Family Visit in Minnesota and Indiana

As we left South Dakota, we made stops in Minnesota and Indiana to visit family.

In Minnesota, Indy's family on his dad's side live in the St. James area.

Family photo time at Uncle Bob and Aunt Gaylene's house.

Playing with the water pump outside in the garden.

Lunch after church on Sunday with the Ciske family.

The kids really hit it off and had so much fun. The pizza was great, too!

Email penpals are what these two have become.

More family pics before leaving St. James.

Changing out the photographer so that I can be in the picture.

The next day, we were in Valparaiso, Indiana. At Indy's brother's house.

They were away, but we stayed there for a couple of days so we could have time with Indy's mom who lives locally as well.

They had left Sissi early birthday presents from their trip to Spain this summer. They know how much she loves art. Looks like we need to get to Barcelona at some point.

Two thumbs up! She definitely liked the gifts.

She painted a picture of some birds for her cousin while we were there.

And, we took some time to head out to the beach of Lake Michigan.

Playing in the kayak for a couple of hours makes for a great beach day!