Applesauce day 2021 – take 1

My MIL knows how much the Shecklets love homemade applesauce, so she sent us a bushel of apples from the orchard. It’s a fair amount of work, but the result is delicious.

Friends since…

The later 2000’s. The adults met at SJB when there were only 4 kids between the 6 of us. Now we have 10!

It was a lovely day for a walk at Bunker Regional Park followed by dinner out for just the adults. Lots of laughs, which were welcomed by everyone.

Just the ladies

My SIL asked if I was interested in going to the (rescheduled) Lauren Daigle concert with my girls and a friend of hers. I added my friend, MS, to our group and we made it an outing for the 6 of us. It was so much fun to hear live music. Lauren definitely loves to entertain and her voice is amazing in person.

HBD #11 to Shecklet #3 ๐ŸŽ‚

Shecklet #3 turned 11 today! She celebrate with friends last night. We thought 2-3 would be able to come over, but we ended up hosting 13 girls! They watched a movie outside, ate pizza and dessert, and played nighttime games in the yard. It was SO good to see them do normal kid activities again. ๐Ÿ’•

Today there were gifts, Chinese take out for dinner, and pumpkin cheesecake for dessert.

CC race and cheering section

Todayโ€™s CC race brought us close to Aunt Larissaโ€™s house. We called her en route to see if she wanted to come watch. She was free, so she joined me and the girls to cheer on Shecklet #2. He improved his time almost 50 seconds over his race last weekend!

Drama Class

Shecklet #3 is taking a drama class with her good friend. They meet twice a month and will have a performance in December. They are enjoying learning about projecting, annunciation, and even improvising.

Airsoft afternoon

Friends from church invited the guys to play airsoft this afternoon. They came home sweaty and tired and excited to play again.

Visit from the Schmidtshow

My cousin and his family came to visit over the weekend. 8 kids, 4 adults, lots of laughs, and new memories made. The kids connected like they were old friends, which was awesome to see. The adults enjoyed sitting around the kitchen table and catching up over Crown Royal peach with sweet tea. We took in a Twins game (unfortunately, they did not win,) but it didnโ€™t matter. It was just great to get to spend time with family.

This is what family looks like.

First CC race ๐Ÿƒ

Shecklet #2 is giving cross country a try as a way to get in shape for the ski season. Iโ€™m super proud of him for trying something new.