Soergel's Farm

My favorite time of year!!

HA!! I made Jerrod take this picture with me!

Uncle Nick and Aunt Anna

I thought Camryn looked absolutely gorgeous that day!

Grandpa Brink brought over his Percheron horses and wagon for the wedding party to have a ride after the ceremony.

Camryn was a "dancing queen!" She loved dancing to "Put a Ring on It" and "Apple Bottom Jeans!"

After a nap Carson came alive and was really "getting down!"




A little fun at the hotel pool Sunday morning!

The end of our trip to Iowa was spent in Sioux Center where we set up for and had fun being a part of Uncle Nick and Aunt Anna's wedding! Carson did great as the ring bearer and Camryn as the flower girl. It was so much fun to see family that we hadn't seen in 10 years since our own wedding! Camryn and Carson, Jerrod and I were honored to be asked to be a part of their special day! Congratulations, Uncle Nick and welcome to the family Anna!

IOWA

Wow! What a whirlwind trip. We started out Saturday morning the 25th of September for Iowa with a FULL car and an extra passenger! This was Cooper's first trip to Iowa. We made it to Maquoketa to stay with Grandpa Rich and Judy by 5:45 that night! The kids had fun riding Grandpa's 4-wheeler and discovering all of the candy corn throughout their house!

Sunday afternoon we headed to Aunt Jenny's farm where the kids enjoyed all of Alex's ride-on toys, kittens, ducks, chickens, and trampolines! We were also able to watch Olivia play a couple of volleyball games and see some of Megan's science projects. Camryn was even brave enough to take a combine ride!

Wednesday we headed to Britt for Grandma and Grandpa Keith's. The kids had fun checking out Grandpa's new golf cart and even playing 22 holes! Grandma wondered what had happened to them! Camryn filled her in on the details...

We had SOOO much fun and the weather couldn't have been better!

And Another 1st...

Monday afternoon, Carson was playing with our 3-year-old neighbor, Max. Max has a Strider, which is a bike without pedals that helps you learn to balance. Carson likes to play around on that and Max's bike without training wheels. He was riding Max's bike and I noticed he was trying to get his feet up on the pedals. Eventually he did and was riding circles around the driveway! He's riding a two-wheeler!! We took the training wheels off of his bike, and he's off and away!!

Again, pictures and video to follow!

Another 1st Day

Carson had his official 1st day of preschool today, and boy was it different from the last time I took a child for their first day! Carson nearly pushed me out the door, unlike Camryn who cried everyday for 6 months! I've only been able to get bits and pieces about his day. Apparently they played, took a bathroom break and made a "choo-choo" as they walked down the hall. (Carson opted to NOT make the train noise!). They had Bunny Grahams for snack, played outside and read "Caps for Sale", and Griffin cried because he missed his mom. I can't believe he's so big already! Truthfully, I've been waiting for this day for at least a year! Carson has an INCREDIBLE amount of energy! We both enjoyed our 2 1/2 hours this morning! Not Cooper so much. He went to the vet for his pre-surgery appointment. He'd better enjoy his week in Iowa, because when we get back, it's snip-snip for him. :(

Pictures are stuck on the camera...the downloading software is not working! Grrr! I'll post them when I get it figured out.