Progress in the hole

Dave and all of his helpers (there were others besides Lucy!) made a lot of progress this weekend. The footings were poured Friday morning, the block laid on Saturday and layout for the slab that is being poured tomorrow, thats what Lucy is helping with below.
I love this one with the finger holding her one eye closed!

While Dad was busy working, we had time to head to Woodbury Lakes with Grandma, Aunt Jessie, Lauren and Ella.

Fall Fest at St. Croix Central Elementary

We went to the fall festival at Grace's school tonight. The girls had a good time and saw quite a few of their friends.

Yes, there was a skunk as part of the petting zoo.

Grace and our neighbor Mackenzie with their CRAZY hair!

Changes at the Mansell Residence

We all came home to a hole in the front of the house and a BIG dirt pile today. Dad is in Nebraska but that didn't stop him from starting the kitchen project today. Between him and Mom there is no way this project won't be finished on time (not sure what the timeline is?)!
Lucy is pretty proud of the dirt pile and was game for climbing right away.

The pictures don't do it justice but there is a ton of dirt in front of our house, it looks like we dug a new house foundation from the road!

If you come to visit us in the next few weeks, please don't use our front door! Come on in through the garage!

We will try and keep the blog updated as the construction progresses, it should go fast afterall Jack Frost is nipping at our heels!

Visit to North Carolina

We went to North Carolina this weekend to visit Jill and Kenny. It was great to see them and we had a blast going to the Fire Station, Children's Museum, a movie, swimming, and of course lots of eating and a little shopping too. Thanks for being such great hosts Jill and Kenny!

At Jill and Kenny's house....
At the fire station Grace trying on one of the coats.

Grace and Jill in their firefighter hats!

Mom, Grace and Lucy on the firetruck.

Outside of the Marbles Children's Museum.

Kenny and Grace building something..........

Mom helping Lucy build something (all of the treasures we made survived the plane ride home too!)

Mom and Grace working on dressing a dog.

A Nice Fall Day...

This afternoon we went up to our land to check Dad's trail camera and enjoy the great fall day.
The girls had fun picking up leaves and sticks along the walk.

They carried this BIG stick almost all the way around the property and finally put it down, they really wanted to bring it home.

Our new toy.....

We got a new toy today. The girls were definitely more excited about it then I would have thought. Dad already promised to bring it out to Grandma and Grandpa's to ride around the fields tomorrow (we aren't allowed to make paths around our yard =), we will have to see how long that lasts!).

We need to get helmets for the girls, Lucy was a good sport and wore her Dora bike helmet.

Lucy and Abby's Trip to the Apple Orchard

Lucy and Abby went to the Apple Orchard in Afton today. They even brought us home some apples! Lucy being an ear of corn and Abby as a pumpkin.

Lucy with the baby calves. There are sheep, goats, llamas, and a donkey.

This big chair looks pretty cool.