Fun with Family & Friends!

We arrived in Iowa late last week and have been enjoying the last leg of our trip before heading home Friday.  We have some meetings planned but mostly it's a time to 'wind down' before we start for home and go full-speed again.  

We are so thankful for Susan's parents offering a refuge to us and making our stay as relaxing as possible. We even got a date yesterday!!  Here's some of what we've been up so far.

Learning about Bees at the Nature Museum

Grandma teaching music :)

Our builder

Grandma's Strawberry Pie!

In her element

A dream come true

Mommy had to take a turn

Such big kids

Daddy daughter fun!

Le Mars Blue Bunny Ice Cream with the De Groots

Thank you Jon & Kara!

Backyard Sprinkler Fun

Warming up after some cold water

Complete with a backyard fire.

Sweet signs of life

siblings

Just for Fun!

Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Philippians 4:8

A Big Thank you to Grandpa & Grandma Bisson

We spent almost 3 weeks at Grandpa and Grandma Bisson's house.  A big THANK YOU to them for housing us and helping us with the kids, making meals and so much more!  Here is a little bit of our fun together!

Grandma's boys!

All smiles

Grandpa's kids

Visiting our new neice

'Lucky' he's Alive

New pet

Of course he couldn't stay out in the cold.

Palisades State Park Adventure - Garretson, SD

We enjoyed a day off last week from all the appointments and took the kids to Palisades State Park.  This park is where we were supposed to get engaged however we both didn't know how to get there 10+ years ago :)  Here are some pictures from our little adventure - now with a full quiver.

Any trains coming?

"Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth.  Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them." Psalm 127:4-5

Our Niece is Here!

Earlier this week we helped welcome our niece, Kinsley Pearl, into this great big world!  Thankfully we were still in Sioux Falls for her arrival.  She is a darling and we enjoyed the little time we got with her before we left South Dakota.  Here are some of the first shots with her!

So tiny!

Loving this!

Grandma's 10th grandchild

Kinsley with Uncle Andrew

Sydney the big girl cousin

A few days after she came home from the hospital.

Can't get enough.