Howe family reunion

We had a wonderful week with the Howe family in MN/WI, the only downfall was that everyone didn't get to see the real Eila - she was running a fever for 7 of the 9 days of vacation. :(
There was a lot of sitting around with her like this:

From July/Aug 2011

From July/Aug 2011

But she would perk up at times, so we all did still get out and have fun.
At the beach in Prescott, WI:

From July/Aug 2011

From July/Aug 2011

You can't pass up the Mall of America's amusement park if you have a ~4 year old (especially if she's been there once before and knows about it). Uncle Jerod convinced Annikka to go on the Log Chute ride!

From July/Aug 2011

From July/Aug 2011

From July/Aug 2011

Annikka also requested going to the Franconia Sculpture Park, which was followed by a scenic boat ride on the St. Croix:

From July/Aug 2011

From July/Aug 2011

From July/Aug 2011

From July/Aug 2011

From July/Aug 2011

And we had another boat outing on the Mississippi and St. Croix rivers.

From July/Aug 2011

From July/Aug 2011

From July/Aug 2011

From July/Aug 2011

Then it all wrapped up with Ruthie's baptism and a quick trip to the Como zoo.

From July/Aug 2011

From July/Aug 2011

Of course we took way too many pictures to post them all here, so feel free to check out the web album for more.