Charlie's Baptism

We were honored to be asked to be Godparents for our nephew Charlie.  He did a great job at the baptism and is quite the guy; he's already crawling for pete's sake!  The girls had fun hanging out with family.  

We're getting excited for Thanksgiving break, and we're trying not to get dragged down by the decreasing amount of daylight.  Nina has been busy at school and Pip has been working on more letters at Barb's.  Pip has started to write her name, albeit in her own unusual style.  We've taken multiple trips to the museum, library, the zoo, and headed to the pet store.  We've visited with friends and shared laughs all around.  We feel blessed to have the freedom and opportunities we do.  

Tigger and Piglet

It was an enjoyable Halloween with great weather.  The girls liked carving pumpkins for the first time and really had a blast trick-or-treating.  They were excited to show anyone their loot.  We made a trip to the Governor's mansion and Pip was quick to correct him when he called her "Piggy."  Our trip down our street was fun with neighbor friends and we even took in the show of a fire wielder/breather.  

 

Halloween Pictures...

will come next post.  Here are some other shots of what the Naks have been up to as October comes to a close.  Nina has been having fun at school, enjoying all the seasonal projects and songs.  Pip has been learning to write some letters at daycare and enjoys "reading" to the 3 month old.

Peanuts Red Carpet Premiere

 

 

Football and Five Little Pumpkins

Slide + Leaf Pile = Paradise

Getting their silhouettes cut

Double Homecoming

We've gotten to partake in two Homecomings over the last few weeks and celebrate Kara's birthday.  First was the White Bear Lake Homecoming where Pip was the junior royalty and was in charge of carrying the crowns and tiaras.  All the teenagers had a small dance move when they were introduced, so Pip took it upon herself to walk out with a ballet pose on her tip-toes with her hands over her head.  We never know what she's planning.  She also was in the parade and did a good job waving.  For both events she was not very friendly to any students or staff during rehearsal, but put on the charm once it was show-time.

Nina at the parade and the picture she took 

The second homecoming was for UST which also included Ben's 10-year reunion.  So the girls headed to Owatonna while we enjoyed seeing old friends.  Not much has changed, and we had a lot of laughs.  We also took advantage of some free time to golf, watch a movie, go for some walks, and enjoy breakfast with more friends.  It's been a beautiful fall and the girls enjoyed raking and jumping in leaves when they got home.

Driving with Grandpa and Grandma

Oh yeah, and we went to Hamline's Homecoming

fall