Invaders From The Frozen Tundra

This last weekend we had the pleasure of hosting Chris, Minelle, & Jackson in the great state of Missoura. They got here on Thursday, and we didn't slow down the entire time they were here. We went on several walks with the dogs & Jackson, worked out, ran, golfed, played racquetball, visited a well known butcher shop, checked out our farmers market, got some coffee (go figure), hit a school-wide garage sale and hiked at 1000 Hills. All in ~48 hours! That's why we love having them visit!
Jackson was an absolute blast (95% of the time). He has really grown up a lot, using words, and running NON STOP. He loved to play with Linus, and even got close enough to tackle him a couple of times. Michelle has a great picture of that one on her blog. Linus really put up with a lot, yet wouldn't leave Jackson's side; or maybe it was just all the food he dropped...:)
On Saturday we headed to Cedar Rapids to celebrate my cousin Teri & Jim's wedding a month earlier. It was great to see most of Mom's side of the family, as well as Mom & Dad. I think they were all surprised when we showed up with Chris & Shell at the Legion. We did end up driving back Saturday night, and got home around 1:00am. Sunday I went golfing with a couple of professors (in a 35 mph wind), then ran into work for the rest of the evening.
All in all a very busy weekend (as usual), but we enjoyed EVERY minute of it!
Sunday, Lucy was barking at the back door and Mara went to check it out. Turns out a bunny came within a few feet of the back door and Lucy was almost breaking it down to get to it. She got a great picture of Lucy just staring at the bunny. For those who know Lucy's bunny habit, we're lucky she didn't go right through the door to get to it! Good thing we had the full door closed, because she would have wrecked the screen door!
I should explain the ET joke that Michelle mentioned on her blog. We were at Wal-Mart when we saw a lady pushing a cart with a kind covered in a blanket. This wasn't a toddler, but more of a ~5-6 year old I was guessing. I said "Look it's ET", from when he was riding in the basket in the movie. I thought it was hilarious. Turns out the kid was "special" and I ended up looking like a complete @$$. Par for the course...:)