Here's my oldest stepson, Jonathan, dressed up and ridin' in style-- in back of a stretch limosine.
Anyway, Nate and Helen were were very fun to be with. They even ended up coming to Scooters with us (long after we were ditched by Jonathan).
I remember liking Hel
en and thinking, "Now, Jonathan should meet a nice girl like that." (Inserting a few obnoxious comments here, just to see if he ever actually reads this blog...).
At right is Jonathan's cousin Arik Schroeder, who was part of the wedding party.
The girls had a good time, but it definitely wasn't very crowded there. There were maybe six other kids there the whole night.
On the bright side, there was plenty of room to skate, the concession lines were short, and all of our musical requests were played right away.
The weather's been GREAT here-- a classic Indian summer. It was 65 degrees on Saturday. The whole weekend was blue skies and sunshine; it was actually a pleasure to do yardwork.
We raked and finished cleaning out the flower beds. Jon did more work on the winter chicken coop.
Sunday Mom and Dad came by for a visit. While Jon and Dad suffered through the Packer game, Mom, Emma, and I took a walk outside, around our loop. I hadn't been in the woods since last week's windy days, so was surprised to see how many large branches and even trees had fallen down to block parts of the trail.
I'll close with a picture taken by the entry to our house... and an anecdote about Leila.
These are pictures from October, when Jonathan was a groomsman for his childhood friend Nate Tonnancour.
It's not often we get to see Jonathan so dapper-- I mean, there's a flower in his lapel-- so I thought I'd post a few pictures from the wedding for all of us to enjoy.
Jon and I were invited too, but unfortunately couldn't make it. However, thanks to the social networking site Facebook I was able to find a ton of informal images from the wedding. These are snapshots taken by another member of the wedding party.
Interestingly, my brother John and his partner Jim actually met this wedding couple-- Nate and Helen-- years ago, while visiting Eau Claire.
Jon and I were invited too, but unfortunately couldn't make it. However, thanks to the social networking site Facebook I was able to find a ton of informal images from the wedding. These are snapshots taken by another member of the wedding party.
Interestingly, my brother John and his partner Jim actually met this wedding couple-- Nate and Helen-- years ago, while visiting Eau Claire.
We had a babysitter that night and the four of us went to Water Street. While out, we ran into Jonathan and a group of his friends at the Joynt (I think it was just a lucky coincidence). Nate and Helen were among the friends.
Anyway, Nate and Helen were were very fun to be with. They even ended up coming to Scooters with us (long after we were ditched by Jonathan).
I remember liking Hel
en and thinking, "Now, Jonathan should meet a nice girl like that." (Inserting a few obnoxious comments here, just to see if he ever actually reads this blog...). At right is Jonathan's cousin Arik Schroeder, who was part of the wedding party.
More recently, Emma had her skating "p
arty" in Eau Claire. I took her and two neighbor girls to the roller rink.
arty" in Eau Claire. I took her and two neighbor girls to the roller rink.The girls had a good time, but it definitely wasn't very crowded there. There were maybe six other kids there the whole night.
On the bright side, there was plenty of room to skate, the concession lines were short, and all of our musical requests were played right away.
Emma had another basketball tournament this weekend, this time in Colfax.
The weather's been GREAT here-- a classic Indian summer. It was 65 degrees on Saturday. The whole weekend was blue skies and sunshine; it was actually a pleasure to do yardwork.
We raked and finished cleaning out the flower beds. Jon did more work on the winter chicken coop.
Sunday Mom and Dad came by for a visit. While Jon and Dad suffered through the Packer game, Mom, Emma, and I took a walk outside, around our loop. I hadn't been in the woods since last week's windy days, so was surprised to see how many large branches and even trees had fallen down to block parts of the trail.
Don't go for a walk on a windy day around here!
Emma enjoyed showing Mom her trail ("Em
ma Road") and her room. Like me, she enjoys re-arranging her furniture and decorating.
ma Road") and her room. Like me, she enjoys re-arranging her furniture and decorating.
I'll close with a picture taken by the entry to our house... and an anecdote about Leila.
The other night we were reading her a book. It involved counting, and at one point I said "one." Emma said "two". We both looked at Leila, waiting for her to repeat back "two."
She said "three!"
Yup. She's a genius.
1 comment:
That baby is well on her way to Harvard :)
See you in two weeks and five days!!
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