Another Trip Home

Enjoying licorice ice cream at the park :0)

 

Eric, Jess, Rache, and I had a blast one day at the park swimming pool.

 

     My brother, Dave, spent five months making some beautiful new kitchen cabinets for our parents.  He and my nephew worked hard at getting them installed while we were home.

     The rodeo parade was awesome this year and lasted longer than it normally does. It was also the first time in one hundred years that the different Native American tribes from Wyoming and Montana gathered together to ride floats and their horses in the parade.  Then they hosted a Pow Wow after the parade was over.

  

Pics from "Tough Enough to Wear Pink" night at the rodeo...

  

Lots of time with the doggies!

Dakota, I'm pretty sure that the buffalo would win!

Teaching my mom how to take a selfie...too funny!

 

Time for a pedi...

LOVE spending so much time with my family when we are home!!

My younger brother, Steven, and our parents after mass one Sunday morning

 It was nice that Steven was home for six of the days that we were there as well.

 Girls' night out...lots of fun!

Mom and Dad

I never get tired of this view!!

Love you so much, Mom and Dad!!

Lake and Cabin Fun

I LOVE summer and all that it brings!!

Enjoying a leisurely pontoon ride with friends...:)

We were also lucky to see this loon family that same afternoon. 

A tribute to the 4th of July...

 

Darci, Annie, and I getting ready for an evening on the pontoon.

Emma decided that it was time for a swim...

...while Steve and Annie have some snuggle time!

The next morning, the boys were just chillin'

while the girls were headed out for a short kayak ride.

The afternoon provided a very intense and GIANT game of  Jenga!!

Mike (and Ranger) ponder his next move.

Who could stop at just one game though?!

Another beautiful Minnesota sunset...

Manda always has to show us a few moves! :0)

Thanks to our wonderful hosts, Mike and Darci, 

for always providing a wonderful 4th of July tradition!!

SO PROUD!!!

     Congratulations dear daughter, Danielle, on your first official career job.  That master's degree paid off in less than one month!  We are SO VERY PROUD of you, and Duluth is the perfect place---you were born at St. Mary's and spent your first year of life right around the corner from your new place!!!  UMD is lucky to have you!!  We love you so much!! 

Danielle Ostendorf

Reference & Electronic Resources Librarian

University of Minnesota Duluth

Moving...  

Dani sent this pic stitch of her (enormous) new office and view.