Madison

This weekend we traveled to Madison to meet up with my three best friends from college. It was so much fun to get all the families together. There are now 10 kids between the four of us with the newest addition being Lucy, only 2 weeks old. She is super adorable and slept amongst all the kid chaos. Andrea and Will were so awesome to host all of us and it was great to see their beautiful new house. Jamie and Chad have also moved into a gorgeous new house so there were all kinds of big events in the group. On our way home we also got to visit with our other good friends, The Stevens. They made the most yummy brunch for us and I made sure to get the recipe. They have 2 boys so it was fun to watch the five of them play. We are so blessed to have such great friends. It was a fabulous road trip! um ya ya, ladies!!

81 on 81 Run

This weekend Jason and I did an incredibly fun run back in N. Dakota with his family called 81 on 81. It is a relay style run that starts in Fargo on Old HWY 81 and each member of the 12 or 6 person team runs between 6-8 miles to various towns for a total of 81 miles. One very cool aspect is that the race starts at 9: 30 p.m. so half the race is in the pitch black of night. The other nice part is that it is held in North Dakota so the course is extremely flat and fast. It was surprisingly cool after a storm rolled in that evening which was perfect for running but made spectating a bit cold. The entire family did just AWESOME and Jason and I were very pleased with our runs. Jason ran under a 7 minute pace for over 8 miles and I had a nice 6 mile stretch with an 8 minute pace. The run goes right past Jason's folks house so Donna had a delicious breakfast and coffee waiting for all the runners as we went through Grandin. After each person finishes their respective leg of the race it is tradition for our team to take a shot of cinnamon schnapps called Hot Dam and water. It was so much fun to stay up all night cheering everyone on and getting to visit with family. After the race we got to rest/relax and have a wonderful weekend with Jason's folks. The boys had lots of fun with bubbles, 4 wheeler rides, and bean bag toss. It was a great weekend and we are looking forward to doing it all again next year. HOT DAM!

Porter's Lake Home

Last weekend we had a fabulous time with our friends on their lake home near Brainerd, MN. They have recently built a new home and it is Gorgeous! We had perfect sunny weather and lots of fun on the water. Jeff and Jason spent the morning on Madden's golf course. The afternoon was spent in the water enjoying the lovely sunny Summer weather. The kids enjoyed skipping rocks, loon calls, and showed off their awesome dance moves. :) Minto spoiled us with all her cooking. That evening we enjoyed the fire pit and set off some fireworks. Thanks, Porter Family, for such a wonderful weekend at the lakes!