Trampoline and Trunk or Treat

Esme and I went to our church's trunk or treat event Saturday.  For a couple reasons we decided not to have Parker dress up this year.  11 was Jimmy's last year so he agreed it was a good stopping point. Esme has been obsessed with all things Frozen since starting her Frozen Jr play and asked to be Elsa.  I lucked out and found this costume for $5 at the thrift store!  It required a little mending, but nothing I can't handle.

She found a buddy in Olaf.

Jimmy took Parker on a trip to Dick's Sporting Goods while were out.  He loves all the exercise equipment.

I made an incorrect Coney dog for the Vikings loss to Detroit this week.  Should have had mustard, not cheese. Hopefully this isn't the start of a skid for the Vikes!

It's October!

We got both kids' school pictures back this week and I think they did great.

New Jersey dog for our 23-17 victory over the Jets (they play in New Jersey).  Esme also leveled up in gymnastics this week!

Ice cream sundaes and hot tubs!

Chilly twister rides with Nana.

My dad has been hard at work removing ash trees.  If you have never seen the damage an emerald ash borer does, here is a picture of the tracks under the bark.

For the bye week we made a tater tot hot dish dog.

Rick and Heidi's Wedding Weekend: Part 2

The kids got in one more swim before we needed to check out of the hotel.  We stopped at the park in town before having lunch at Culver's.  This was an ode to Rick since this was a big part of his nutrition pre-Heidi.

We had a little more time to burn after lunch and took a stroll around our favorite store, Menards!  Parker got himself a pre-wedding massage.  We got dressed in our fancy clothes here too.

Parker did pretty good sitting with his iPad during the ceremony.

The happy bride and groom!

Parker made sure to inspect the AC afterwards as well.

We burned a little more time before heading to the reception.  Most of the tables were full by the time we arrived, but we snagged #28 whihc was fun since that's our wedding date.  

That ended up being the last table and we were called last for dinner, but it was worth the wait.  Along with chicken, they had pulled pork which Jimmy had.

We looked pretty dapper!

We changed quick before loading up and heading home.  Congrats Rick and Heidi!

Rick and Heidi's Wedding Weekend: Part 1

We took Friday off before the wedding to drive out to Watertown.  You already saw our visit to the orchard.  Esme and I grabbed some ice cream for our afternoon snack and Parker got some cookies.  We stayed at the waterpark hotel in town and the kids wasted no time diving in.  I love that both kids are big enough to swim independently now.

We met up with the wedding crew at Pizza Ranch for the rehearsal dinner. It's been ages since we've been here and it was so tasty!

They had an arcade at this location so we went and played a few games.

We played long enough to be ready for another round at the buffet before leaving.  Can't wait for the wedding!