We are now Minnesotians! Well not really, but temporarily. We are loving it here! There is so much to do, so many things to see and so many great people we are meeting! I have been amazed at how many children there are in Rochester. Everywhere I go I see children, and the year-round activities available are family friendly and available to support those with children. I love it!
Here are some pictures from our move, and some things we've done since moving here. Beware: there are lots!
Our little family the day we closed on our home and moved in! So exciting! And we had tons of help from the Elders Quorum in our ward. We were so grateful and couldn't imagine doing it alone!!
Our crazy messy house the day (night) we moved in. As you can see, Em and Nick had to sleep on a mattress on the floor in our living room. :) Boxes were everywhere!
Bryndon and Avery at the parade
We got poured on at the parade, but it was great fun! Avery didn't even care because she got a sucker from one of the people handing out candy.
We went to a hot air balloon launch as part of RochesterFest, a yearly summer tradition of all kinds of activities for a week.
Fun to see 4-5 balloons being "blown up" and setting off!
Avery and I went strawberry picking at a farm nearby. She was a good helper!
I made my first freezer jam with the strawberries we picked! So proud! :)
Avery at the beach! About 15 minutes from our house there is a park and pond called Foster Arend and we have loved going to the little sandy beach there a number of times already! It's a dammed up part of the river and the water is so refreshing but not too cold.
On the 4th of July we went to two different parties, one of which had almost the whole ward there (plus others). They had good food and all sorts of fun games like gunny sack races! Bryndon participated in the one with the men. We were so proud!
Avery went through a phase right after we moved where she was really insecure and not quite herself. I'm sure she could tell there was something major happening and everything was changing and new for her. But she's now back to her mostly happy, silly self. :)
Here's our girl on the 4th of July. Pretty and patriotic!
Avery and momma on the 4th.
Avery has met so many new friends here, including Stockton above. She loves her friends and gets so excited to play with them!
Here are Ali and Gavin Nickolaus, who are two of the kids of our friends Brant and Katie.
I have seen some beautiful sunsets here. It's tricky because you have to be in the right spot (up on a hill) to see them.
At the county fair there was a little barn full of baby animals that had just been born. These piglets were so darn cute as they pushed and shoved in a frenzy to get some milk from momma pig. :)
Here is Bryndon and Avery at the fair. We rode the ferris wheel and the merry go round and got to pet some animals. Avery loved it!
Here we are on the merry go round.
More pictures will be coming, especially of Avery's birthday and the fun party we had!
