NDSU Homecoming Parade

Wren's first parade here in Fargo was the North Dakota State University Homecoming Parade, followed by a genuine pep rally and then a football game.
















"Thundar" the NDSU bison, Wren is a big fan!















Wren watched very attentively (partially due to the candy that each float threw out to the kids!)

The NDSU Dance Team

September

We started out September with a trip back to Knoxville for Labor Day weekend. Evan's Grandma James just moved to Knoxville and this gave us the opportunity to visit the whole family plus many of our friends.

Wren and Maya on the bronze tortoise at Knoxville Zoo.













Wren's favorite rabbit in the whole world, Rocket Man and her good friend Cynthia.













Of course no trip to Knoxville would be complete without a trip to see our friends at Magpies!



















We finished off the weekend watching Boomsday fireworks downtown.




















Back at home in Fargo . . . Wren excels at accessorizing!



















We enjoyed an outing to the Fall Festival at Rheault Farm here in Fargo. Wren had a blast playing all of the games and meeting some new horses.

Finally, we decided Wren better gear up for the impending cold weather. After she was fully outfitted she told us, "I'm ready for SNOW!"

August

August brought a visit from Gran and Grandpa, their first trip back since helping us move to Fargo in April.

Of course we visited the Red River Zoo.

Wren and Grandpa at the playground, I love this picture!

Wren has been enjoying gymnastics at TNT Kids Fitness since we moved to Fargo. This is her coach Erica at the end of one session, presenting Wren with her Certificate of Completion.

At the end of nearly every class the kids get to play in the foam pit. Here's Wren jumping in . . . the delay at the beginning is her counting to 20. I told her to count to 3, but 20 creates more suspense!

July in Fargo

Sorry for the lack of posts recently . . . we are going to try our best to keep up to date.

The summer was filled with activities that kept us all busy. Here is Wren with her friend Maya at the Red River Zoo.

We celebrated Independence Day with Gin Gin and Grandpa Rick, grilling and strawberry shortcake, Yum!

Enjoying a fun afternoon at the playground with Wren, Maya and some other friends.

Wren mastered her tricycle!

Wren enjoyed meeting the Budweiser Clydesdales up close!

An original steam engine, the BNSF Daylight, stopped over in Fargo on it's way to Wisconsin.

We're still here - just busy!

No new pictures just yet but wanted to give everyone a quick update.

We have been super busy unpacking, arranging furniture, hanging artwork, learning what it is like to own a really old (but very cool) house, living with the windows open (which I am not sure that we have ever been able to do before in June!), and enjoying the beautiful 10% humidity, 70-80ish degree weather that is Summer in Fargo!

Wren is doing well and loves the new house, particularly her purple bedroom and her playroom. She has learned to ride a tricycle and is getting really good at steering and staying on the sidewalk. Wren has also made several new friends, including another little girl who was born in Ethiopia. Maya is one month older than Wren, and she lives, with her mom and dad, less than two blocks from us!

We will write more soon and put up some new photos too! Evan sent out an e-mail with our new address, but if you didn't get it let us know. Our phone numbers haven't changed.

Happy Independence Day!

Hello Fargo!

So on April 1 we began our trek North . . .

Wren's first steps on North Dakota soil . . . I mean SNOW!


Wren simultaneously playing with PlayDoh and dying Easter eggs.


Richard has made himself at home at Gin Gin and Grandpa Rick's house, where we are staying until we find a house.


Believe it or not this does actually keep the dogs in the back yard, but we will still make sure that our new house has a more substantial fence!


Wren and Mommy at the Saddle and Sirloin Club's Kiddie Days event.



We have been pretty busy settling in and looking for a new house, and we haven't taken too many new pictures. Teri-Lee is LOVING her new job and her new schedule: four, ten hour days a week with at least one three-day weekend every month! Evan is having fun keeping Wren company during the day and shuttling her to gymnastics, Kindermusik, the library, the art museum, the children's museum, and the playground (there are four within walking distance from where we are staying!). He is also going to start volunteering at the Red River Zoo soon, specifically to help them train some of their birds of prey. Along with the previously listed activities, Wren has been busy learning to ride her new tricycle that she got last week, and she ran her first race on Friday evening - the Fargo Youth Run . . . she ran the entire 1/2 mile! The youth run is held in conjunction with the Fargo Marathon, which was today. We had a great morning sitting outside in the driveway (the race went right by Gin Gin and Grandpa Rick's house) cheering on the runners! Maybe next year we will be on the receiving end of the cheering.

We will put some videos of the tricycle and the race up later. We may also have pictures of a house to share soon, but we will wait until things are finalized, hopefully next week sometime.

Goodbye Knoxville!

As most of you know we are no longer living in Knoxville. Our last few weeks there were very busy preparing for the move, but we did try to take a little time to visit some of our favorite places.

Wren in front of the art museum.

Wren and Mommy looking at pieces from the Josh Simpson exhibit.



Wren and Daddy preparing to create their own work of art.


So this may not be one of our favorite places, but it is unique to Knoxville, it is free, and Wren likes riding in the elevator!


Before we left we also took time to say goodbye to family and friends.

"Holla!"


Gabe, Isaac, and Wren at Evan's going away party.


We miss Knoxville, particularly our friends, cupcakes from Magpies, the Market Square Farmer's Market, and hills and trees . . . but, we are really enjoying our new city too!