Tough day.

Vermilion Falls

What to do on a perfect FALL day?? Head to the falls.....

Meeting Nikki

Sawyer finally got to meet Nikki! It only took (almost) 4 months!! He talked her ear off. :) We met up for lunch, and then Jesse took Sawyer so Nikki and I could spend the afternoon hanging out. We went to her cute place, then off to do some shopping, then out for ice cream, and finally back to meet the boys. THANKS for stealing me for the afternoon, Nikki! It was GREAT catching up with you!!

mpls

We snuck away for a couple of nights to hang out with some dear friends ( and GREAT family!!). We hit the zoo, did a little shopping, ate lots and spent a TON OF TIME laughing in our hotel room. We had a blast and can't wait to do it again... SOON! Here are few pics from the weekend.

sweet baby

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMY!!

We'll celebrate Thursday...and Friday...and Saturday!
LOVE YOU!

the week

It's been a busy week. Jesse went to work on Monday to find out that he's been laid off until Oct 26. So..... we've been taking advantage of having him home with us for a couple of weeks. We are also in the midst of planning a road trip. We talk about it LOTS, but then wonder how the little guy will do in his car seat (currently not a fan). We head to MPLS on Thursday for our weekend with the Stepecs, Brysons, Trish and us. Then, we might continue onward to Mitchell to visit friends, then perhaps head to Amy's for a night, then on to Illinois to visit Jesse's grandparents, then over to Wisconsin to visit more family... and then back home. It SOUNDS fun... but we are playing it by ear, seeing how the weekend goes in MPLS first. We aren't on a time schedule, so it may work out?! The other option is heading up the North Shore for a couple of nights-- not nearly as far, we wouldn't get to see great friends, but certainly one of our favorite places to be. We'll see about that.

Tuesday I took Sawyer to his first VB game. Cook played Orr, and since Sawyer is a fan of girls on both teams, he wore a shirt that was for both Jessie and Kaylee- his favorite 2 players. He did really well at the game and it was nice to be able to visit with my friend, Becky, from Orr, along with seeing a couple of my sweet students.

Wednesday I decided to go and chop my hair off. I needed a change. Love it. On Wed. night it was girls' night. There were about 12 girls that came over and we all just sat around and chatted. I hope everyone had a good time. I did. It's always fun to catch up with girlfriends. It was also neat to just sit back and watch the MANY conversations that were going on....high school memories, upcoming weddings (CONGRATS KERRISA AND JOEL- can't wait to tear it up on the dance floor!!), babies, Germany, jewelry, wine~ just to name a few. All in all- a great day.

Jesse headed out to Bill's during girls' night and then he head to head to Duluth at 10:00 that night to pick up his brother, Luke. Luke flew in for a wedding so he graced us with his presence for a night. Here he is with Sawyer. He's not a big fan of babies (more like baby vomit), but Sawyer certainly loved spending time with his uncle! He could have sat in his lap for hours (ok, maybe not hours, but minutes for sure!)

Today we had Baby Kate for a couple of hours while her mommy ran some errands. We bundled up the babies and took them for a walk. The stroller put Kate to sleep, while Sawyer enjoyed watching shadows. It's definitely chilly here! I'm hearing snow is in the forecast. Yikes!

susie homemaker

Today I attempted a cake I found on Mckmama's blog. It isn't pretty- but it was fun to make (I ran out of frosting!). I am NOT at all domestic... but since I've been home, it's been great to try!! Jesse and Laura giggled at my silly-looking cake, but they both agreed it tasted good... at least I've got that goin' for me. ;)

CONGRATS MIKE AND KELLY!!

We can't wait to meet baby Ben! And- we look forward to some camping trips in the years ahead!!