time he sees one he is quick to tell us (in sign language) that it is "hot" ....so now he has his very own. He loves it so much that sometimes he has to hold it while he is in his car seat, because the grill had to go with us!! boys and fire....

Isabella and Coco on the 4th

Isabella holding Coco, (the dog Chad got for his girlfriend Oksana) at Oksana's 30th birthday party

Stars and Stripes on the 4th

Doesn't he look patriotic?

and if I wave my hands snakes will grow

Dominic's next trick will include fire and smoke do not attempt to try this at home

Isabella makes a splash on her 4th birthday

Isabella and her "ariel beach cake" on her 4th birthday