a visit with nannie and papa

we started our christmas with a trip to visit nannie and papa. we had an amazing lunch (chop salad from wildfire), lots of laughs, and great company all around. thanks fran for a yummy lunch and thank you nannie for some great frosted cookies. what a fun way to start our tour of mn.

a&m vs. iowa state

this past weekend was a busy one! katie and fran flew in on thrusday to spend the weekend with us. we spent the day shopping in canton with becca. we rushed home to meet tim and we drove to college station to meet up the chris and bret. busy night: dinner at the dixie chicken, dancing at daisy dukes, yell practice, and finally bed! saturday morning came fast. 7:30 wake up call! we were out the door ready to meet the boys to take the bus to meet an alum to tailgate. we tailgated all day! man aggies know how to tailgate! the pictures don't do the event justice. we had a great time cheering the aggies onto victory. it was so much fun. we even got halloween sunburns. i am so glad we got to spend the weekend with family.

the renovated school bus - bathroom included

getting some grub

aggie fans - it was so warm

lovin' us some tailgating fun

pregame!

these aggies really know how to tail gate! - dar and kath

kath and bart

alishia's shower

we celebrated the coming arrival of little olivia salmon last night. alishia looked stunning! the night was full of yummy food, tasty drinks, and fabulous dessert. a big thank you to everyone that helped plan, it was a great night. alishia and david received so many wonderful gifts. i am so glad that i was able to be apart of such a fun evening. love you alishia!

lan and ran get hitched

last weekend my sweet sister-in-law leanne married the love of her life. tim and i were up for the wedding week. the ladies got manicures and pedicures while tim and his dad golfed. we enjoyed the time we were able to spend with the family. there are no pictures from the wedding, but from the rehersal, grooms dinner, prewedding and the reception.

kathy, lonora, thad, and adele or amos

tim and i

bret and katie
(berard and kathy)

sweet bridesmaid gifts!

bret, katie, and chris

the sisters

the whole group

leanne on her big day!

in the limo

the millers!

brothers being brothers

it was really hot in there, can you tell?

i caught a few sweet moments of their first dance together

i love the way she's looking at him....

daddy and daughter

tim and i with nonnie and papa

everyone had fun dancing......fran and chris

leanne

YMCA

it was a beautiful day. we are so happy for the newlyweds! congratulations!

leanne and ryan's wedding

pictures to come soon

aimee's 21st

tim and i flew in to surprise aimee for her birthday. we went to the twins game, lord fletchers, and then to houlihan's. it was a great day!

the 21st bday visor...it was worn by all members of the birthday party

don't mess with kathy

sisters

trip to duluth

while we were in mn, i took a two day trip to see family. the first day, tabi and i met mom and ross in duluth. we hit the rose gardens, canal bridge, and a little bit of shopping. here are some pics from that trip.

mom and tabs at the rose garden

ross, tabs, and mom

the lift bridge in duluth

the ladies

my beautiful sister

the lake and the fam

ross and i