Our WHIRLWIND weekend!

We had an amazing 4 day weekend in PA. We drove 2000 miles round trip for Ben to perform his cousin, Amanda's wedding. The wedding was just a part of the fun! I had the chance Friday to eat lunch at the Olive Garden with Mary Ann, Shirley, Mom and Nance. It was great catching up and eating great food.
Friday night, after rehearsal, we stopped to visit our friends Ken and Jamie.

Ben had "grill envy" as Chef Ken showed off his new backyard toy.

Saturday morning, Ashley showed off her soccer talents. Her team won 3-0. She's the cutie with the pig tails.
The wedding was at 4:30pm Saturday afternoon. The bride was beautiful, the groom was beaming, and the pastor was both handsome and well spoken.
This is a picture of Ben's cousins, minus Melissa, along with their spouses, Grandpa Les, and Dave, Amanda's dad.

My new hobby...

Here I am showing off my new bowling shoes. Yes, I have joined a bowling team! My co-workers and I thought it would be fun. The hospital is sponsoring us, and our shirts should arrive within a few weeks. My score tonight was BAD, but I had a lot of fun. We're also meeting some really nice people.

Friday Night Football

We're becoming Logan High School football fans. My co-worker's son, David, plays on the team. He's number 44. This was the second game we've attended this season.
They lost to Aquinas High School 20-0. Aquinas was the state champ last year.
This is Sue and Sue after the game. Sue is wearing her son's "Logan Powerlifting" sweatshirt. Maybe Penn State will have better luck than Logan tomorrow.

"Corn Maze"

Today we ventured to a corn maze in West Salem. The Burkhalter family joined us. Autumn, Lilly, Karis, Hannah, and Isaac stopped to pose for a picture.
There were several "check points" where you stamped a card. This was one of those stops. The kids really got into this part of the "maze."
After completing the "maze" we played around on the farm. We ate hot dogs, fed the goats and played in the yard. Karis and Hannah pretended that they were animals in this picture. We even got home in time to watch the Penn State game!

First day of school! First day of school!

This was Karis's first day of preschool. She is now going to the same daycare but in Onalaska. Check out the new outfit! Karis picked it out with a little help from Mommy. She likes the cool spin around toy outside, the BIG tv, and the food. Her teachers names are Ms. Ellen and Ms. Tina.

Our productive weekend...

We've had a busy and productive weekend. It started with going to a high school football game Friday night as we cheered on #44. The son of my co-worker, Sue, had his varsity debut and THEY WON! Saturday was the Onalaska pool's "Doggie Dip." Even though we don't have a dog anymore, it was a lot of fun to watch.
A shout out to Tim, Kelly and Micah Black... these dogs remind us of theirs!

We also managed to paint our bedroom! Gone is the Easter egg purple on the left. We now have "Eeyore" on the right... more of a blue color. It fits us better. Notice the bed has also been moved to another wall.We still have some things to finish up. Ben is putting on new closet doors and we hope to add a flat screen above the closet in the future.