Fun with the Foreman Family

It was such a great blessing for Greyson to get to spend some time getting to know his cousins that live in South Africa. Every time he'd see them it was hugs all around. In October we made our final trip to Fremont to see the SA Foreman family before they headed back for another three years.
Here are a couple of pictures, one with the grandparents and the other with one set of Greyson's great grandparents.

Trip to Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park

In the middle of September Stephen and I had a long time friend from Kodiak come to visit, Andrew North. It was nice catching up with him and when it came time for Andrew to leave we made the long trip (more boring than long) to Denver to drop him off at the airport. Because it was Stephen's fall break we were able to keep driving and visit Estes Park and the Rocky Mountain National Park. It sounds crazy for us, but we hadn't been camping once all summer and we were long overdue. We enjoyed two nights in the tent and one full day of hiking.
We of course decided to take a nice hike to a lake. Over 10 miles later we made it back to our car. While at mile 7 and 8 we were wondering why we had decided to do this, Greyson, Stephen and I all had a wonderful time and it felt so wonderful to be out doing what we love so much.
The Rocky Mountain National Park is so incredible and beautiful especially in the fall with all the leaves falling. This is something we will do again for sure!

Nebraska State Fair

The last time I attended the Nebraska State Fair I was showing sheep. So needless to say it was very different and much cleaner this time around. Stephen's family came out on a Sunday afternoon, spent the night and we all left in the morning for the fair, but not before Stephen did some fishing with Lucas and everyone headed out for a canoe ride.

A Visit From Close Friends

Toward the end of August we had some of our most favorite people come visit us. The Davidson Men. Kim along with his sons Chaven and Mitchell drove through on their way to Anderson University where the guys attend college. It was so wonderful to see these guys who have become much like family to us. It was fun to eat corn on the cob, show them cows and walk through open fields (something pretty foreign to Chav and Mitch).

Greyson Loves to Dance

Well one thing we do not have a shortage of at our new home is leaves! We have forgotten how beautiful they can look, but how much work they really are. Greyson and I do a lot of racking only to have more and more and more leaves fall to the ground. Greyson has really enjoyed playing in the big piles though, so I guess it kinda makes it worth it.

Greyson also is full of personality. Whenever music comes on he loves to dance and laugh, which makes us laugh and him perform even more.

Ending of Summer

The end of the summer came up on us quite quickly. We had fun cheering on my dad when he ran in a 5K in Kenesaw. We also enjoyed some end of summer fun with the South Africa Foreans. However, by the first part of August Stephen was having meetings and inservices for school and things haven't seemed to slow down since then. The second day of school at his new job we closed on our house. So he would leave for work at a quarter to 7 get home about 6:30 and start working on the house. We didn't actually move in to our home until the first part of September and of course the work has continued pretty steadily.

Summer Fun

Well here are a few pictures of what we've been up to this summer. Greyson has enjoyed daily trips to visit the horse and is becoming quite the little rider. He heads back to the barn all by himself and loves feeding them sugar cubes and apples. We also have picked a lot of vegetables from the garden. Just last weekend my niece and I picked 105 cucumbers alone! Because of the great warm weather swimming is also something Greyson loves to do and everyday we go through about three pairs of clothes.
We also went to the county fair and while it was nothing like what I had remembered growing up, it was fun to watch Greyson pet the animals.
Greyson and I enjoyed a trip to the zoo with my sister and her three children too. The Omaha zoo is incredible and a very easy way to have lots of fun.