Di celebrates her Birthday in New York

I had to go to New York for business. Because I had to go on Di's birthday, I took her with me.
While I was in meetings, Di spent the days shopping and going to the museum.
We celebrated her birthday at Rue 57 on 6th Avenue. They lit the tree in Rockefeller Center while we were there. We had drinks at the Paramount Hotel in Time Square and then went to see the tree.
On the way back to the hotel, Di got a chance to tell Santa what she wanted for Christmas.

Thanksgiving

We had Thanksgiving at our house. 35 people showed up.
We got to meet Di's new nephew Ti from Casper Wyoming. Ti is Di's brother Doug's new son.
Everyone had a great time.That's Ti in the kitchen with Nicole.

Elle had a big day playing with all the kids that came. I think they wore her out!

Our nephew Joe comes to town

Our nephew Joe came to town to work on a bridge project for 3 weeks. He has been working in South Dakota for the last couple of years. The last time we saw him was during Sturgis week 2 years ago. He asked if he could stay with us for the first week he was here until he found a motel room. He ended up staying at are house for all but a few days during the second week he was here.
Gage and Elle really enjoyed having him around.
We went out for drinks on a Saturday night while he was here. Nicole and Joey didn't know when to say when!






Joey also helped me with some tree removal while he was here. It was nice to have the help.
He even gave Di some cooking tips while he was here!
It was really fun having him around.