Skating and Sight Seeing

It has been a busy start to the year with work and new school activities. September included a skating competition and lots of volleyball games. Dan was the only one that made it through the month unscathed by illness. Much of the last two weeks have included a coughing symphony. Dan also got to go to California for a work trip. He said that it was good to meet colleagues, but also draining to always be ready to interact.

This past weekend, we were able to get out on some hiking adventures. We visited William O'Brien to look at the fall leaves and heard some spooky ghost stories in St. Paul. We also had a chance to light some pumpkins at the Springbrook Nature Center for their Halloween walking trail event. Emma brought along her friend Svea and Erin invited Joy.

Spooky Walking Tour St. Paul near the cathedral

At the end of MEA, both Emma and Analise got to spend time with friends. Emma, Lily and Hannah went to SeaLife at the Mall of America, and Analise had the twins, Juliet and Fiona, over to play.

Next month we have our first middle school conferences, Erin hosts a math night at her school, Emma starts swim team at the YMCA and Analise joins the Liberty basketball team. Although we want some more warm weather for hiking, we are hoping we will have some snow for skiing in late November. We need some more practice for our trip to the mountains to visit Aunt Sharon and Uncle Jeff in December.