Fall Break

We didn't have any travel plans for Fall Break, which ended up being a good thing since I made two trips to Iowa.  The kids did have some fun over break, though.

Here is Andrew at his friend Andrew's birthday party at Extreme Gravity

We watched General Conference, and the kids had fun coloring while listening.

Daniel had his friends over to play D & D and Minecraft.  

The whole family went shopping at Sam's Club.  Michael and the kids always have a great time looking at TVs, lol.

Trip to Iowa

I was able to go on a short trip to Iowa this past weekend.  Linda called me on Friday and said that Grandma had a couple of falls that week and she had been sleeping all day and wouldn't wake up.  I hadn't been to Iowa since last year in June, so I knew I should take the opportunity for a visit.  Thankfully, Grandma was up and doing pretty well when I got there on Saturday, but she did have a hard time staying awake.  By Monday, when I left, she was doing much better.  I was sorry that I didn't have time to visit other family, but it was too short a trip, unfortunately. 

The Kruses were at Linda's Saturday night, and I got to see everyone (except Ben's wife Lori) when I went over there after visiting Grandma.

On Sunday morning, I went to church with Linda and then we went to the breakfast afterwards.  Then we stopped in to see Grandma.  My Uncle Harve was there, so we got to see him for a few minutes.  We went back to Linda's to relax for a bit so Grandma could have lunch and rest and visit with Harve.  While I waited, Ben took me on a ride in the combine.

I went back to the nursing home to spend the afternoon with Grandma.  A cute little boy and his aunt came around giving popcorn to the residents.  He was so sweet and looked like a little Harry Potter.

Jonathan still talks about those kitties!  I know he would have loved being there.  This is Chase and Claire, Brooke's kids, holding them.  

Here are Skippy and Fred, the house cats.  My allergies weren't too bad, thankfully, as I stayed at Sam and Linda's house.

One last visit with Grandma on Monday morning before I had to head home.

I also got some bad news that Grandma Freese passed away on Saturday, so I was able to meet up with Grandpa Freese, Deb, and Kevin in Mason City for a short visit before I had to leave for the Minneapolis airport.  

I did have a nice flight home.  The plane was pretty empty and I had my whole row to myself.

Grandma Freese's funeral was on Thursday, so I watched Betsy's kids while her and Geoff flew to Iowa for the funeral.  I think the kids had fun with us.

 

Andrew's Band Concert

Andrew had a wonderful band concert!  He bravely volunteered to introduce one of the pieces, and he did a great job!  The microphone kept cutting out on everyone, unfortunately, though.  Here is his introduction and the one of their pieces.

Labor Day

We had a great time on Labor Day!  Our friends, the Lees, came over and we went swimming, ate pizza, and played video games and Scrabble.  We always have a great time when the Lees come over!

Playing on the VR

Scrabble!

It's always fun to talk with Jay and Ashley and their family!

The kids did NOT want to go back to school on Tuesday.  It was a great weekend!

BYU vs University of Arizona

Michael, Emily, and Andrew had a great time at the BYU football game in Tucson!  They didn't get home until about 2am today.  We were thinking BYU would probably lose, but they actually beat the University of Arizona 28-23.  Daniel, Jonathan, and I had a fun night swimming, going to dinner at Olive Garden, and watching TV. 

Ready to have some fun!

They had great seats!

Go Cougars!!!

Home Depot

We all went to Home Depot today to make the Field Goal Game project.  We also brought a friend of Jonathan's, because both of them needed to do a wood-building project for Cub Scouts.  It was a madhouse, actually, but still fun.  Daniel made a project, too.

Let the football season begin!!!

Emily got her learner's permit!

Emily got her learner's permit!  She did great on the test.  In fact, she aced it!  We're so proud of her!  Now the work begins, because we have to teach her ourselves (still no driver's ed!) and she needs 30 hours of driving with us before she can get her license. 

Great job, Emily!!