Afton State Park

Concert at Como

There's nothing quite like a free big band concert in the city park with your friends.

Memorial Day

Since our plans for camping were cancelled due to no vacancy at any campgrounds, we spent the day going new places and experiencing new things in Minneapolis. In the morning we went to Minnehaha Park to take a short hike and see Minnehaha Falls. Afterwards, we proceeded downtown to the Metrodome to watch a Minnesota Twins baseball game with our friends Bryan and Kari. It was my (Alyssa’s) first Twins game. It ended up being a great game as the Twins won 10-4 against the White Sox.

Four Patch Posie

My latest quilt creation! This quilt was a lot of fun to put together. You basically use one fabric to create all the kaleidescope four patches, add some borders, quilt it together, and VOILA!

UMYs 2007

Josh, me and the whole gang (Jim, Bryan, Shane, Ben, Ryan, Josh, Alyssa, Kari) spent St. Patty’s day weekend in St. Cloud at the United Methodist Youth Conference. The guys make up the band LPW (Last Place Winner), and Kari and I are the backup singers/hand motions/jump around girls. It was a ton of fun! We had the privilege to lead 800 or so kids in praise and worship while also being able to hang out with friends and family. Josh’s mom, Jim’s mom and Ben’s mom came too. We have a ton of pictures, but I will just post a few. If Josh will help me figure it out, I’ll try to include a music/video clip of one of the songs. I wish this conference happened more than just once a year! Hopefully the band will get invited to JUMYS, and then we can go twice a year!