We left South Dakota and headed east to the Twin Cities in Minnesota. John was not too sure about the weather as October can be very questionable!! The weather was perfect! Sunny and warm every day. June had been so cold and wet and Minnesota had received so much rain at the beginning of September that the road that we were to take from I-90 up to the Twin Cities was closed due to flooding. We headed
Albert Lee and spent the night before heading north on I-35 to Maple Grove.I love to stop in Minnesota to spend time with the Grand kids!! And my daughter, naturally!!!!! Angela and I did get to spend two days together without the kids to talk and shop, Mom and Daughter things... . it was a great time with her. I do miss her when I am away. The kids as always are great fun. I got to spend some time with them as Angela had to go to San Francisco for work and her husband was also out of town for business.
Michael is now 6 and is riding his two wheel without the training wheels.....he is so proud. Abby is now 4 and she does very well keeping
up with her brother. Michael is in Kindergarten and Abby in Pre-K. They both go to the same school and are having a lot of fun with so many new friends.
Keeth and Kristy were away for most of the time that we were in Minnesota however they returned with little Emery, 1 year old, the night before we were to leave. I was so glad to be able to see Emery. She is doing very well, despite her early beginning ( 6 week early!) She has learned to sit up and do her version of crawling. We are hoping that she will be walking near the end of the year.
The weather while we have been here has been fantastic. As I said, sunny and warm every day. It has even been in the 80's. a real Indian summer. The leaves are at their peak in beautiful hues of gold, red and yellow.
We were going to head to Washington DC, but decided to stay over as there is a Flight Attendant retirement party on the 12th. I am looking forward to going and see many friends. We will then head East to DC for a couple of day, John had not been in the district before so he is looking forward to that....
That is all for now....
Until then, Candy and Johnny
