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Hello Lerhol Family and Friends...

Sondre has just be in the US for two weeks and yet it feels like we have known him forever.  He sure has been a trooper...coming with us everywhere we go.  This last week has been busy just like the first week was. 
 

 Last Sunday he came to a baby shower/pool party with us for our very good friends son and daughter-in-law who are expecting their first baby at the end of September.  Sondre and Scott spent most of the day in the pool.  It was a beautiful day and we had a wonderful time.  I am pretty sure that he has never been to a baby shower before. 

 As a joke our husbands all wore matching swimming trunks.  L to R (Tom Paulson, Jim Stewart, Doug Miller, Scott Colehour and Jim Lieb)...our very best friends. 

 Ryan and Chelsey...soon to be parents.

 Sondre chatting with Jim Satterstrom...who is Swedish.

 This looks like a magazine cover....

Just hanging around the pool and chatting.

On Tuesday night we went out on the boat to celebrate Scott's 48th birthday...it was a beautiful night on Lake Minnetonka.  We ordered hamburgers from Sunsets and just floated around and relaxed. 

He certainly is starting to look like a Minnesotan with his Twins hat and Vikings jersey. 

On Thursday evening Minnetonka High School sponsored a Football Kick-off evening.  All of the football players, cheerleaders and danceline were there.   The football team played an intra-squad scrimmage and Sondre was in for several plays.  He is very strong and did not have any trouble blocking his opponents.

The new scoreboard on the field...pretty darn nice.

This is Skipper...the school mascot. 

The high school danceline...I wonder if there is a future girlfriend in this group.  They are all pretty cute. 

Sondre (98) and his new friend Christian (84)

 Ready....Set....Hut Hut

Sondre looking like a pro

 Good Catch...not sure who the player is but he looks good.

 Sondre (98) standing between number 18 and 36.   He is actually one of the biggest kids on the team.

 Post game Huddle

 Singing the school song to the fans at the end of the game.  Sondre does not know the words yet but he will soon.

 Throwing a tackle

Last night we went out on the boat again to celebrate our good friend Karli's birthday.  Karli and Scott have been friends since they both went to college at Iowa State.  Susie and Chris also joined us...as did Karli's kids Paige, Ryan and Christopher, and Susie and Chris's son Jeffrey.

From left to right:  Paige Wandling...making the face (17), Jeffrey Student (17), Christopher Wandling (11), Ryan Wandling (16), Sondre Lerhol (17).  Paige goes to Chanhassen High School, Jeffrey goes to Edina, Ryan goes to Eden Prairie and Sondre goes to Minnetonka...we will play them all in football this season.  That will be lots of fun. 

This morning Sondre has a football scrimmage versus a few other schools.  Minnetonka looked really good and I expect they will have a very good season this year.

This afternoon we are going to the Minnesota State Fair...lots of fun rides and great food.  We may have to take out a small business loan to feed Sondre at the Fair today:).  The weather is perfect for a day at the Fair.  We will blog on  the Fair experience next week. 

And on the seventh day we will rest :)

Lots of Love, The Colehours