Ice cream and coffee in Osceola before we boarded was a must!
Chloe was there too. Somehow I managed to not get any pictures of her. Sorry Chloe!
It was such a fun, historic ride. You should check it out if you have a chance!
pizza train
To celebrate Roger's birthday, we took a ride on the Osceola Railway! We were served pizza while on board so Asher referred to it as the "pizza train."
Ice cream and coffee in Osceola before we boarded was a must!
Chloe was there too. Somehow I managed to not get any pictures of her. Sorry Chloe!
It was such a fun, historic ride. You should check it out if you have a chance!
Ice cream and coffee in Osceola before we boarded was a must!
Chloe was there too. Somehow I managed to not get any pictures of her. Sorry Chloe!
It was such a fun, historic ride. You should check it out if you have a chance!
downtown day of fun
For birthdays and christmas, Roger prefers "experiential" gifts as opposed to a gift he can open. So for his Christmas present (yes, Christmas) we took him to the baseball museum, to explore the Guthrie as well as the stone arch bridge, and then dinner at Old Spag. We were supposed to go to the Mill City Museum, but that was closed due to the government shut down.
The baseball museum was interesting. Not what I expected at all. It was like walking through someone's musty basement, but it was neat to see all the old World Series artifacts and such.
The Guthrie is one of my very favorite places to go and Roger and Linda had never been there, so it was really fun to show them around.
View from the endless bridge.
And we went to part of the Guthrie that I had never seen before. A lookout spot with amber glass!
Then it was stone arch bridge time!
And finally, we had dinner. I dont have any pictures of that because I was too busy oohing and ahhing over ever.single.componant of my meal. Seriously.
The baseball museum was interesting. Not what I expected at all. It was like walking through someone's musty basement, but it was neat to see all the old World Series artifacts and such.
The Guthrie is one of my very favorite places to go and Roger and Linda had never been there, so it was really fun to show them around.
View from the endless bridge.
And we went to part of the Guthrie that I had never seen before. A lookout spot with amber glass!
Then it was stone arch bridge time!
And finally, we had dinner. I dont have any pictures of that because I was too busy oohing and ahhing over ever.single.componant of my meal. Seriously.
creepy carnival
Our town has a celebration every year called Whiz Bang Days and they have all kinds of things to do, including a carnival. We have never been to said carnival so this year we decided we should go. It was....interesting. I'm not even sure how to adequately describe this carnival for you. It was creepy. It was tiny which just made it somewhat awkward. The rides were ancient, as in something you would see on American Pickers, not at an operational carnival. The ride and game operators were stereotypical if you get my drift. We both decided one time at this particular carnival was enough for a lifetime. Here are some pictures. I gave them all a 70's tint since that's when the rides should have been RETIRED.
We did stay long enough to grab some grub (who can pass up cheese curds??) but we took our food outside of the carnival grounds, out where normalcy reigns and where we were free from the crazy carnival time warp.
We did stay long enough to grab some grub (who can pass up cheese curds??) but we took our food outside of the carnival grounds, out where normalcy reigns and where we were free from the crazy carnival time warp.
squirt update
Heirloom tomato
Do you love how our grill is in every one of these pictures?? We grill alot, ok?
Banana
And now for an introduction:
Skeletor (or Skelly as Dave says) meet the world. World....I give you skeletor
I really like the close up of the face, but it's so skeletal, it's a bit funny! The bottom one is my favorite though. A head, two hands, two feet. So cute!
I have to say....that ultrasound was pretty much the coolest 20 minutes of my life. I LOVED it!
Do you love how our grill is in every one of these pictures?? We grill alot, ok?
Banana
And now for an introduction:
Skeletor (or Skelly as Dave says) meet the world. World....I give you skeletor
I really like the close up of the face, but it's so skeletal, it's a bit funny! The bottom one is my favorite though. A head, two hands, two feet. So cute!
I have to say....that ultrasound was pretty much the coolest 20 minutes of my life. I LOVED it!
the 4th
We had a full day on the 4th. I baked almost all day and made these little beauties, along with a few other things.
These might look familiar if you get, or have seen the Martha Stewart magazine this month. They were on the cover! They are time consuming but really easy. You just make regular sugar cookies, cut them out, bake them, frost them with white icing and then pipe circles onto the white in red and blue. Take a tooth pick and draw lines through the circles to create different designs.
We went over to my Aunt and Uncle's house for dinner to celebrate the 4th as well as my little cousin's 2nd birthday!
We went over to the Hilden's as well, so after all that I was close-to-tears tired and we sadly didnt even make it to fireworks. I'm such a traditionalist that this really bummed me out, but our town's celebration is this weekend so we have those fireworks to look forward to!
These might look familiar if you get, or have seen the Martha Stewart magazine this month. They were on the cover! They are time consuming but really easy. You just make regular sugar cookies, cut them out, bake them, frost them with white icing and then pipe circles onto the white in red and blue. Take a tooth pick and draw lines through the circles to create different designs.
We went over to my Aunt and Uncle's house for dinner to celebrate the 4th as well as my little cousin's 2nd birthday!
We went over to the Hilden's as well, so after all that I was close-to-tears tired and we sadly didnt even make it to fireworks. I'm such a traditionalist that this really bummed me out, but our town's celebration is this weekend so we have those fireworks to look forward to!
10 years
Dave and I have now officially been out of high school for 10 years. A decade. It just sounds like a long time. Sorry to those of you who have been out longer than that, it's just a strange place to be suddenly. Being out ten years means that we also had our 10 year reunion. Some people dread their reunions, but not me. We went to a really small school so our class was really close and all good friends. The reunion was so fun!
We were the Southwest Stars, so naturally I had some star themed decorations
Doesn't this look like a fun group of individuals??
Not everyone was able to make it. Chris, Ben, Rachel, Kristie, Naomi, Natalie, and Dave: We missed you guys! Hope you can make it next time. And to everyone else: We hope we get to see you before another decade rolls around!
We were the Southwest Stars, so naturally I had some star themed decorations
Doesn't this look like a fun group of individuals??
Not everyone was able to make it. Chris, Ben, Rachel, Kristie, Naomi, Natalie, and Dave: We missed you guys! Hope you can make it next time. And to everyone else: We hope we get to see you before another decade rolls around!
