Visiting Nikki in Minnesota

The recovery time from the travels was 15 hours of sleep :D Even the kids running around did not manage to disturb it :) Days here in Nikki's house are very nice and quiet when the kids are in day care - once they are at home then there is lots of energy in the air. Quite a bit of running around and screaming and sometimes crying and playing with the tools and toys and all kinds of other activities. It is fun, the kids are nice and Nikki is doing a good job keeping them lined up :)

Kids getting acquainted with all the Halloween goodies

Before my travels Nikki was asking what I liked to do once in Minnesota - all I wanted was just to spend time with her. I'd be just so glad to go to movies, cook, help with the kids or just go for a walk - as long as we get to chat a way and get updated with our doings.

Daily discipline and timetable is quite strict in this house. Kids go to sleep nice and early, around 7 in the evening, so we have plenty of time to catch up on lost times with a glass of wine and a movie :) Mostly the days go with the same rhythm and logistics is an important part when there are 4 kids to look after.

Saturday morning soccer game

Saturday morning, 19th of October, started with a soccer game for Wyatt and Colten - the oldest boys. They had 2 games at the Y, with all the parents camping out by the field and cheering the kids on - what a sight!

Something I have been graving for all those 2 years - Domino's pizza with cheesy bread. This was one of my requests for food choice :), so we had a nice pepperoni pizza for lunch :) It turns out that nowadays they have only stuffed cheesy bread, both me and Nikki are quite outdated on their menu changes :D

Once the house gets too crowded and noisy it is time for a nice walk outside. Nikki lives out from the city so whichever way one wants to walk there are trees all over and not much traffic on the small roads.

Just like on most days there is a time to play with the kids, in the early evening to the movies we went, just me and Nikki - 3D movie this time, Gravity.

Sunday morning when we all woke up it was snowing. Ended up snowing the whole day :) Kids had the most fun having a snowball fight on the porch - they scraped up the little snow they found and threw the snowballs at each other.

Ryans' parents invited us for lunch in town, yet another meal type that I miss over the years - one of the huuuge breakfasts they cook up for you over here. Hash-browns, pancakes, french toast, omelets, eggs and bacon and biscuit and gravy - oh yum! All this with chocolate milk and lemonade. What else can one soul wish for?

My last day here in Minnesota, yet another packing manic ongoing :) Tomorrow afternoon I fly out from Duluth.