Hi! After our 4th anniversary weekend of *bliss*, Evan and I volunteered to babysit a family of 4.5. The .5 being the sweet puppy in my arms. It was a really hard, really great experience for us. We learned how to adapt to their world and schedules, cook food that they like, and play hard. We had a blast!
Then we got really into gaming. We've had a few party night's with different friend's learning new board games and enjoying old classics. What are your suggested family favorites?
Sadly, my Grandpa Eddy passed away at the beginning of October. Evan and I drove up to South Dakota for the funeral.
From left to right: Zak, Eli, Ken, Shirley, Sophe, Sierra, Lacey, and Evan.
Four generations of women.
After all of our loving - Evan and I split up. He took his act and headed off to New Mexico for a work field trip, while I staying up North to support my family.
Here are some pics from Evan's trip:
Guadalupe Mountains National Park, TX
McKittrick Canyon Wilderness, TX
TX/NM border
Carlsbad Caverns, NM
The Lodge - Cloudcroft, NM
"Coco, I stuck!"
White Sands, NM
(Pistachio Farm) Alamogordo, NM
Here are some pics from my stay in South Dakota, Bemidji, and Minneapolis:
My mom and I helping my Grandma clean out here garage.
Playing with Sophe and Sierra at my Grandma's.
My other sweet Grandma and mom took me out for a girl's day in Bemidji, touring local artist's studios in the area. We had a blast together!
My dad taught me a thing or two about winterizing a boat, something he's done for years!
I was so excited to spend time with my dear friend Emily. We've been friend's since the 2nd grade - almost 18 years! Whoa. Our lives have taken us in way different directions, but we both have love and are working toward a brighter future.
This is my friend Mandy Murphy! She moved to the Minneapolis area with her family from Bemidji just a few months ago. I decided to travel home through Minneapolis to see her and to meet up with some other friends from high school. The whole trip was a great opportunity to re-connect with a lot of people that I was really close to - years ago!
Together at last! And just in time for Halloween. We had just enough time to hug and kiss and then we were out the door in our slightly used (last year's) costumes: Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox.
We hope you all had a great Halloween!
Time for the Bagley's to come visit! We had so much fun together. Reading comics, playing dice, playing hearts, eating delicious food, and playing through the power outage!
While they were in town, we purchased a cribbage board. My Grandpa Eddy taught me how to play when I was a young girl and I was delighted to play with Kent and Shirley.
Evan and I played cribbage while watching the elections - we thought it was fitting.
Fall is in the air and soon it will be winter, but I'm going to enjoy it while it lasts.
We are so excited to visit Washington!
See you all this weekend.
