Our 2nd Grader

Well, its back to school time.  Cameron is now is 2nd grade.  Time flies. His younger siblings were excited to wish him luck and see him off on the bus.  So far, so good...he loves school. 

Friends from Japan

On August 23rd, several old friend were reunited after 5.5 long years.  Our friends from Japan were in Minnesota for a short family vacation.  The last time we talked in person was right before they moved back to Japan and our oldest children were not even 2 years of age.  We became friends with them through an early childhood and family class and have kept in touch with them throughout the years with Christmas cards and emails.  It was so fun to see how much the kids have grown and to meet the new additions to the families.  Even though the kids had a hard time communicating with each other they had a blast playing together at the Minnesota Children's Museum.  We will miss you Katsue, Hiro, Miki, and Tatsuya.  Hope to see you again soon. 

 Tatsuya and Kyle (new friends)

 Miki and Cameron (old buddies)

Catching Up (thanks to Mike for taking the picture)

"New" Swing Set

Our wonderful neighbors blessed us with a gently used swing set that their girls had outgrown.  Thank you!  The kids are having so much fun with it.  It's the first thing they ask to do in the morning and the last thing they do before bed.