Hey! It's Good to Be Back Home Again

Last weekend Todd and I drove up to Minneapolis for a nephew's wedding in the St. Paul Temple. Great to be in the "north" again and with family....can it get any better than that?
And we just returned today from a quick trip "home" to Fargo/Casselton for multiple reasons, depending on who you ask!

#1 reason: Garrett and Saryn's open house in Fargo

It gave Garrett an opportunity to show off his bride to his ND friends and ward family. Very graciously our good friends, the Kings, hosted the event, which we truly appreciate:-) It was soooo fun to see so many of our Casselton and Fargo friends. What did we do to deserve such good friends? Many friends and neighbors from Casselton as well as our ward family dropped by. Oh, what wonderful memories!

Tragically, we had such a good time that not ONE picture was taken by a Hendrickson. Bummer.

#2 reason: Marathons:-)

Yes, six Hendricksons ran the Fargo 1/2 Marathon (so far the BEST organized marathon we have EVER participated it...Go Fargo!) as an entire family....well, Julie, who is 9.1 months pregnant, was excused:-) We missed her and Brandon. Next year, right guys?!

But it was Saryn's first 1/2 and she rocked!

Here's a few pics with a disclaimer: It was raining for 1/2 the race and hence we all look like drowned cats. It added about 15 pounds to each of us (great excuse, huh!).

The prep:

The "hype-yourself-up dance" by Todd and Matt (to be posted on YouTube soon):


The "BEFORE" pic:
No during pictures, thank goodness, but here's a few "after" pictures:


We look lovely, I know.

#3 Reason: Casselton High School graduation open houses:

Another opportunity to roam the streets of that fine community, Casselton, and get re-acquainted with neighbor, after neighbor, after neighbor. We wrapped up the evening with the Christiansons, need I say more?

Final Fourth

The fourth Eagle Project by the fourth Hendrickson son has now been completed! Shout for joy!

It was quite the undertaking. Over 700 plants for the city of Lee's Summit---

...went in this rain guard:


Due to the sudden announcement of the ground breaking for the KC temple on the same morning, we were very concerned about losing a lot of volunteers. The city of LS let us move the time up by 1 hour, which made all the difference. We had over 40 people there and feel very blessed by the support. Such great friends.

And four hours later.....it was complete. Aching back, knees, too many donuts, big blisters (speaking personally on all accounts), we are thankful for everyone's help.

Job well done, Nathan.