Iowa State Fair

Last minute, we decided to go to the state fair. Kyle had never been & he has lived in Iowa his ENTIRE life! We had a good time, it was SUPER hot though!

It just happened to be that the day we were at the fair my cousin was singing on one of the stages! It was great to see her, she is a great singer & very beautiful!

You can get pretty much anything either deep fried or on a stick at the fair!

So here is Kyle eating his "Deep Friend Candy Bar (MilkyWay)! It was actually pretty good!

Abby!

While on vacation we got a puppy!!! We named her Abby. She is a Pom-A-Poo!! She is tons of fun & super cute!

Abby getting weighed at her first Vet visit!

Now she is getting her heart checked!! She was a good puppy!!

Kyle combing Abby's hair before her first bath!

Kyle & Abby...she wasn't excited to get wet!

Getting dried off!

Vacation!

Kyle & I spent last week vacationing at Leech Lake in Minnesota with his Grandparents, Aunt, Unlce, and cousin. We spent our days fisihing, skiing, relaxing, did a little shopping, and just tried to enjoy our time off as much as possible! Hope everyone had a great week & you enjoy our pics! Oh by the way I caught the most fish.....6!

Here is a picture of our rig we took! It was a full load!

This is the name of the lodge we stayed at, it was pretty nice!

Here is a pictre of the resort of the bay!

Me & Kyle...we stopped in Walker (the nearest town to the lake) for a few groceries. I love my husband!

Kyle & his Grandpa DeWall

Kyle...he is king of the giant bobber!

Kyle & I fishing early in the morning!

Kyle caught the first fish...but it was tiny! ;)

Kyle & I swinging in front of our cabin!

Kyle & I fishing at night...we didn't have any luck.

Kyle & our last catch of the vacation...we got to take 6 fish home!!

Wendi's Surprise Going Away Party

My sister Mindi & I, along with the help of our husbands, threw our youngest sister Wendi a suprise going away party & it was a huge success! She didnt' have any idea & was very surprised! She is transferred to Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida & she will be playing volleyball. We are definately going to miss her a lot, but it does give us one more reason to visit Florida!

The food table, we set it up in the breezeway & it worked out perfect!

I thought the cupcakes turned out pretty cute!

The classic "rice krispie logs"!

Kyle making his taco salad! Yum Yum!

Everyone hanging out on the patio!

Wendi opening & her gifts that friends brought!

My favorite little sister....gonna miss her a TON!

Wendi, I, & Mindi& Now Mom in the picture too!
Wendi, Grandma Freund, & Dad....he doesn't like to smile for pictures very much!

Wendi getting ready to serve, after eating we all played volleyball, fun fun!

We ended the night with a bonfire & some good convo! But we forgot about the yummy smores!

Tawny's Bachelorette Party!

On Saturday I had my friend Tawny's bachelorette party. Tawny & I have been friend's for quite some time....maybe 15 years! She is marrying Clayton, they have been an item since junior high! We had a great time playing games, having girl talks, watching Tawny open all her "fun" gifts, and just catching up! Can't wait for the wedding, should be lots of fun!

Here Tawny is showing off her "Soon to be Mrs. Anderson" shirt!

We played a game where Clayton answered questions prior to the party & Tawny had to guess what Clayton would answer them as, if she got it wrong her would have to eat a piece of bubble gum, she actaully did really well! 13 out of 22 right! But 9 pieces of bubble gum at once is a lot!

Here is a sample question....this is one that Tawny got wrong. :(

Here is Tawny showing off one of her many gifts!

Tawny was reading her "Love Coupons" from the "Honeymoon Survival Kit" that I gave her and Clayton! It was pretty funny!

Some of the girls just hanging out at the party!

Tawny with all her lovely gifts!

Eating supper on the patio, Shari's mom was a great hostesss for the party!

Tawny & I after eating some yummy home grown IA sweetcorn! I'm gonna miss her so much when she moves to Kansas!

Celebrating Sara's Birthday!

Last Thursday Kyle & I went to Des Moies to celebrate our good friend's Sara's birthday with her! We met at Texas Roadhouse for supper & then went out a did some shopping! It was a fun night!

Here Sara is on the saddle & she got a big "YeeHaw" from everyone for her birthday!

Here is another shot of Sara on the saddle!

Kyle & I at the roadhouse, they have such good food, we ate too much!

Sara & I.....I miss her not being in Fort Dodge! We had a great time!