Family is like Fudge…

Mostly sweet with a few nuts!! 

Boy oh boy do I love my family, and fudge as long as I brought it up.  Nuts and all!!! 

Some of the crew was up visiting, playing and helping with some Fall projects this weekend.

It really fills my love tank having all my people around me.  LOVE LOVE LOVE having them around.

 

Jada and Emmy Lu

Savannah and Tanner (who is a little distracted by the TV here)

 

Saniya and the Bumbo that she fits in

 

Makayla and her sweet kicks…I don’t get it.  I must be getting old.

 

Cousin Love!!

 

Taking out the dock….BRRR.  Glad I was the photographer.

 

Playing outside

 

Savannah riding the fourwheeler around the yard after a lesson from Grandpa.

 

All ready to watch Daddy and the guys sight in their guns

 

Jessica and Makayla…loving the wheelers.

Boys being boys….

and one bad-ass chick!!

 

Yep..he’s a boy..LOVES anything with wheels already.

  

Makayla waiting for a ride.

I found an tote full of my old toys in my parents garage.

 

Remember any of these…Lil’ Miss Makeup, Trolls and my beloved Teddy Ruxpin.

Jada was channeling her inner Fresh Prince.

 

Enjoying the sun!!

Playing catch

 

What a great way to spend a weekend huh?? 

 

Moments like these are the ones to live for. 

# 4,167,354th reason to LOVE Minnesota

The unpredictability of the weather really keeps you on your toes and causes you to keep clothes for all types of weather on hand…just in case. **4 and under can get away with the sans clothes option**

Last year on this day in Danube, MN it was 17 degrees and SNOWING!!!! Today it is 88 degrees and SUNNY!!! Feels like SPRINKLER WEATHER!!!!! Oscar and I had to cool off after our walk to the park. Tanner missed out on the fun because he was sawing logs in the stroller before we even got home.

Home Sweet Harvest

I made it home! Tanner was an angel on the flight again and had the flight attendant wrapped around his chubby little finger. She couldn't get enough of him and OF COURSE he ate it right up-smiling, giggling and cooing at her. And I got 3 unsolicited comments about how he looks "just like his Mama." Paul picked us up from the airport and we went out to lunch. It was so nice being with my boys again! I had lots of fun in Florida and I know Bonny really appreciated my help but I did miss having my nice little family of 3 together.

As we drove from"the cities" (as I now call them) west toward home, there were combines busy in the fields and you feel the harvest buzz in the air. This is my favorite time of year. I hate that Paul has to work such long hours but I just love the energy that surrounds it. It is a rush against the weather and time to get the crops out. It is the crisp morning and evening air that require you to put on your favorite big comfy sweatshirt and slippers. It is the bright orange sun setting against miles and miles of slowing disappearing crops.

It's my Home Sweet Harvest time and I love it!

Halloween and Hunting season

So for Halloween none of our friends really had any grand plans so I decided that the Nyquist's would host a little shindig at our place! It turned out awesome :) Everyone stopped by and had awesome costumes!! Sadie adn Mike took the prize with Beatlejuice adn Lydia though. I have a group pic of everyone above. We ended up going to Mayslacks (13 piled into our new mini van) and drinking and dancing. (Orange Whip was the name of the band...They were awesome!!) It was tons of fun!!

Last weekend was opening hunting. We went up to my parents place in Barnum MN. THey have 80 acres and plenty of deer running around up there. Paul didn't get anything but my cousing Brandyn shot his first buck and my dad got a doe. I went out and sat in the stand with my mom. It was relaxing. We didn't see anything but it was fun walking out in the woods and all that.

Paul is going out of town to hunt with his dad and grandpa up at there hunting shack in northern MN this weekend so I am having a girls weekend!! We are doing doing wedding stuff. Ash and Dan July '09 and Malinda and Jeff Sept '09!!! FUN STUFF!!