October 2022

 October was a beautiful month!  The weather has been amazing.  We also had lots of fun with friends and family!

I somehow was convinced to run in Market to Market again.  It went better this time, but I still struggled on my last leg.  My legs were just dead!  This group of ladies makes it worth it:)

My family was able to see me finish my last leg, which was definitely motivation to keep going!

Reeve was in the Harvest of Harmony parade for dance.  It was a gorgeous morning and we enjoyed getting to see her!

It was so fun to watch these boys in football this year!  They have come a long ways and picked up some wins this season, which was awesome.

Enjoyed a workout at Heather's with my niece and sister too:)

October date night sure was fun!  Anytime you get to see the Huskers, it's a good time.  Love dating my husband:)

Reeve became really close with a para at her former elementary school.  She also coached her at gymnastics and would give her a ride every week.  She asked Reeve to say the dinner prayer at her wedding.  Reeve did a great job and we enjoyed helping them celebrate their special day!

Mike got us a membership to the Liederkranz during the putt tour, so we decided to check it out with the Borowski's.  

Dinner group at our house in October was Halloween themed.  We dressed up in costumes and made Halloween food.  It was a fun time!

Date with Reeve in October was a trip to Kearney for a UNK volleyball game and some sushi.  We had a good time:)

It's time for basketball.  Here is our new team this year and we have some new jerseys.  We are super excited for the season!  I sure do love coaching these girls:)

Happy 3rd birthday to Blair.  We got to help her celebrate!

First middle school dance!  Reeve wanted to have friends over to get ready and eat dinner.  These girls had a blast and got along great.  I am glad we were able to do this!

Dinner group girls were able to sneak away to Omaha to see our dear friend Kelly.  We had a blast!  We sure do miss getting to see Kelly more often in GI.  Can't wait to do this again!

We ended the month hitting up a few houses in our neighborhood with the kids.  Our neighbors were excited to see us and could not believe how big the kids are getting!  

September 2022

 September has been a fun month!  The weather has been great and we have enjoyed plenty of fun:)

Kids had no school on a Friday during state fair, so we were able to go out on a Thursday night and ride LOTS of rides because it was not that busy!  

Mike and I finally purchased property!  This has been a long time coming and something we have dreamed of.  If everything wasn't so expensive we would go ahead and build.  But due to the price of things we are likely waiting a few years.  Below is where we will place our pond and house.

Took a stab at homemade sourdough rolls and they turned out great!  I need to make them again:)

On a whim we got tickets to FloRida at the state fair.  We had never been to a rap concert so we thought we would take advantage of going since it was here in town.  It was honestly okay for us.  It took forever for FloRida to come out and then it got a bit R rated at one point.  We decided it was time for us to go.  Either way, it is always great to spend time together!

The next day we had Quinn's baptism and then spent some time at the river with some of the Schumachers.

Reeve earned student of the week!  Super proud of her and this acknowledgment:)

Enjoyed a fun outing to the Lincoln Zoo for Brew at the Zoo.  We missed Mike's oldest sister, but were grateful that those of us who live out this way were able to go!

We had a staff tailgate at GISH prior to a home football game.  It was a tad chilly/windy, but we had a good time.  Feels good to be working on our climate/culture!

School pictures turned out great for both kiddos!

My seniors are out at practicum and it makes me so happy for them!

Finally got my hair done!  It feels good:)  Cut some long bangs also, which is fun.

Joden's team picked up a win for A team and a tie for B team at Columbus.  The boys wanted a picture after the game:)

Always proud of my boy!

Got to sneak away for a quick overnight date with my girlfriends!  We had a great 24 hours:)

Got home from fun with the girls to enjoy some cards on the patio with my family!

Got to watch the Borowski girls for an overnight date for mom and dad!

Dinner group appetizers and drinks included a quick visit out to the new property!  Can't wait to create more memories here in the near future:)

Kat is doing on the go basketball clinics to create the love of the game!  I have been able to make a few.

The last week has been windy!  This was me at Joden's football game this last week.  I should have totally brought a pony tail! 

Met my family for a quick beer for Nick's birthday:)

August 2022

 August has been a fun month!  We have enjoyed fun with friends/family and have adjusted to the back to school life:).  Excited for some of their games/events to begin here soon!

For a fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters the boys did a Putt Putt event at the bars downtown Grand Island.  They had a blast and likely had one too many beers, but were not too out of control:)

Meanwhile Joden was camping with his good friend Aden!

Reeve and I enjoyed our annual back to school shopping trip.  We go to Kearney for Target, coffee, Old Navy, a theatre show, and lunch or dinner.  This year we saw Sister Act, which was really good and ate dinner at a Mexican restaurant.  We usually do sushi and decided we wished we would have kept with the norm.  Mexican was just okay.  

We have a tradition where we go get coffee and play a board game on my last day off before I return to work.  We always have a great time:)

My sister works for GISH virtually, but came down for the back to school events.  It was super fun to have her around the first few days back to work!!  Maybe someday she can live here full time:)

This is my niece Charlee who passed away at birth.  She would have been 11 this August.  It is always heartbreaking knowing she isn't here, but knowing we will get it to reunite one day give us all something to look forward to. 

Team builder for dance at the lake.  The girls had fun!

Reeve always helps me in my classroom before school and I love it!  I will be sad when she doesn't want to help me anymore.

I bottled my kombucha for the first time and it was soooooo good!  It makes it carbonated and taste delicious.  This first one was pineapple turmeric. 

Back to school pictures:

Mom-16th year and currently teaching high school

Reeve-6th grade at Westridge

Joden-8th grade at Barr

Can't believe my babies are both in middle school!

Celebrated Mike's birthday at the fair for the bull riding event!

The next day was the marathon relay with some fun friends!  We ran it in 3:39, placing first for women:)

After party was at Kinkaider to watch the Huskers play in Ireland.  It was a fun day for sure!

That night we had dinner group and celebrated Mike's birthday there with a peanut butter cake!