Fun times tonight!

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Aunt Mandy came to town!

Just last week Aunt Mandy (aka Dee Dee to Ethan) came for a visit. The boys loved seeing her and showing off their new home and town.

Lots of pictures to share!

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I hope this works--it is a much easier way to share more than a few pictures at once. You'll see pictures from our crazy end of summer... including our trip to Hershey, PA... visits with our friends the Migely's before the move, our neighborhood going away party--complete with cheese curds, party ball, fireworks, and cheese head hats--and a final trip to Sunny Side Up and the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. Enjoy!

The first day of school...

Here's a quick picture of Mike in the early morning before his first official day... and one of Colin (aka Mr. Photogenic) before we walked to his school as well. Colin is not in kindergarten this year, as he JUST turned 5 right before the cutoff date and we decided another year of pre-k would be the best fit for him. He's attending a prekindergarten program at the UWW Children's Center which as been fantastic so far. He goes five mornings a week and absolutely loves the college students he is able to interact with. Oh and of course, Ethan couldn't be left out!

We're HERE!

Well, as of August 25th we are now official Wisconsinites. We have slowly settled into our new normal and for the most part we are loving the change. I am now home for the first time ever with the boys while Mike works long days at UWW. We both have welcomed the transition! Mike really enjoys teaching, and I am loving trips to the library, park, and lots of time for reading and cooking. Being so much closer to our family near Chicago has been wonderful as well. The last month or so has been a blur as we spent several days in Pennsylvania visiting with Mike's family and mourning the loss of his Grandma, almost a week in northern Wisconsin at Summer Haven with my parents, we packed up in Minneapolis--and spent lots of time trying to have fun with our neighborhood crew and close friends (and Mandy of course), I finished my job, and moved in to our new home. Then just four days later we were back on the road again for my cousin Tyler's wedding! Colin turned 5 and Ethan turned 2 within 10 dyas of our arrival--mix in the first days of school for both Mike and Colin and whew! We still have boxes to unload, but we're getting there. Today, we were able to enjoy the fantastic weather and spent time with two other faculty members and their families (with all boys!) It was such a good time. Hopefully, we'll update more regularly now!