I'm Back!

Hey friends and family!
You are about to read the update of a lifetime. So much has changed in our lives since I've last blogged. This last summer/fall has been a whirlwind and I am so thankful for all of the blessings that have come our way. Here is what the Stokes' have been up to the last 6 months:

I soaked up my last couple months as a nanny of one child by taking Leo to different zoos, splash pads, parks, and lakes. We even found baby snapping turtles once.

Me and Leo

I decided to take the plunge and chop my hair off. I wouldn't say I regret my decision, but I wish it was long again now that it's winter. 

We attended a few Twins game with my dad and with each other.

Me and my dad

Andrew and me

I received what I guess you could call a "promotion" at work when the family I nanny for had their second baby. A little boy named Willis Charles. Boy is it busy having an infant and a new two year old!

We were able to make it up north to the cabin a couple times to relax and enjoy the sun.

Andrew getting ready for some extreme tubing

I was able to enjoy plenty of yummy ice cream.

Me and my mom

We were able to squeeze in a few fun summer dates. 

Andrew and me on a mini golf date

I got my sunset fix for the year. There were some real beauties this year!

I was able to make it to the Minnesota State Fair… a couple of times this year!

Bridget and me

Me eating fried pickles… a must at the MN State Fair

My cousins Annie, Cortney, and me

Our friends Laura and Audrey that moved to Japan last October came to visit this summer! It was crazy to see how much Audrey had grown and changed since we last saw her when she was 6 months old.

Me and Audrey

Laura and me

BIGGEST UPDATE OF ALL:

Andrew got a 4th grade teaching job in the Mound Westonka district where he coaches baseball, so we moved to Minnetonka!

Me driving the big Uhaul moving truck all by myself… scariest moments of my life.

 We became a first time aunt and uncle to baby Whitfield (Whit) Elliot Stokes. What precious gift from God little Whit is!

We visited Minnetonka orchards, did a corn maze, took a hay ride, ate some cider donuts, bought apples, picked out pumpkins and carved them.  

Me and Andrew

On the hayride

Me and my favorite scarecrow 

Me and Andrew choosing pumpkins

Our pumpkins we carved. I carved the owl and Andrew carved the batman symbol

I enjoyed many fall walks in the beautiful fall colors with my little men. 

Leo

Leo, me, and Willis

Now that you are filled in with our happenings the last 6 months, check back in to see a memory of our first "home" we've lived in the last 2 and 3/4 years of marriage, my latest adventures in sewing, thoughts on life, and many more happenings in the Stokes' life.