Thanksgiving Weekend

For Thanksgiving we went to a friend of a friend's house. We had a very nice and relaxing time visiting, not to mention delicious food! Saturday we went to Stoughton to visit with some relatives. It was good to see everyone!

Mr. and Mrs. Smith

The main reason we went home when we did was to attend Eric and Melissa Smith's wedding reception. It was in one of the new event rooms at Black Bear Casino. It was a very beautiful reception and fun to hang out with friends, some of which we hadn't seen in years.

Fall Leaves

While in Minnesota, we were able to see some of the fall colors. We didn't have a lot of spare time but we were able to take some in while on the road and while taking engagement pictures at Enger Tower for our friends, Nate and Erin. 

Turns Out It was Brett Favre's Birthday ...

Mid-October we went to Minnesota/Wisconsin area again. Friday night we visited with some friends and hung out in Shiela and Rob's new neck of the woods - "the county." We found out that it was Brett Favre's birthday while we were there and thought it was a rather appropriate way to celebrate his birthday!

Just Another Birthday ... another 27th Birthday...

Missy celebrated her "27th" birthday (again) this year. Some friends from back home came to Chicago to celebrate with us and our more local friends. We went to dinner, played Rock Band, did some sightseeing, and just had a relaxing time! 

Minnesota, Here We Come ... again!

In the beginning of May we went back to MN to see Jenny go to her first Prom. We were able to see her get ready and go to the Grand March. Missy's brother and family were in town at the same time for a wedding so we were able to briefly visit with them. Afterwards, we met up with some friends.

Shiela and Rob Visit

In the early part of April Shiela and Rob were able to visit. They were in the relative area for a whole week! Rob had to go to Kenosha, WI for work. It couldn't have worked out better!

Minnesota, Here We Come!

In March we went back to Minnesota. It was nice to spend time with family and friends though we often fail at seeing everyone we would like to when we are back home.

Hockey and Friends

We went to the Stillwater area in February to celebrate Emma's birthday and watch Emma and Mathew play hockey. We were also able to visit with some friends when in the area. This is the first of many trips to Minnesota this year.

Sure Are A Lot Of January Birthdays!

Nathan thought he would be lonely without his Dad to celebrate their back-to-back birthdays with but it turns out that he has two co-Googler friends that sandwich his birthday - Maria and JJ. We ate and played at Dave and Buster's.

Our First Visitors/New Year's Eve

For New Year's Eve, our friends Dan and Kayte came to visit us. We did a little sightseeing (not a lot as it was really cold while they were here), toured the Google office, played some Wii (and by some I mean Dan and Nathan played for HOURS ;-) ), and celebrated the incoming year.