I figure this to be the fifth annual visit of ours to the Mill City/Guthrie/Gold Medal Park area with Jen, Sophia and Emily. This year we packed picnic lunches and ate at the base of Gold Medal hill. The kids ran up the hill and rolled/somersaulted down. We spent a great deal of time at the ‘elf doors’, and for the first time this year entered the Mill City Museum courtyard and explored the ruins a bit. We never did make it onto the bridge this year, but did a lot of hide and seeking outside the Guthrie before we headed out.
(Sam was VERY upset that we didn’t see any elves. He was MAD that elves weren’t out running around by their doors.)
(Jen took this next one.)
These kids of ours have grown in leaps and bounds over the past five years, no? Just look… 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 oops never blogged anything about last year.
Am I the only one noticing that Jen’s girls are always perfectly matched and decked out adorably, while my sons are sporting Crocs, hideous Thomas screen print tees, and navy shirts with brown shorts? Last year I was still able to dress Sam, this year, not so much. I’ve given up trying to have them look snappy for this outing.
This one remains to be one of summer’s highlights for us! Here’s to five more, ladies and gents!
FatJ 
Love our Guthrie adventure every year! What a great tradition… It seems no matter how much time has gone by, our kids take approx. one minute to be back on the same page, having silly fun. So fun!!!!
Such great memories and awesome pics. I love Sam (tough guy) in the picture of the 4 kids and the close up of Ryan by himself. And, of course, Jen’s girls are darling.