Warm Week-Busy Pool

With warm temperatures this week, our pool got a workout! We enjoyed having some friends over to cool off. Brenda, Hannah, and McKenzie Kloeckl, along with Noah's friend Gabe, were here on Monday. Nancy and her son Brandon were here Tuesday. Lydia had her 'girls' and mom's pool party' on Wednesday, and then the Westerens were here on Friday!
Lydia and Deb had a great time on wednesday, even though it looked like storms were going to put a damper on the day. The rain moved out quickly and the girls and moms were able to spend the rest of the afternoon swimming. Since no boys were allowed, Noah, Jake, and I went bowling and had a lot of fun. We all got at least one strike!

Pine Couty Fair Weekend

The fair always marks the beginning of the end to summer vacation. It came much too soon. Jill, Tom, and the kids came up on Friaday and we spent the day in the pool. We had a lot of fun and finally gave our waterproof camera a try (we were too chicken to submerge it up until this point). The kids had a great time! We finished the evening off by watching the Twins.
I got up early Saturday morning and drove to Richfield to run in the Urban Wildland Half marathon. It was a beautiful morning, and the course was great! This was in the neighborhood that I lived in while going to the U of M. We ran through the neighborhoods and many of the parks and wildlife areas. I definitely will un this one again. I finished in uder 2 hours which was my goal. I then jumped back in the trailblaxer and drove home so that I could catch lunch with everyone before heading out to the fair to go on rides. Noah is starting to enjoy the rides. Jake likes the rides too, but after a few spinning rides, he had enough. Jake and I went to the parade with Mom, Grandpa Henry, Jill, Tom, Jordan, Taylor, and Scott, Shari, and Sami (friends of Jill and Tom). Noah rode on a float with a buddy of his, and Deb and Lydia were in the parade with our church. After the parade we went out for pizza and then everyone came back to our house for some night swimming! Sunday was a day of rest - after Deb and I did Sunday School for the kids at church! Busy weekend, but a great time!

more pictures from the cabin

Happy Birthday Grandma Sue!

Papa and Grandma Sue came up to the cabin on Sunday and we celebrated Sue's birthday on Monday. The weather turned warmer and more sunny after the Biedermans left : (
The kids had a great time fishing - and caught some good size fish. They also enjoyed taking out the canoe without the parents! On Tuesday afternoon, we had to head back to Pine City. We love being at the cabin, but it is also good to get back home.

At the cabin with the Biedermans

We were able to spend the weekend at the cabin with Todd, Donna, Aaron, and Leea. The weather was not great, but we had a good time. We took in the Barnes flea market- ooh the excitement, and then with a little bit of rain in the afternoon, we ventured into Hayward. We had to make a stop at the fudge and candy store. Then an apartment on top of one of the stores caught fire and we watched the fire trucks come and put it out. We were able to get in some fishing and a campfire too!

Take me out to the Ball Game

Tonight baseball came to an end for our team. We had a great season and were on a 5-game winning streak going into the playoffs. We started the night a half game out of first place, but it was not our night. We lost both games. However, Noah did a great job at catcher in the first game - running down a runner heading back to third. He also hit a home run! That was his second one this season! We had a great bunch of guys on our team and look forward to playing again next year.

Jordan and Maria's Wedding

We packed up and made the trip to Detroit Lakes, MN to attend Jordan Amundson's wedding. Deb babysat Jordan and his sisters, and Jordan was also in our wedding almost 13 years ago. Dennis and Sue rode with us on the four hour trip. The wedding was nice, and the kids had a great time at the dance, even thought they complained about haveing to go to the dance in the first place. We all got out on the dance floor and had a great time.