Just Us

Have you ever felt like you were moving so fast and dong so much.....that when things finally slow down...you aren't sure how to relax?!?! This has definitely been my day today. Dan and I have had such a busy couple of weeks and are SO glad to be relaxing a little this weekend together. Last weekend, I headed to Des Moines with the cheerleaders for their first state competition. They did wonderful and placed 11th in our division. A 10 point deduction for a hairband kept them from an 8th placing. So placing in the top half for their first time...is pretty amazing! :) We were very proud of them. Parent-teacher conferences were this past week as well. And I survived. It makes for a really long week, but it is good to connect with parents. Month without TV update: Dan has one more day to go!!!! Tomorrow he has class and then we plan to go out to a movie...or to a couple! Hahaha. It is pretty amazing how much more time we have for other things when we aren't watching tv. ...

On Thursday night, Mel came over for our annual FALL FUN NIGHT! :) We were really brave this year and did some tricky carving. These are our finished products after hours of carving and sipping cider. We took these pumpkins over to Grandma Daisy's for the trick-or-treaters on Saturday. Grandma was pretty excited. I handed out candy, while Dan sat in a ground blind out on the farm....waiting for the BIG one. The BIG one did not make an appearance this weekend.....but I have sure been learning a lot about all that goes into the GREAT hunt. Did you know that this man wears deer pee on his shoes just to attract deer?!?!? Wow....I think I will stick to jewelry..... :) Hope you all had a wonderful weekend!

Here we are.......happily enjoying our new ride! :)

This weekend we made a really exciting decision and bought a Dodge Dakota. Yes, "Buying a truck" happen to be one of the things on Dan's Without the Tube list. :) Here is one picture for you, family! More to come soon! :) Love you all!

Wow....was our last post seriously in July?!?! Thanks to little Miss Leah Maria...my goal is to do a better job of actually posting. :) So much has happened since July! School has started and fall is finally here. Dan and I have been enjoying the early darkness....doesn't make us feel like nerds when we are snuggled up on the couch in our pjs by 7! :) We have had lots of visitors that make our weekends extra special and are so EXCITED about Quincy's arrival in December. The first pictures are of Deid's shower. Grandma Terri is pretty excited. Let's just say....Quincy is going to have enough quilts to keep him warm until he's 50. :) All the excited aunts and Grandma T. The wonderful SOON-TO-Be Great Grandma Dunn. I think I get my smile from her.... :) The next pictures are of a trip we made to Columbia to visit Leah, Nate and Faithers. Isn't she such a cutie-pie? We are pretty much in love with her! These are a few of her "Aunt DD? Seriously?" ...

Nate, Leah and Faithers came for a short visit and the brothers went for a little fishing trip. The began their fishing expedition at the Dunn pond in Villisca. However, the HUGE catfish they were hoping to catch seemed to be hiding! Soooo....sometime after midnight the boys called us to inform us that they were going fishing in some river. A couple hours later, they arrived in Glenwood to clean the fish Dan caught! :) Dan had so much fun having Nate there. Fishing is just so much more fun with your brother!

Last summer, we celebrated Momma Dunn's birthday with a girls' trip to Branson, MO. This summer we decided to continue the tradition with a summer trip to Las Vegas. I had never been to Las Vegas before and let me tell you.....it was a unique experience! SOOOO many interesting people and so many beautiful hotels to see! We spent most of our days laying out at the pool, walking around looking at all the hotels, shopping, eating at fun places and LAUGHING! Unlike most Vegas goers, we actually didn't spend much time gambling.....I work way to hard to throw my money away!! :) We had to take extra care of our pregnant sister---lots of water and sleep! We did see a couple shows while we were there. And a surprise highlight was getting to see Eric Clapton in concert at the MGM! I think we were the youngest people there that actually knew his songs. Thanks Daddy Dirk! Again I was reminded how very blessed I am. As sisters, we are all so different and yet so much the same. ...