Daily Grind

There is not a whole lot going on in Sioux Center these days, although it is a very distinctive time of year here. The combines are out in full force, the weather is cooling off considerably and it is my favorite time of year.
We are all keeping busy and doing well. Dale is quite busy with trucking. Next weekend he and his brother, Evan, will be heading to Montana with cattle and hopefully not getting on eachother's nerves. Dale is very much used to being alone in the truck (excpet for Petey of course), but is excited to have company for a change.
I (Janelle) have joined a few groups and am enjoying staying at home very much. A few girls from church invited me to join their playgroup on Wednesday mornings. Although Bennett doesn't "play" yet, it is a nice morning out, that is for sure. Today I started M.O.P.S. (moms of pre-schoolers). It was a fairly big step out of my comfort zone to go, but I enjoyed the first meeting. It is a great way to meet other moms. They meet twice a month, so that will be a welcome addition to our routine!
Bennett... let me see.... he is rolling over both ways now, loving that excersaucer, and teething. We are not so much liking the teething, but this is a stage we must go through... over and over until there are actually teeth! That is what I would like to see, actual teeth... that would make it all worth while. He weighs in at 14lbs, 25 1/2 inches long..... doing great.
That is us right now, normal and routined....

Winnipeg again

Noah

Evelyn, Jonathan & Noah

Noah & Bennett laughing at Grandpa

Grandpa with the 2 boys


So made a road trip to Winnipeg again this past weekend. Evelyn was going to do her profession of faith and Noah was being baptized - two great reasons to make the trip we thought. We left Friday morning and drove during the day... Dale thought he had never seen North Dakota in day light! We arrived at mom and dad's in time for supper (good planning on our part we thought). Saturday we took the 3 grandkids to get pictures taken at Sears... turned out pretty well and made Grandma happy:) Evelyn, Noah, Janelle, Bennett and Dale went to Cosco and it was so funny because Dale said "Do you want me to just take the boys home so you two (Evie and Janelle) can just get the rest of the shopping done and it would be a lot faster?" Well before he even had the entire sentence out of his mouth, Evelyn and I were like "YES". I sort of think he wished he hadn't volunteered this idea, because we took him up on it so fast.... He did great. He brought them back to mom and dad's without a hitch and shopping was a lot of fun for the girls!
Sunday was a great day. The church service was really nice and Noah was a hit as always. That boy is so funny, he has this contagious smile and laugh and you just can't help but love the kid.
Sunday night my friends paid us a visit. It is always so nice to see everyone, too bad we live so far away....
Monday morning the whole fam (minus Megan and Jonathan) went out for breakfast and saw us off again. We made it home in good time, Bennett was a born traveller! We had a great visit and looks like we will make the trip again at Christmas time.