Nathaniel and his 2nd grade teacher!

We biked to Lake Calhoun Labor Day Weekend.  

We were so close - we biked onward to the Walker Art Institute Sculpture Garden.  It was a 33 mile round trip!  Amazing that we can bike from our house to downtown Minneapolis entirely on bike trails!

Annabelle ready for the first day of school...6th grade!

Nathaniel ready for his first day of 2nd grade!

Nathaniel wandering through the corn at my Grandpa's farm in central Illinois.

The Hahn cousins with Annabelle and Nathaniel, looking at the horses at the farm.

My sister snapped this family photo along the river in Peoria.

Annabelle with her Great-great Aunt Marilyn...who looked fabulous as always!  She hosted a very lovely birthday dinner for my grandma.  It was my kid's favorite part of the trip (they report the fanciest dinner they have ever been to!)

Annabelle, Grandma Rudy, the Hahns and Nathaniel.

Pumpkin Parade morning at my Great Aunt Ruth's .

Catching candy at the parade with the cousins.

Annabelle and Nathaniel with the horses.

Another lively conversation around the Brecher kitchen table....one of my favorite places in the world.

Nathaniel and cousin Jacob petting a kitty at Ackermann's Pumpkin Farm.

The whole kit and caboodle!

A quiet afternoon of bliss for these boys as they put together Lego models, a gift from Aunt Marilyn!