Nauvoo

We went to Nauvoo last weekend with our good friends Audrey and Shad. It really was amazing. It was incredible to be in a place where the church had so much growth and to be where Joseph Smith had been.

Nauvoo Temple

Standing in front of Joseph Smith's house and over to the right is his grave.

While in Nauvoo we also celebrated my 26th birthday. I feel older, I think I am going to have a horrible time turning 50. We ate Dairy Queen, a midwest favorite, chocolate ice cream to celebrate. All in all it was a wonderful trip and birthday.

U T A H !

Oh, how I love Utah! We went to Utah this last weekend to celebrate my Grandma Bev's 85th birthday! We were also able to celebrate the 4th of July as well! We do love Minnesota, but miss Utah like crazy.

My cute Grandma Bev and Aunt Tracy at my Grandma's party.

Some Crookston cousins at my Grandma's party.

Meeting at Laird Park with some friends.

Hiking with my Mom at Lake Mary.

We went to the Rodeo with Mitch's Family.
I didn't get a picture of the whole family, but a got a great one of Mitch's sister's family.

My great Aunt Becky, Grandma Mary and Chase at dinner on the 4th.

We also went waterskiing! Mitch loves to drive the boat.

Duluth.

After the marathon, Mitch was a great support!

Mitch next to Lake Superior

If you look in the distance, you can see the lighthouse

We went to Duluth this weekend. It's in northern Minnesota next to Lake Superior. I ran Grandma's Marathon. The marathon was beautiful, all along Lake Superior. We also went to Split Rock Lighthouse, about 40 miles north of Duluth, and on a boat cruise on a small section of Lake Superior.

All in all we had a wonderful weekend.

Happy Father's Day!

Dad,

Thank you for everything.

Happy Father's Day!

Love you.

Sj

The Farmer's Market in Rochester

We went to the farmer's market on Saturday in the RAIN! It's been raining all weekend. I came across these delicious strawberries and couldn't resist. They were oh so delicious.

Happy Summer.

Marsala.

Folks, I cooked CHICKEN MARSALA all by myself, well with a little help from Mitch. It was my first experience cooking with wine and I was so excited when the meal turned out well.

The recipe came from this cookbook, Mitch gave it to me for Mother's Day. We have cooked a few recipes from the book and have been satisfied with every single one.

I wish all of you happy cooking.

Happy summer.

W E E K E N D . . .

Last weekend we went to a Honkers, Rochester's local baseball team, game with Audrey, Shad, Breanna and Nate. We had an excellent time and the Honkers even won.
We are loving Rochester summers.