Tornado!!

On Sunday night/Monday morning we woke up to our phones going crazy.  Apparently we slept through the first tornado warning but woke up for the second one (well kinda....Sara looked at her phone, set it back down only to realize what it said minutes later before telling Brian and springing into action).  We got the kids out of bed and just as we were entering the garage to get in the storm shelter our power went out.  We were down there for about an hour before getting the all clear.  Reports later showed that the tornado was 1.5 miles wide and 31 miles long!!  Crazy!!!  Must have a basement in our next house!!!!!!!!  But we survived and we didn't have damage.  Only storm debris that was easily picked up.  There was damage all around us though - super large trees down, trees twisted and turned, windows popped out, furniture everywhere.  CRAZY!!  One man passed away not far from our house when a tree fell on his bedroom but otherwise no other fatalities.  God is good.  Thankful we are all safe and we will try to keep the complaining down about being without electricity.  (Edited to say that we without power until Wednesday at 6pm but we camped in our house and had space heaters and all was fine) 

State Tennis Tournament!

Mama's Shadow Valley tennis team made it to state for 5.5 combo, where one player is a 2.5 and one is a 3.0.  We had a great weekend - came in 3rd overall which we were excited about!  Daddy and the family had fun at home!  Thumbs up all around!

Pumpkin Patch Fun!

The cruise group as we know refer to it all went to a pumpkin patch up in Missouri one day and we tagged along!  We really liked this one as it seemed smaller yet had lots to do to keep everyone entertained.  The corn cannon seemed to be a hit and the weather was gorgeous so it was a great day!

Nana and Papa Time!!

While we were in Mexico celebrating our anniversary, Nana Jeanne and Papa Steve came to watch the kiddos (thank you, thank you!!!!). They stayed busy with school and activities but also playing and celebrating the kids' early birthdays!  Appreciated the fact that they sent us pictures so we could see all the fun they were having!!!!

When we got back we had a day all together before they hit the road so we checked out the trail between Crystal Bridges and the square.  Of course, we had to have ice cream!!!  Then we went to Buffalo Wild Wings to watch the Vikings game and eat - pretty sure they lost :( At night we played cards and had fun!  Thank you Nana and Papa for watching the kids for us!  We didn't have to worry once, we knew they were in good hands!!!  XO