W.ONDERFUL W.ORLD OF W.ADHOLMS

Here is Bryce showing off his life size robot. Doesn’t he have a nice tan?

By: Rick Wadholm Jr.

What a fun time we had at the Gunderson house. There was a mostly full house (we were missing Jenn’s sisters, Heidi and Amanda, and their families). We started the week with a trip to the Emergency Room (a pretty common occurrence for at least one of us when we are home). This time it was Cambria. She got her finger caught in a bike chain, but thankfully she had no broken bones or stitches.
Our niece Sarah had a “princess” birthday party–Happy Birthday! She’s now 6 and going into first grade.We also had a baby shower for Jenn’s sister-in-law, Amber–she is due in Nov. Usually we do baby showers after the baby is born, but with most of us home, we had to take the opportunity! We had a fun girls night out (okay, it was coffee and pie–but so much fun with no kids).
Jenn’s little sister Amber also came home with some exciting news–she’s getting married in December! Yay! We are so happy for her! ;0) Christmas is usually crazy at the Gunderson house, but this year I think it will top all other Christmases! We Wadholm’s thrive on crazy, so this is right up our ally–ha ha!

By: Rick Wadholm Jr.

We are having such a busy and fun summer, and it’s sad to think it will all be coming to a close soon. Rick has been taking Hebrew the last 3 weeks, and this is his last week of class. He walks around in a daze–with all the Hebrew words and letters constantly going through his mind. It kind of makes it hard to have a real conversation. But, it will be over soon and things will return to normal. This week, Jenn and the kids will be traveling to ND to visit her family. Her sister Heather from WV (and hubby and kids) are visiting, so it will be lots of fun playing with cousins and stuff.

By: Rick Wadholm Jr.

This past week we went down to Lake Geneva (our state A/G camp) and stayed at the pastor’s cabins. The MN district provides beautiful cabins for the pastors to use free of charge once a year. I can’t believe it took us this long to take advantage of this blessing! We had such a wonderful, relaxing time–and felt completely spoiled! We played and swam and watched movies, and played some more! Rick and Bryce enjoyed some time fishing together, too.

By: Rick Wadholm Jr.

Today was a gorgeous day, and so we decided to have a little picnic lunch outside on the lawn. We need to enjoy days like these since they are only here for such a short time!

By: Rick Wadholm Jr.

Cambria had lots of fun at the church picnic. Here she is with Adam and Chloe right before service. During service she picked some “flowers” with her friend Summer.

By: Rick Wadholm Jr.

Last Sunday we had our annual Sunday School Picnic at the lake. I always love a lakeside service; enjoying the beautiful outdoors, everyone clustered together to hear the word, the gentle breeze carrying the music of worship. We were even able to have a baptism service this year with 4 getting baptized. It was a fun day with lots of games, food, and sunshine! Here is a picture of Bryce getting ready to be baptized and of us getting ready for our service.

By: Rick Wadholm Jr.

I (Jenn) went to Jr. Teen camp in MN this last week as a counselor. I brought two girls from our church with me and had 6 others from another town. They were the best campers a counselor could ever hope for–especially after hearing some stories from other counselors! I had such a blast, and can’t wait for next year (right Alexis?) Here are pictures of me with all my campers (Alexis, Boe, Amy, Paige, Chelsea, Ally, Melissa, Tina, me) and with me and the girls I brought down (Alexis and Boe). Now I just need to catch up on all that lost sleep….

By: Rick Wadholm Jr.

Today Bryce turned 8 years old. We had a really fun day! First we had cake and presents, then we went out to the lake for a few hours, then back home for some games and pizza! He is such a handsome guy–isn’t he?

By: Rick Wadholm Jr.