I really liked the centerpieces that Marie came up with:
The rehearsal tonight went smoothly and we had a grill-out at a nearby park after. Other than the heat it was a great night!
The entire bridal party:
Tomorrow is Marie's big day!
Friday, July 22, 2011
Set-Up and Rehearsal
This afternoon we helped set-up the reception hall for Marie's wedding tomorrow. Tons of people came to help. So many in fact that there were times when some of us had nothing to do!
I really liked the centerpieces that Marie came up with:
The rehearsal tonight went smoothly and we had a grill-out at a nearby park after. Other than the heat it was a great night!
The entire bridal party:
Tomorrow is Marie's big day!
I really liked the centerpieces that Marie came up with:
The rehearsal tonight went smoothly and we had a grill-out at a nearby park after. Other than the heat it was a great night!
The entire bridal party:
Tomorrow is Marie's big day!
Monday, July 18, 2011
Pregnancy Update
I am 27 weeks and 5 days pregnant so it seemed about time for an update before I hit the third trimester!
Things are going well. We are having some heat this week up here. We are under an extreme heat advisory until mid-week and it has not been fun so far. Today the heat index was up to 111! Last night I felt flu-like and it was likely from the heat.
My cravings this time have been salads and most recently stuffed peppers! We made some two weekends ago and I am thinking we will make them again before North Hudson's Pepper Festival where I will have them yet again!
Here is a comparison picture:
I think I look pretty much the exact same size as I was with Amelia at this point with baby boy!
Things are going well. We are having some heat this week up here. We are under an extreme heat advisory until mid-week and it has not been fun so far. Today the heat index was up to 111! Last night I felt flu-like and it was likely from the heat.
My cravings this time have been salads and most recently stuffed peppers! We made some two weekends ago and I am thinking we will make them again before North Hudson's Pepper Festival where I will have them yet again!
Here is a comparison picture:
I think I look pretty much the exact same size as I was with Amelia at this point with baby boy!
Marie's Bachelorette Party!
Saturday night was my friend Marie's bachelorette party in Minneapolis.
We met at a hotel downtown, hung out for awhile and then went to dinner at the Rock Bottom Brewery.
After dinner we headed back to the hotel for a bit. We played a guessing game where we each brought a pair of underwear for Marie and she had to guess who brought each pair.
She actually did very well at it somehow! She guessed almost each pair correctly!
Marie with her maid and matron of honor:
Jason's sister Liz and I:
Group shot before we headed out "on the town":
We had quite a long night out. Lisa and I (both pregnant) somehow managed to tag along until after one in the morning. It was fun watching everyone have a good time and celebrating with Marie but I can tell you that bar-hopping downtown is not high on my list of things to do again soon! Especially on such a sweltering evening! It was definately a new experience.
All in all, it was a successful night. Lisa and I headed back to the hotel and talked for a bit while we waited for everyone else to get back. Then we ate Marie's cake and had some snacks before bed.
We met at a hotel downtown, hung out for awhile and then went to dinner at the Rock Bottom Brewery.
After dinner we headed back to the hotel for a bit. We played a guessing game where we each brought a pair of underwear for Marie and she had to guess who brought each pair.
She actually did very well at it somehow! She guessed almost each pair correctly!
Marie with her maid and matron of honor:
Jason's sister Liz and I:
Group shot before we headed out "on the town":
We had quite a long night out. Lisa and I (both pregnant) somehow managed to tag along until after one in the morning. It was fun watching everyone have a good time and celebrating with Marie but I can tell you that bar-hopping downtown is not high on my list of things to do again soon! Especially on such a sweltering evening! It was definately a new experience.
All in all, it was a successful night. Lisa and I headed back to the hotel and talked for a bit while we waited for everyone else to get back. Then we ate Marie's cake and had some snacks before bed.
Wednesday, July 06, 2011
Fawns
Yesterday afternoon we had a couple of fawns in the yard! One of them was much more adventurous that the other and I was able to get a good shot of him (of her):
This is the only shot of the two of them I got:
There really are two there, I swear! The second one is on the left in the shadows. If you enlarge the picture it may be easier to see!
This is the only shot of the two of them I got:
There really are two there, I swear! The second one is on the left in the shadows. If you enlarge the picture it may be easier to see!
Tuesday, July 05, 2011
Fourth of July Weekend
We had a laid back holiday weekend this year! I, of course, had to work all weekend but in between work we had fun! Saturday I got home from work and swam with a few people who had gathered at grandpa's house. Marie was kind enough to sit on the steps with Amelia towards the end and Amelia decided they should swap sunglasses!
Saturday we went to the Twins/Brewers game.
That evening we watched fireworks with Jason's sister and her boyfriend.
Yesterday after work we grilled out with Auntie Liz, Uncle Kory and Lisa while we swam. It was a nice way to end a long day at work! Amelia was not interested in the pool at all again. She preferred to hang out outside the pool area on her horse:
Eventually we decided to force her into the pool. I put her lifejacket on her and brought her in for about ten minutes. She screamed the whole time! A short time after I put her back on the pool deck she wanted to come back in! She pointed to her fish floatie and I put her right into it with her lifejacket on!
She floated around contently the rest of the time we were swimming.
After swimming we all went out to Kory's mom's house to watch fireworks. We got there early so we took Amelia to see the horses. She got so excited when she saw them and she yelled, "HELLO! Hi cows!!!" It was so cute.
She thought they were the greatest thing ever!
