Monday, September 19, 2011

South Dakota

So awhile back I got back from vacation.  I (along with Reid) went to South Dakota from August 23 - September 3.  It was a very fun trip and I decided to show you a few pictures...or a lot :P  So I hope you all like looking at pictures :)  Be ready for a super long post..

On the plane on the way to Minneapolis.  We flew there...

...where we were met by Nina, Marcus, Cherri, Martha & Stephen, Lizzie, Sari, Angie, Anikka, and Minda.
After leaving the airport we drove through this huge national cemetary.  From almost any direction you looked at the markers they made straight lines.  We drove and drove and drove through there - it's huge!

Then we went to Ikea and ate there (about 2:30 maybe?  We flew into Minneapolis at 1:20 I think). 

 
Me, Minda, Lizzie, Sari, and Reid at Ikea.

Katelyn (Seppala) Fraki was staying at Cherri's when I got there and stayed till Thursday afternoon.  Some of us girls rode with her to Dennis West's funeral and afterwards.

Sawer

Hope

Gary

We went to Walmart with Katelyn and when we went out to leave, Ruthie had just got there.  Angie and I stayed with her and then went to her house.

Logan

Leander

Lars

Friday night we (Cherri's), Walter and Sue, Stewart, and Julia Kaiser went there for Karin's birthday.  Her birthday was really Thursday, but there was church that night.

Karin

Walter & Sue's Trey

Karin with her toy phone and doll house in the background, both that she got for her birthday and absolutely loved :)

Landen

Karin and Walter & Sue's Jasmine and Isaiah

Karin and Jasmine

The beautiful sunset.


And the sunrise.. Monday morning I woke up early so I could get pictures and it was really nice to watch.




Wednesday me, Abby, Lizzie, Sari, Angie, Anikka, Ariel, Jenny all went to Watertown together.  First Lizzie had a class from 10-12.  Becky was also taking it so we dropped off Lizzie and took Becky's kids and went to a few places till they were done with their class.

Sharaya


Tessa

Then after eating we hurried to the Sale Barn.

The big ring.

The little ring.

After that we went to the hospital to see Marti and Tara's new baby boy, Briggs.

Sari and Abby holding Briggs

 
Thursday I went to Nathan and Wanda's.

Molly, Maybel, Brynna, Jude, Elijah

Tacy

Trina

Trina and Molly

 At about 5:30, Klara picked me up and we went out to eat.  Afterwards she brought me back to Cherri's and stayed awhile.

Klara and I


Up early again on Saturday morning and took some more sunrise pictures.


We flew out of the Watertown airport at like 1:15 or some such time.


Rachel

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Applesauce

The week before school started, we received 5 - 6 boxes of apples from Paul and Charity, so we ended up making a whole ton of applesauce - 63 quarts, 12 pints, and some 1/2 pints for Pappa and Grandma.



Love and God's Peace,

Tara