Happy (??) 10th Anniversary

Today marks the 10th anniversary of the tornado that whipped through St. Peter. Dad/grandpa/Paco put together a good slideshow of photos that he took in the days following the twister. Unfortunately I'm not enough of a techno geek to figure out how to upload (or download?) the show. So instead, I will leave you with a link to my mom's blog, which has a link to some good pictures - if you're interested. I'm not so sure I should call them "good" pictures. And I have a hard time thinking of this as an "anniversary" because anniversaries are something we usually celebrate, and are typically based on a joyous occasion from the past. I guess I should be more positive...there are some things worth celebrating about this tornado.
In fact, the more I think about it, the list is probably pretty long. The one I'll mention
Tanner and I had just started dating the week before the tornado. Having a few weeks off of school and lots of work to do around town gave us an excuse to spend lots of time together. I like to say our love has been a whirlwind of an experience right from the very start...

I'm grateful that my family, Tanner's family, and our friends all weathered the storm safely. March 29th is a sad day for me and it always will be. I don't really care to look at the pictures much yet. Some day Tanner and I will sit down and show them to Miles and talk about what we saw, what we did, and how we felt. For now, we'll just be happy that St. Peter has for the most part moved forward and is still the place we call home.

Claire Ann Fandel

Congratulations to our friends Natalie and Brandon on the birth of their little bunny wabbit :)
Claire was born shortly after 5:00 on Easter morning. She is absolutely beautiful.

Welcome to the world, Claire! We are so glad you are here!

Needless to say, Miles is very excited to have another girlfriend.

Some bunny loves you!

Miles thinks the Easter bunny has a pretty good gig!