Thanksgiving in Minnesota

Here are some pictures from our recent Thanksgiving trip to Minnesota.

Funny faces with Mimi.

Saying good-bye to Kayla and Madison.

"We love Uncle Shirley!"

"Please stay, Uncle Shirley!"

Emily in a tryptophan induced state.

This is really funny. Reese is operating the pedals, Emily is operating the gears and Noelle is driving.

A nice picture with Mimi.

Dog piling Dad.

Don't ask me where they get it.

One of the rest areas in Nebraska had a pond with fish in it. We tried to feed them some pretzels and goldfish crackers, but they were obviously well fed fish.

I think some people were getting bored in the car.

Can you tell?

Preschool Field Trip

Today, Noelle took her first class field trip. She and her class walked to a local pond to feed the geese and ducks. The weather was perfect and everyone had fun.

Day at the Park

Sunday was spent enjoying a beautiful fall day at the park. Hard to believe that just over a week ago we were socked with 18 inches of snow!

The New Garden

With a lot of help from my Uncle Scott and a masonry grinder, the back garden is in place. It is now just awaiting spring so that it can be filled with herbs and vegetables. We used the Courtyard by Allan Block system and I have now been forbidden to visit the rock yard to pick out landscaping material. Although it is a beautiful garden, it was not made to sit in a sloping yard and caused a lot of work and grief, especially when my aesthetic tendencies lie towards curvy objects. However, this is another project that can be checked off and along with the completed retaining wall, the backyard is closer to completion.