Mr. and Mrs. (part II)

Recipe for an awesome wedding?

1 part beautiful Bride
1 part handsome Groom
2 parts super fun families
1 part attention to memorable details
1 part gorgeous October weather

Mix together and Voila! You got yourself one awesome wedding!!


Here are a just a few photos I got. I would have loved to get more, but I was a busy lady that day :) Did I mention that we were all in the wedding!?

ummmmm . . . . super cute :)

Denny swinging Joc around the dance floor








It was a fantastic day!!

On a completely random note . . . every time we drive up north, I laugh at this billboard . . . can't get enough of it. :)



Happy Monday, everyone!

Mr. & Mrs.

This morning we will be traveling 5 hours NW to attend the Wedding of the Year! My wonderful sister-in-law, Dana will be taking the plunge with the equally as wonderful, Ryan. We can't wait to be apart of their special Day!

We are so happy for you both!

family outing

As I had mentioned earlier, it was great to be able to go to the Como Zoo the other weekend just to get away from work stresses, home stresses and schedule stresses and just have some fun with the girls.



I even love just walking up to the entrance of the zoo . . . so pretty :)











Our family favorite at the Zoo? The monkeys of course.










Are we here to watch her, or is she here to watch us?



Claire always wanted a close look :)





Not only does this zoo have a bunch of fun animals to see, but it also has tons of fun rides! Score!



Loved the cars . . .


. . . then hated the cars . . .
but then she loved them again! We were laughing so hard because with every new loop around came a new emotion :)



Joc and Ella had fun on the giant swings,


even though it went super fast . . .
I kid, I kid.



Joc and I always love going on the Tilt-a-Whirl together . . . espeically because the last time Carl went on this ride, he complained of chest pains . . . wimp.


Wait . . . this zoo also has an antique Carousel?!

It was a great day had by all!!
(Family photo provided by Nicole Johnston . . . what are the chances we would see the Johnston's at the zoo?!? :)

I stumbled across this image and I just had to share it.

If you know me, and you know my husband, this will make you smile.

Ah, come on Carl! . . . I don't mean this literally, just having fun with you :)

had to do it

With all the recent stress of school, extra curricular activities, homework, lesson planning, Ella's hospital stay and medications and restrictions that followed (and continue), Claire's pink eye, Carl's football schedule, and everything else we have been doing, it was so nice to be able to drop it all and go to the Como Zoo for the day yesterday.

We have many photos of "zoo type" activities, which I will post very soon. However, I have to post this one - that continues to make me laugh.




Come on guys. She's not THAT heavy!

Happy Sunday! More to come.

Whew!

Well folks, I am sure you probably know why I haven't posted in a while . . . you guessed it. We are busy. Big shocker, I know.

I know every family goes through "this stage" of running-around-with-your-head-cut-off type of life. Jocie has Volleyball, Ella has soccer and I have to drag Claire to all of these practices and games, even though she just wants to be at home playing. Carl's coaching high school football this year, so needless to say, we don't get to see him until 7:00 (on practice days....WAY later on game night...which are 2-3 times per week). Ella seems to have WAY too much homework for a 1st grader (we are talking every night for at least 20-30 mins), and Jocie is always working on a project, speech, or studying for a test. Yuck.

But enough complaining and on with a few photos. :)

There is a big pumpkin patch near our home that we visited last weekend (...we may have been trespassing, but I wasn't certain...so I figured since I didn't know, that I was okay...) The girls had fun trying to find really big pumpkins and then trying to find "baby" pumpkins. The part I liked about it is that it was simple, the girls had a lot of fun, and it got them excited for fall stuff.
























To close this post out with a "little funny" I would like to share a conversation from a 1st grade class today...

Me: "Boys and Girls. Please don't touch the equipment set up in the gym. Just go to you spots and sit down"

we all walk in...

Girl: "Where is it?"

Me: "Where's what"

Girl: "The poop we aren't supposed to touch"

...I wonder what was on her mind??