Nelson Family Blog: Fall 2019

Wow, it's been over a month since I blogged last, I guess we have been busy. Let's try to catch up.

September was a really busy month for us. We had Spa Day at church, a wedding for one of John's co-workers, the 25th Anniversary celebration at church, and a trip to Kansas City which kept us busy pretty much every weekend in September.

Our trip to Kansas City was really fun. John and I just went by ourselves and we had a really good time. We stayed at a cute air B&B (in a sketchy part of town) and spent some time exploring the city. The first day, we went to the Atkins Nelson Museum which was really impressive. They had original Monets, Da Vinci's, and even a Picasso. It was a really impressive art collection. In the evening, we went downtown to the Power and Lights district and enjoyed some delicious BBQ. We also hit up a bar that had live Jazz. It was a really fun downtown experience.

The next day, we started off by visiting the Waffle House for a delicious breakfast. Then we moved on to exploring the National WW1 Museum. It was a sombering, but also amazing experience to see so much and learn so much about WW1. I learned a lot about that war, and all the events that led up to. It really was interesting to learn so much and remember all those things that happened so long ago.

After all the depressing things about the war, we needed a drink. So, we headed over to Boulevard and took a tour of their Brewery and then enjoyed some beer and snacks in their beer porch. It was a fun tour, and the beer tasted delicious.

When we were done at the Brewery, we headed back to our Air B&B to get ready for the Twins game at Kauffman Stadium. Neither of us had ever been to Kauffman Stadium, so we went a little early to explore and see the park. It is a beautiful baseball park, with lots of fountains in the outfield, and really good food. They also have an amazing kids area to help keep kids busy and entertained during the game. We might have to take the kids with us when we go back again.

Best of all, the Twins won the game! We had really good seats along the third base side of the infield and we got to see a lot of players up close and there were a lot of baseballs thrown our direction. The game got rained out int he 7th inning, but they had played enough innings that it counted as a game, and a Twins win. And then it down poured for the rest of the evening. So, we headed back to our "home" for the night and relaxed for the rest of the evening.

On Saturday, we went to another Twins game in the afternoon. Unfortunately, they lost that game, but it was still fun, and another beautiful time at the ballpark. After the game, we did a little shopping, and then found some more delicious BBQ. It was a quiet evening, but we enjoyed walking around and exploring the city.

On Sunday, we pretty much got up and hit the road to come back home. We had a 6 hour drive ahead of us and we were ready to get home and see the kids. The kids were happy to see us when we got there, there were lots of hugs and love to go around.

Last weekend, we went camping with the Hinners. We went to Yankton and had a great weekend camping. The weather was a little chilly, and it was really windy, but overall it was a really good weekend. The kids all played together well, we did some fishing, and we had a beautiful evening for a campfire and some nice visiting around the fire. It was a successful trip!

We were supposed to go camping this weekend, but right now it's windy, snowing, and about 33 degrees out. So, gross. No camping for us.

My parents are also on their way to our house right now. We haven't seen them for almost 2 months, so they decided on a quick visit to town. So, I better get the house in order for their visit. Here are some photos from the last month.