Sing, sing a song Sing out loud Sing out strong Sing of good things not bad Sing of happy not sad Sing, sing a song Make it simple to last Your whole life long Don't worry that it's not Good enough for anyone Else to hear Just sing, sing a song

 I am so far behind in my blog post! So I am going to write a very long post today of all that has been going on since March. 

First off we went to Virginia, MN for the MSAA State Archery tournament. We rented an Airbnb with Amy's family. It was an old Bar that closed and was made into an Airbnb. It looked like they shut the doors on the bar added some beds and called it good. We had so much fun staying there. 

 

What can I say.....

They made the old walk-in cooler into a bedroom. Josie said it was the perfect place to sleep. 

Ping Pong was the game of the weekend 

Rick and Liam shot in the tournament

We had to check out the local pizza place. 

Unto the next event...

We always try to have birthday brunch for our birthdays and Amy's birthday was May 2. Since all of us were going to be busy on that day we got together at the end of April. We were so happy that Diane, Linda, and Sarah were able to join us. 

        I was super excited when we moved into this house to discover they had a flag pole. I of course am not one to just put up an ordinary American flag. That would be boring. I am starting out with the new Minnesota State Flag. You will have to stay tuned to see what is up next. 

Dad is doing okay. His memory is going but he is usually pretty cheerful when I visit him. In the above picture, Dad was given a flower on May Day. 

Next up is our first camping trip of the year!!!!! 

Last year because of the year that it was we did very little camping and the last trip we took was in July. Needless to say, I was more than a little excited to get the camper home and take it on the road.

We took off Thursday at noon and went to Palisades State Park in South Dakota. It has been on my list of parks to go see for a few years so I was happy to finally get to it. 

It was so pretty there.

Morgan enjoyed swimming.

Our campsite was really nice. 

The poor puppies are getting too old for hiking. Morgan still thinks she is a puppy and not almost 14 years old. She gets so excited to go on hikes but her bad hips are not holding up and after two days of two-mile hikes, she was toast. And Otis who tore his ACL last summer was no better off. I feel bad for them because they used to do 5-10 mile hikes with us all the time but old age is slowing them down. Time to invest in doggie back packs so we can carry them with us. 

We also drove to Split Rock Creek State Park and hiked on the hiking club trail. 

It was such a fun trip. It was nice for Rick and I to have time away with just the two of us. 

We got home around noon on Sunday. It was such a beautiful day that after we unpacked the camper we spent the day outside enjoying the weather. 

I got most of my garden planted. I was sure I had made it just the right size but now I think I made it too small 😂 We will see once I have everything in it. 

We ended the day having our first fire at the new house. 

So good job making it to the end of this long blog. April was a good month and May is looking to be great too.

Happy Spring...

Sharon