5K Reindeer Run!

We did it! Candy and I participated in our first 5K together last Saturday. (Way to go Candy!) We hope to make it an annual tradition before baking Christmas cookies with our family. Here are some pictures of our day!

New Patio Door!

Thanks to my Dad for helping create a new look in our home. We got our brand new patio door! (An exciting time at the Peters' household.) Luke also finished the trim in the basement and hung a new door to the laundry room. I will post a picture of the new patio door soon. Yay!

Thanks Ladies!

I feel so special to know that my dearest cousins Ashley and Danielle are ALSO checking my uneventful life out via my blog.... Here is the latest in my life...

1. I got in a fender bender car accident last weekend and earned $1, 279.00 in insurance money for damage to my front and rear bumpers. I am NOT fixing my car because it isn't that bad and we'd rather put the money to good use. Yippee!

2. My basement painting job is now on coat #3....recommendation...never paint with red....it takes FOREVER to cover.

3. Lukas and I are trying to decide what to do on October 18th to celebrate our 1 year wedding anniversary....any suggestions!?

4. Looking forward to hosting a bridal shower for Candy and a baby shower for Danielle in the coming months....let the planning begin!

5. Classes at Hamline are going very well and my 5th graders are awesome this year. I am exhausted at the end of the day but I like to think I am releasing all my positive energy at school and that I've earned the right to be tired.

That's it for now...it's not much, but better than nothing! Here are some photos for your viewing enjoyment.....

Celebrating at Sarah and Chad's Wedding

This is my first carrot cake...baked from scratch by yours truly using carrots from my dad's garden!

Reed and Chelsea came to visit me on my birthday with her mom's new puppy, Tinka. My sisters and mom celebrated with me, too but we didn't get any pics together....bummer!

Here is the damage to my car after getting rear-ended...

Happy Birthday to my friend, Jen, who celebrated at our house last weekend!!! This is her with our flower girl, Kaelin, who is getting sooo big!

And lastly, Thanks to my sister Candace for coming over last weekend to do some cutting and coloring for Em, Jen and I. Yay!!!

Update

Looking forward to my lil brother to come over and paint our basement next week! Yahoo! No pics today, because I'm feeling lazy....and truthfully the only people who ever look at my blog seem to be my sisters and they already know everything about my life anyway. Right girls? I mean let's be serious!

Two Twins Games in One Week

We had an awesome time going to the Twins game with Jen, Joe, Jake and Emily. The Twins swept the White Sox and we watched from the 14th row on the 3rd baseline. Below is a picture of Emburger at her FIRST Twins game!

On Sunday, we watched the Twins from the "upper deck." This was Sam's FIRST Twins game, too! He had a fun time playing "A-woo-gah" with Uncle Luke and eating cotton candy and ice cream sundaes!

The Lindstams

Little Lauren!

Congratulations to Matt and Sarah on the arrival of their daughter, Lauren Nicole. What an angel she is! Thanks for letting me share in this exciting time of your lives!!!

Look at how our gardens grow!