April 2025

Uke Show at Lied Center

Carol bought two tickets to see a group of Ukulele players from England at the Lied Center and took Grant with her, since he plays that instrument. They were excellent singers and musicians and Carol and Grant enjoyed the show.

Carol’s Birthday

We celebrated Carol’s birthday in April and the timing was such that her friend Becky was able to be at the house, as she and Carol headed to Minnesota for the weekend to see a concert Becky’s son was performing in.

Carol’s Trip to Minnesota

Carol and her friend Becky traveled together to Northfield, Minnesota for a weekend, so that Becky could see her son play in an Orchestra concert and she invited Carol along since she knows that Carol enjoys concerts (and they hadn’t been able to spend much time together in a while). Becky came by the house for lunch and then she and Carol headed on up to Minnesota, where they had a great time catching up and seeing the concert. St. Olaf’s college has a beautiful campus.

Flowering Tree and Gardening

The crabapple tree bloomed beautifully this year. And Carol got a good garden going again in her backyard garden area.

Horse Lessons

The kids enjoy going to horse riding lessons on Tuesday nights.

Random & Silly Pictures of the Month

Grant and Josie, Silly Nate and Jenna, Nate resting with the dogs, Grant edging the yard, Garden and Flowers planted.

May 2025

Mother’s Day

We celebrated Mother’s Day with breakfast in bed for Carol.

21st Anniversary

Nate and Carol celebrated their 21st wedding anniversary in 2025 with a nice dinner out at an Italian restaurant.

Grant’s Birthday

Grant turned 17 on May 20th! And Nana was here to celebrate with us!

Horse Lessons

More horse lessons! The kids are getting really good.

Jenna’s Graduation from Elementary School

Nate, Carol and Grant were able to attend the graduation ceremony for the 5th graders at Cavett Elementary this year. Jenna was very excited that her brother came to support her.

RV Trip to the Double Nickel

Carol found a really neat RV place to go to on vacation that had daily crafts, games, mini golf, etc. It was called the Double Nickel and it was only about an hour from Lincoln. Everyone enjoyed the time spent together. The owners were super nice.

Random & Silly Pictures of the Month

Josie on Nate, Rainbow, Jenna cuddling Josie, a firepit, Carol enjoying the hot tub, and Carol singing in a choir concert.

June 2025

Swimming Lessons

It has been a while since Jenna had swimming lessons and she had made a lot of progress in our backyard pool. Since the pool was not going to be put up this summer, Jenna took swimming lessons again to work on her skills. She enjoyed the session and practiced swimming under water, doing the backstroke and freestyle stroke to gain strength.

Workday in Beatrice / Park Waterfall

The family went down to Nate’s parents place in Beatrice to help them with some chores around the house, like cutting down dead branches. After the work was done, they went over to a local park which had fixed a waterfall that hadn’t been in service since Nate was a kid. It was a good time to get some work done but also enjoy family time.

Firepits

The family continues to enjoy having a firepit in the backyard to enjoy nice weather.

Father’s Day

Nate got breakfast in bed for Father’s Day this year too.

Horse Riding

The kids received certificates and ribbons for their accomplishments at horse lessons!

Brews at the Zoo

As part of their Anniversary, Carol bought tickets to Brew at the Zoo again this year. Nate and Carol enjoyed a night out listening to music and seeing animals at the local zoo.

Start of RV Trip to Platte River State Park

A fews days of RV’ing at Platte River State Park about an hour from Lincoln started in June and continued into early July.

Random & Silly Pictures of the Month

Carol’s New Glasses, Jenna at the dog park, Fake flower, Real Flower, Exhausted dogs.