Nora toots her horn!

Nora thought she was pretty clever when she could make this horn toot!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4DtZFINGHY

Another weekend trip and more family

We went to Al and Pam's in Winona, MN last weekend. Their oldest son Lee and his two children were visiting from California. We got to see their two daughters and their families, too. Sabrina and Jenny live closer to Al and Pam. Steve's brother Doug, his wife Brenda and daughter Karlee also came for the day. Two of Pam's sisters and two brothers were also there so it was a big family gathering! We spent Friday night at Ben's house in Richfield and he and Jenn also drove to Winona for the day.

Lee had baked and was decorating a delicious carrot cake.

It was a hot day, but a perfect evening to sit and visit on the front porch at Al and Pam's.

Jerry and Sabrina's oldest child, Jaina, acted as our maid and served us cake on the front porch.

It was Jerry and Sabrina's 17th wedding anniversary!

Sunday Jerry and Sabrina had us all out for a yummy grilled pork loin for lunch.

A Busy Weekend with Family and Friends

We enjoyed having Mike, Amanda, Dane and Nora home for a few days the first of August. We had some potlucks while they were home so that they had a chance to see family and friends. It looks like Grammy is more excited to see Nora than Nora is to see Grammy! I think she had some exploring of these new surroundings on her mind.

Several of the family joined us for a picnic at Dead Colt Creek Recreation Area on Saturday evening. It turned out to be a beautiful evening, even though the day started out rather chilly.

Dane and Cade became "buddies" at the picnic on Saturday evening.

Sunday we had a potluck at our house for lunch. Unfortunately, I guess we were too busy to take many pictures! Dane and Payton are just 8 days apart in age....they were having a blast wrestling!

Sedric, Shar, Levi and Emily came to visit us at the campground on Sunday evening. Second cousins, Dane and Levi, are really concentrating on their construction work!

We camped at the park on Sunday evening and enjoyed some time there on Monday.
Dane picked "Momma" some flowers while he and Daddy were out walking.

Great Grandma entertains Nora with a little "Quiet Book" that Great Auntie Diane made for Nora's mommy when she was about the age Nora is now.

Medora and the Beautiful North Dakota Badlands

We met Calvin and Eileen at Medora for a couple nights of camping one weekend during the middle of July. We enjoyed the Medora Musical, Pitchfork Fondue and the beautiful scenery. We had beautiful weather and enjoyed our time there.

We saw lots of wildlife out in Theodore Roosevelt National Park. We saw some wild horses up close and personal.....

....and lots of buffalo.

Some of them were up close and personal too, but not in this photo.

We saw several elk. These looked so majestic up on the ridge.

A beautiful sunset over Wind Canyon.

Danella was working at Medora this summer. She went out into the park with us Sunday evening to do a little hiking.

A picnic supper. Danella's cousin Kristina worked at Medora this summer too.

Lael

Steve's Dad's cousin Lael from Washington has been traveling this summer to visit friends and family in the midwest. We were very privileged to have him spend a few days with us!