Uncle Kory also brought out a John Deere pedal tractor!
She couldn't quite figure out pedaling so Kory pushed her. She ended up going in circles because she also wasn't quite grasping steering. She kept pointing other ways and he had to keep telling her to steer them that way!
We headed out to the field to watch the fireworks and then headed home. We had a long weekend outside and I think we were all beat!
Saturday we went to the Twins/Brewers game.
That evening we watched fireworks with Jason's sister and her boyfriend.
Yesterday after work we grilled out with Auntie Liz, Uncle Kory and Lisa while we swam. It was a nice way to end a long day at work! Amelia was not interested in the pool at all again. She preferred to hang out outside the pool area on her horse:
Eventually we decided to force her into the pool. I put her lifejacket on her and brought her in for about ten minutes. She screamed the whole time! A short time after I put her back on the pool deck she wanted to come back in! She pointed to her fish floatie and I put her right into it with her lifejacket on!
She floated around contently the rest of the time we were swimming.
After swimming we all went out to Kory's mom's house to watch fireworks. We got there early so we took Amelia to see the horses. She got so excited when she saw them and she yelled, "HELLO! Hi cows!!!" It was so cute.
She thought they were the greatest thing ever!
Uncle Kory also brought out a John Deere pedal tractor!
She couldn't quite figure out pedaling so Kory pushed her. She ended up going in circles because she also wasn't quite grasping steering. She kept pointing other ways and he had to keep telling her to steer them that way!
We headed out to the field to watch the fireworks and then headed home. We had a long weekend outside and I think we were all beat!
Twins vs. Brewers
This past Sunday Jason and I went to Target Field to see the Twins play the Brewers! My family got us the tickets as early birthday presents. We had great seats and were lucky enough that they were in the shade - it was a hot, hot day!
Since the Brewers had won the night before, Amelia wore her Twins dress to give them some support.
(It must have worked because they won!)
We were able to get some great pictures from our seats!
We knew a TON of people at the game that day. A local bar had two full party buses of people that they brought to the game and they got a welcome on the big screen:
I met friends Marie and Molly as well as Auntie Liz and Uncle Kory around the seventh inning.
We found out after the game that our friends Lisa and Al were there too! Had we known, we would have asked them over to the empty seats next to us to get them out of the left-field sun!
It was an exciting game to be at and in the end the Twins won. I would have preferred the Brewers win but the plus side to them not winning was that Jason was in a good mood for the rest of the evening :)
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Car Wash
Today the heat index was expected to get up to 107 degrees so I decided it would be a good day to do something outside involving water. I decided Amelia should have her first car wash and get her princess cozy coupe all washed up to start the summer off right.
I didn't have to ask her twice to wash her car - she went right to it!
Auntie Kim came home mid-wash and started a sprinkler so running from that took her attention away from her car for a bit.
To get her back into the car wash mood I showed her how to spray her car off. Next it was her turn to try...
She thought it was far more entertaining to chase after auntie and myself with the hose. She eventually decided her car needed to be rinsed off though.
I'd say Amelia's first car wash was a success. Her car is cleaner than it was, she stayed cool in the heat and she got some energy out! All good things :)
I didn't have to ask her twice to wash her car - she went right to it!
Auntie Kim came home mid-wash and started a sprinkler so running from that took her attention away from her car for a bit.
To get her back into the car wash mood I showed her how to spray her car off. Next it was her turn to try...
She thought it was far more entertaining to chase after auntie and myself with the hose. She eventually decided her car needed to be rinsed off though.
I'd say Amelia's first car wash was a success. Her car is cleaner than it was, she stayed cool in the heat and she got some energy out! All good things :)
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Tantrum
The other day, at Target, Amelia would not listen so she had to be put into the cart and buckled in.
As you can see, she was not appreciative of this. I took this photo because I just know she will appreciate it as an adult ;)
Shopping is one of our biggest struggles currently. We have given Amelia freedom at the store in the past and now she is getting a little too free and wandering off and adding items that she wants to the cart! This is resulting in frustration for us all while at the store. Each time we go to the store it is unpredictable. Sometimes we have a near perfect, easy trip and other trips we are all frustrated when we leave!
Menards is by far the easiest shopping stop we ever make - they have carts with cars attached to the front! It is genius and Amelia loves it. We love it too because she "drives" around the store and we get to get our shopping done with some ease. Too bad we never need more than one or two things while we are there! I really wish all stores would get fun carts!
As you can see, she was not appreciative of this. I took this photo because I just know she will appreciate it as an adult ;)
Shopping is one of our biggest struggles currently. We have given Amelia freedom at the store in the past and now she is getting a little too free and wandering off and adding items that she wants to the cart! This is resulting in frustration for us all while at the store. Each time we go to the store it is unpredictable. Sometimes we have a near perfect, easy trip and other trips we are all frustrated when we leave!
Menards is by far the easiest shopping stop we ever make - they have carts with cars attached to the front! It is genius and Amelia loves it. We love it too because she "drives" around the store and we get to get our shopping done with some ease. Too bad we never need more than one or two things while we are there! I really wish all stores would get fun carts!
Monday, June 27, 2011
Windows Down!
Amelia LOVES to have her window down in the car :)
She only gets her window down in daddy's car since mommy's car doesn't have backseat windows. One more reason to drive daddy's car in the summer months :)
She only gets her window down in daddy's car since mommy's car doesn't have backseat windows. One more reason to drive daddy's car in the summer months :)
Sunday, June 26, 2011
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