Happy 4th of July!

This weekend it finally set in…we aren’t in AC anymore. Me and Lance had just talked earlier this week about if either one of us was homesick and we both said no not yet. I guess with it being our first holiday away we are both feeling a little homesick and missing our family and friends. Although we missed a fun weekend on Norris, we had our own ‘sandy beach’ we went to on Kohlmeier Lake. We had a blast! Its no Norris Lake, but given the circumstances it was a great alternative! Ansley at first didn’t want any part of the sand, but she eventually got the hang of it and LOVED IT!  

 

Kohlmeier Lake...Owatonna's version of 'sandy beach' :)

Ansley and her buddy, Aria

Ansley taking a break....eating blueberries!

One day last week me and a couple of girls (Jennifer, Allison, and one lucky little boy, Parker who is almost 4months old) went to Straight River Farms and went strawberry picking!! We had such a good time! It happened to be on one of the hottest days so far, I think it got into the 90’s. We didn’t pick very long, but we had fun! I do believe Ansley ate more than she picked. When I saw ate….I mean she ate stems, leaves, and all the strawberry!!! Needless to say chasing around and making sure Ansley didn’t eat all the strawberries resulted in a small quantity of strawberries that actually made it into our bucket!

Ansley and her buddy, Parker

The weather has been great this past week! It kinda feels like home….hot and humid! Other than strawberry pickin’ we have spent time at the pool. One of the perks of working for Federated is that they like to take care of their employees. One of the ways is that they offer a discount on the Owatonna Country Club. Yep-we are members of a country club….fancy! LOL! The part that sold me on the membership, other than the discount, was the pool. So while Lance is working away at his job/school, me and Ansley go hang out at the pool or in the evenings while Lance is playing golf, me and Ansley will hit the pool up.

Before we moved up here, lots of people warned us about the mosquitoes and black flies. Once we moved up here i was thinking, I don’t see any of these huge mosquitoes/black flies. Well, within the last week….we are all ate up with mosquito bites!!! They came out of nowhere and yes, they are bad! The town sprays a couple times a week. They have a truck with a big sprayer on the back that is really loud….you can hear the sprayer coming! Not sure how long these mosquitoes will stay around, hopefully not long!

Saturday night we went and ate a really neat restaurant called the Hubble House, it was a stage coach stop built in 1854. We went with two other couples. It was a great meal with great company! The Hubble House is a designated national historic site located in historic Mantorville, MN. A brief history of the Hubble House can be found at http://www.hubbellhouserestaurant.com/.

Tonight we plan on watching fireworks at the Steele County Fairgrounds, which is about 2minutes from our house. The only bad thing is that the fireworks don’t start til 10 because it doesn’t get dark til then! I guess we will let Ansley stay up! Hahah…if you know Ansley, you know that she is a night owl so it won’t be a problem! J I'll post pics later!

Sorry for the long post! I’ll try and do multiple post throughout the week next time! Continue to pray for us and our adventure….We love you guys and miss you like crazy!!!