New Adventures Part 2

We have now arrived back in Denmark and have a lot of fun memories to look back on.   Here is what we have been up to since the last New Adventures post.

After the Weinauer get together at my Dad’s on the 9th we spent the next 4 days just hanging out. Other than going to the orchard we spent a day with my highschool best friend Andrea, her husband Jason and her little boy Westin who was born just about 3 weeks after Silas. It was so wonderful to see them again and to see them as parents. We also had a day where we went to Mall of America and shopped until we all dropped.

Friday we said goodbye and headed to my friend Julie’s to stay for a short week. She was my first college roommate, and also became a Mommy to Alexander just 5 weeks before  I did! She is a nurse and works afternoon/evenings so we had a lot of time with her in the mornings while our boys ate and napped.  She made us some delicious breakfasts and lunches and it was nice just to catch up and be a part of her daily life.  During that week we also had some day trips including a Brown family get together so Silas could meet all his Great Aunts and Uncles and 2nd cousins, a drive to Wisconsin to visit my college friend Anna and see their new house. One evening Søren and I attempted to go out to dinner, but Silas did not think that was a very good idea so we managed in and out of the restaurant in about 35 minutes. We think the food was good, but actually we’re not sure. Silas also got to meet a bunch of my college friends as my friends Sarah and Matt hosted a dinner party for a bunch of us.

Okay so that was week 2. Here are the last few things we experienced in week 3. 

1) Took a drive up to Saint Bens (my college) and visited with my old roommate Emily and her family. We took a walk around campus on a very beautiful fall day and also visited with my old professor Dale who showed us around the new wing of the music building.

2) Played frisbee golf with my brother. *Notice that some of the last pictures have the date on them, these are the pictures we took with Johnny’s camera as I accidentally ran over my purse with my cell phone and camera in it on the way to frisbee golf.

3) Went to my friend Anne’s wedding in St. Paul.  It was so wonderful to actually get to be able to be a part of one of my friends weddings.  Living so far away I have missed so many weddings it was fantastic that we happened to be in town for hers!

4) Went to the Vikings/Packers game! Although the Vikings have been struggling this year, they played very well, with their rookie quarter back, and it was an amazing game.  We sat in row 21 so we were close to the action, and well the Packers are our biggest rivals so the atmosphere was intense and exciting!

*As you can maybe see these last 2 are not exactly baby friendly events so Silas was babysat for the first time.  My mother and brother did a great job and I’m sure Silas had a great time.  It was pretty sweet though that when we got back from the Vikings game and said hi to Silas and he gave me a huge smile! I could just hear him saying "I missed you Mommy."

Meeting Westin

Playing with Grandpa

Some alone time cruising on a beautiful "fall" day

Meeting Alexander

Meeting family and 3rd? cousin Heidi

Looking at Søren on one of our drives

Silas and Alexander

Us with Julie and Alexander

Playing with Grandma and Uncle Johnny

Meeting Great Grandma Adrienne

Frisbee Golf

Anne's Wedding

All the hockey girls from St. Bens at the wedding

Vikings make an entrance

Skål Vikings

Before heading home we went Christmas and Birthday shopping with my Mom and had a nice relaxing evening together.

The trip home went just as well as the trip there.  Silas was excellent on the plane ride even though we didn’t get a basket for him and he had to sit with us the whole time. Both flights we were given an extra seat, so that helped a bit.  He slept a lot and was otherwise quite content. Again a great traveller.

Tired waiting for our final plane