November 2019

November has gone by in a blur!

Both Kyle & Hadley turned a whole year older! Hadley is even, gulp, a TEENAGER!!

Kyle shot a huge buck with his bow on our property!

And then he took Hadley & Piper on an almost week long adventure to Montana to hunt mule deer. No deer, but a TON of fun!

Bryndel & I got grammie, cousin, and great-grandparent time while they were away.

And, we celebrated our first Thanksgiving in EC, and with Jordie to boot!

October 2019

Oops! October kind of got away from me! This might be a sign that blogging should be a thing of my past.  We shall see! October was gorgeous as always, and full of volleyball and a flurry of school activities. Not to mention, Mike & Beth's wedding!!

Nathan, Heidi & crew came for the first weekend in October!

October 20, 2019 Mike & Beth along with their 8 combined kids became the GrahamBot bunch!

This is how happy it made us!!

Hadley & Piper helped to pass out programs and greet people.

Bryndel & Kenzie greeted at the reception and helped with the guest book.

There was some serious dancing!

And we got to know Mom's friend Glenn too! It was SUCH a blessed weekend, wedding, and marriage.

Halloween 2019 - Hadley won the 7th grade 1st prize at Youth Group for her Blessing in Disguise!

Piper was a great Katniss Everdeen from the Hunger Games books.

And Bryndel was a very cute Olaf!

September 2019

September couldnt seem to decide if it was fall or summer! But with school already a month in, we are definitely in the mood for fall and all of its beauty!

Got in a little Action City laser tag before school began.

Hung out with Frank on the farm,

and Hayden on his boat over the Labor day weekend!

The new school year got off to a great start - 7th, 5th, and 1st grade!

We spent a day petting animals.

Both of our 'middle schoolers' are playing volleyball this fall, but for two different school districts!

Grandma came for a fall visit.

We had the first annual EC hayride with family!

Bryndel's favorite part was riding next to Jordie.

And Hadley participated in her first homecoming parade and FB game! Now it's time for fall, y'all!

August 2019

We had a great August! Complete with birthdays, anniversaries, vacations, and lots of fun activities to wind down summer.

Grandma came to take us school shoe shopping!

Hadley (2nd from the left) got to help lead family weekend at church!

Piper celebrated her 11th birthday by playing golf.

Our family vacation to Mille Lacs ended at Grandma's house for some cousin time!

We also got to celebrate Lindsay with a baby shower!

Bryndel celebrated her 7th birthday with a little party and three of her school friends.

We took in an outdoor movie.

And biked 12 miles in the beautiful end of August weather. Now, it's time to get ready for the new school year!

Happy 7th Birthday, Bryndel!

Happy 7th Birthday, little one! We can't wait to see what God has in store for you in 1st grade! We sure love you♥️

Mille Lacs 2019

We spent a beautiful week vacationing up on Mille Lacs Lake as a family. The week was full of sunshine, fresh air, family conversations & laughter. As always, it was the perfect way to wrap up the summer before school begins again. We actually stayed at this very same timeshare resort 8 years ago, when Piper had just turned 3 and Hadley was 4.75. It was special to be able to compare vacations, and see how much our family has grown! We did plenty of:

DAILY ICE CREAM

SWIMMING

HIKING

FISHING

SISTER TIME

and FAMILY TIME

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What a blessed week, and a blessed family! We also celebrated our 18th wedding anniversary while on vacation!