John and I were up early this morning so we could see Caleb and Isaiah before they headed off for their first day of school. There was the usual excitement and nerves for the first day. Amy and Dave took them to school while John and I stayed home with Noah. Amy said they got there just as the classes were starting to head into the school so the boys didn't have too much time to think about things. We will give them a call in a day or so to see how the first week is going. Noah starts pre-school next week and so far seems very excited to start learning. Here are the happy students--Isaiah on the left, Caleb on the right. You can tell Isaiah is trying to put a good face on the situation.


We visited for a little while and then packed up the car and got on the road. Our first stop was to gas up the car and then it was onto the interstate. When we reached Watertown, SD, we pulled off and spent several hours in the Redlin Museum. This museum houses over 300 Terry Redlin oil paintings. If you're ever in the area of Watertown, this is a wonderful place to stop and spend some time. The museum is beautiful on the inside and it is interesting to see how Redlin's work progressed over the years. If you like wildlife art, this is a must see. There was no photography allowed inside, so I had to settle for a pic of the building.




Before we got back on the road, we stopped at Culver's for lunch and then later at a Dairy Queen for our sundae and blizzard fix. We reached home a little after five, got unpacked, caught up on emails, and spent a quiet evening watching some TV before calling it a night