celebrating aunt cc

On September 13 we gathered with Mom and Dad Krug, Oma, and the St. Paul's church family to celebrate the dedication of a new electric piano given to St. Paul's in memory of Carolyn. It's a fitting memorial, a reflection of so much that was important to her.

A good morning. A difficult morning. The music was well-played (thank you, Diane). Dad sang Morning Has Broken so beautifully (not sure how you did that, Dad). The weather was gorgeous, the big kids well-behaved, and Eva, a cranky mess. Carolyn would have been amused.

The pictures below were taken after church at breakfast...

Grandpa and Nathanael

Alan and a very tired Eva

Alyssa and Oma




Mom and Dad

go green challenge... a revisit

Check out the Go Green! Challenge article on the Milwaukee Moms website...

http://www.milwaukeemoms.com/52098322.html

more trip pics

more trip pictures

wild burros in Custer...big kids LOVED them...Eva, not so much

AJK and NCK are sworn in as junior rangers at Rushmore...neat program!

obligatory family picture in front of Mt. Rushmore

pics by one of our camp cabins in Custer State Park

Mammoth Site in Hot Springs... AJK and NCK got to be assistants

some more of the story...

We're home... have been for some time now... had a FABULOUS trip!

At last post we left you in Kansas City. From there we headed north to Centerville, SD and spent a few days with good friends. The kids would gladly have stayed there another week... boy oh boy, Dan and Amy, then you would have been really tired out!! We enjoyed seeing Dan's church, fishing Nathanael out of the fish pond, celebrating Sarah's birthday, spending an evening in Sioux Falls, and just generally hanging out with the Redhages.

Here the kids (and Al!) snuggle together up on the lookout tower in Falls Park in Sioux Falls, SD. This park was wonderful. All night long the kids climbed around on rocks - heaven.













Sacagawea, Meriwether Lewis, and William Clark




Heading west...

this stop at the Corn Palace was followed by a family of five hiding from a tornado in Taco Bell

a quick stop in Badlands National Park - AJK's snapshot

our first night's accommodations in the Black Hills

excited to be here!!

on the road...part 2

on the road today...IL to MO to KS

dropped in on the St. Louis crowd...Christa was giving a flute lesson, Angie had made butterhorns, and we got to see Sandi in action at Dots!!

stayed the night with Uncle Peter -- here the big Kruglets get a

dinosaur lesson from Job 40 and 41

enjoying backyard s'mores

what Al must deal with when traveling w/Lisa

yes!!!!

just an extra that didn't make the last post

on the road...part 1

The Krugs are on the road! Day #1 found us in Chicago at the Field Museum, a stop we'd been looking forward to since Nathanael finished his reading chart back in February!

First stop: Sue the T-Rex!

The kids really enjoyed the Crown Family Play Area. Here Eva pretends to be a turtle.

Eva and Alyssa are playing a table drum together.

Nathanael is transported to ancient Egypt and waits for his mummification!

The day ended with a trip to Aurora and supper at the Hauser house with Anne, Jonathan, and little Rachel.

Finally, we drove another hour and a half and spent the night in Wenona, IL at the Super 8. Quote of the night (AJK, of course): Mom, this is soooo exciting! This hotel is so fancy...the way they've made the beds, the lamps. Oh, Mom, I just LOVE this fancy hotel! Thank you, thank you, thank you!