Tuesday, September 13, 2016

God's Work Our Hands

  








Sunday was our church's annual God's work Our hands community service event.  We helped paint the Railroad Depot Museum.




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MN State Fair

  
I can't recall the last time we went to the state fair.  Pretty sure it was before Reyna joined our family. 7 years ago.  It was time. So we loaded the van one Sunday morning, picked up Josh and headed to the great Minnesota get together.  It was an awesome day filled with crowds of people, food on a stick, animals and endless exhibits.
 
Fried snickers on a stick


 
Newborn baby piggies 

 


 
85 steps to the top  



 
Best cookies ever!

 
She stopped to watch ever cooking demonstration 





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1st grade

 


Early entrance conferences 
Mrs Krech
Cassandra had Mrs Krech in 4th grade
Rosie had her in 1st.
it felt familiar and comfortable visiting with Mrs Krech for Reyna's entrance conference. 


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Early entrance conferences

 

August 2nd
Mrs Olson 
Cassandra also had Mrs Olson 



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Meeting her teacher

 


August 22nd 
Mrs Winrich 


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Godahl days

 
 
We spend our summers in godahl with softball. It seems fitting to end summer in the same place celebrating Godahl days on Labor Day. 





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15th Birthday


Happy Birthday Anthony! Today you begin your 15th year, everyday you surprise me. You are patient and have a crazy sense of humor. I learn from you often and I'm so grateful to be your mom.


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Family pictures


With Katie. A snapshot of what it really looks like getting all those faces and personalities captured in a photo.


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Surfer girl



Beckie learning to surf while visiting her friend Ellen

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Hunting pokemon


I won't let them download the game, because electronics and them just isn't a wise mix. 

So one day I hid these in the house and told them they had to hunt for pokemon they were pretty excited by this sweet discovery.


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These two



Keep it real
I never know what next they will do
Their giggles and ideas are endless
And as colorful as a rainbow


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1st day of school


High school started August 22
Elementary started on the 23rd 


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Sunday, September 11, 2016

Skittle science





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Derby night

 

 







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Back to school shopping

I don't like malls 
Or shopping for that matter.
It was inevitable that there would need to be a few things purchased for back to school...this is what greeted us as we left the mall.  Hope and beauty in the sky 



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Dinner

 


 
Dinner at 11pm?  Why not?


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Dora

 





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