Part 3: Did We Miss Anything?

We loved story time with Grandpa Bill.  Megan and Grandpa took turns reading and it was a contest to see who could get more pages in while taking turns.  Megan set the pace but Grandpa kept up!

Some of us dressed up and posed at the photo booth at Sarah's company Fall Event.

Sarah was the expert at the weigh-in station.

 Pumpkins were decorated by all.

Holmans at the University of Minnesota

with Goldie

 And on tour -- can you see Megan and Lucy with Liz?

 Will on campus again - our 2003 graduate!

I love this photo from earlier that week.

We made cards on National Scrapbook Day.  Megan poses with hers.

Part 2: More Adventures in Early October with the Holmans

Some adventures included:

Picking apples and family photos, story time with Grandpa Bill, craft time with Grandma Jan, lunch downtown and a University of Minnesota tour, all girl's lunch at the American Girls store, a health expo and fall event at Sarah's company and a surprise party for Becca.
Here are photos from a few -----------

We had a great time at the apple orchard.

Our visiting photographer took some lovely family photos.

They rode the train and had lunch downtown with Grandma Jan.

We had lunch at the American Girl store in Mall of America.
Lucy and Megan's new dolls joined up for lunch.

Part 1: Family Visit to Minnesota - October 2013

September 30 - October 6
My son Will and his family drove up from Arkansas for a week visit while Becca was in town.  We had lots of fun and many adventures.  It was the first time we have all been in Minnesota for quite awhile and it will be a year before we are able to do it again.

 Becca and Megan model hats at Target.

 Megan's favorite place for lunch - Noodles and Company

 A tour of Mary Kay's tremendous and fabulous 15-years-in-the-making doll house

 Lucy finally got to celebrate her birthday with Grandma Jan and Grandpa Bill.  

She was 5 years old in August.

Megan - models her Mom's new scarf from Indonesia (a present from Becca)

Friday Night at Target Field

We had tickets for the Cubs vs Twins game on Friday evening.
Great stadium and fun watching but unfortunately the Twins lost.  We had a good time anyway.

Becca, Bill, me, Sarah

How Time Flies When We're Having Fun

Becca has been in town for 3 weeks already and it has been wonderful having her here.  I can't believe she leaves in only one week.  We will all miss her tons.
In the meantime - let's have some fun.

We finally had time to spend a day together on Friday.
Becca picked me up from work at 11 AM and we found a good place to have lunch.

Here's Becca outside the Blue Door Pub in St Paul.

We picked up coffee at a shop nearby and drove to her good friend Megan's to visit and spend quality time with Megan and one-month-old Adelaide.

Loved holding the baby and spending time with Becca and Adelaide's mommy, Megan.

 Nap time for Adelaide

 Sleeping for 45 minutes.  Loved it.

 Waking up and happy

After an afternoon of baby and friend time, we met Bill and Sarah for dinner in Minneapolis.

Thumbs up for good drinks and food at the Corner Bar

More Becca Activities

I took last Friday off for Becca-time.   We planned to do some crafty activities but ended up doing errands to send her Visa request.  How many activities does it take to get your Visa?  It was two hours to type up all the forms, a trip to Walgreen's, Becca's bank, my bank and Fed X to get it on it's way. 
It was hectic but I was happy to just be there to keep her company.

We did have some fun Friday too.  We had a late lunch at Applebees at 4 PM.  Later Becca and Bill picked up a Red Box movie for the evening.  If you haven't seen '42' about baseball player, Jackie Robinson, you need to rent it and see it too.   Great story and great movie!

Becca and Sarah had a great weekend going on a long bike ride and meeting with friends.  Becca and I offered to help Sarah clean the refrigerator shelves at her place.  It was a lot of work but worth it.

 Becca had time to shop on Tuesday and modeled her new outfit for us.

Cute outfit and cute daughter who is having lots of fun during her visit here in the United States.

First Week Activities

Wednesday, September 11
Becca walked over to the DMV to get her driver's license renewed so she can drive while she's in town.
That evening Becca and I got crafty together and had a fun time creating for Fall.

Becca's creation up close.

Saturday morning, September 14

Sarah and Becca packed up her car and drove up North for the weekend.

Becca and Sarah all packed and ready for a road trip.

Sunday, September 15

Becca smiles for the camera before heading out to meet friends for lunch.

Welcome home, Becca.  We had a great first week here in Minnesota.

Becca is Back for a Month

Becca returned to Minnesota on Monday, September 9th.  She left Indonesia on Sunday morning and arrived in Minneapolis on Monday evening.  Sarah picked her up at the airport and delivered her to Savage for her stay.  We took Becca to dinner at Theresa's for great Mexican food and drinks.

Becca and Sarah are together again with dinner and drinks.

The guest room is ready for her visit.

Bill models a gift from Becca

 The next day - ready for action and fun with her sister.