Trip home

First, I apologize to any of you who have tried to comment on my blog and couldn't because it wanted you to log in - my aunt Gail alerted me to the problem and it's all fixed.

So I've already admitted I'm terrible at remembering to take pictures... luckily my friends and family are better at it than I am so I have some pictures from last weekend (thanks Jennie & Cheryl).

I spent Labor Day weekend mostly in Little Falls, with a whirlwind swing through Minneapolis at the end. My family didn't go to a cabin this summer, like we usually do with some of the extended family, so instead a bunch of us spent the weekend at my parent's house. They live right on the water and it feels like the cabin anyway.

There were lots of cousins, lots of fishing, lots of feeding ducks, lots of sleeping in tents, lots of eating, lots of campfires, and lots of sitting around doing nothing. It was great. Holly, Joe, and Alex came up on Saturday in their new van which was very exciting.

Some of you may remember my soon-to-be brother-in-law from a certain slurpee incident while I was moving out here. This is Erick and his daughter Faith showing off their catch from one of the many fishing expeditions.

My cousin Adam and his family brought a giant three room tent to sleep in... this is the crew trying to get it put together.

This is me, my dad, Alex, and my cousin Matthew feeding the ducks at the neighbor's house. We also had a great time chasing the ice cream man and learning to share the new tricycle I got Alex for his 2nd birthday.

The big news from the weekend is that my cousin Lindsay is pregnant! For those of you who are familiar with my family, Lindsay is Tom & Gail's daughter (Kelly, Adam, & Nate's baby sister). Her and Bryce are just simply the greatest and I'm really excited for them.

After the fun in Little Falls, I headed back to Minneapolis to hang out with a bunch of friends. Sadly, the Calvillos and Coyers were sick and missed out on the festivities, but their was definitely a great crew gathered.

It was great to see everyone and to meet all the new babies!!! I got to meet Isaac Anderson and Eli Sanborn for the first time which was wonderful. Johanna Bonnett and Carter Donely have grown leaps and bounds since I moved and Jaydon Donely & Jeremy Sanborn were a riot. And you can always count on the Bonnett kids to liven up the party.

The weekend went way to fast and I feel like I barely got to spend time with people, but it was great to be home all the same. As much as I'm really enjoying DC, it was tough to leave on Monday. Hopefully I'll get more time with everyone at Thanksgiving. I love you all!