Bad, Bad Blogger...

Sorry Folks...I fear that I may be the type of blogger that goes long periods of time without updating you on our crucial life activities merely because of my procrastinating. I've thought to myself often in the past few weeks that I have photos and stories to share- however watching reruns of Laguna Beach and The Hills were obviously more important. Thank goodness it's almost time to return to work!

We've had a busy couple of weeks and weekends. Last weekend we went down to the Cities to visit family. We had lots of fun- Kaleb even had a special date with Auntie Nanny :)

Checking out the backyard with Grammy

The boys!

Auntie Nanny reading books to Kaleb :)

 

 

One of the main reasons we went down to the Cities was to attend the Game Fair...we had lots of fun watching the dogs perform hunting tricks, Joe got to shoot trap, and I found fake designer sun glasses for super, super cheap-- does it get any better than that?? My husband kept telling me, prior to the trip, that we should get a puppy while we were there so that Sam has a friend. I told him we could most definitely get a puppy for Sam to play with- as long as he was home all fall to help me train it. Hmmmm....seems we left the Game Fair puppy free, apparently Joe doesn't love Sam more than hunting ;)

 

While we were at the Fair, Nanny & Kaleb played at the park, took a bike ride, and went for a walk. Kaleb loved hanging out with Auntie Nanny!!

 

Last weekend we had our last big mile stone before the BIG ONE....eleven months old. Below are a few photos I shot of K in the yard. Where has the time gone?

 

L O V E this face!

 

 

 



One Week Left...

In one week I have to return to life as a working Mom.....I'm going to miss this handsome face each & every day!

A longer post with more updates to come shortly...

Keeping Mommy Busy!

We have a full-fledged walker on our hands. Over the weekend, and even on Monday, my little man still preferred crawling to walking and was very, very wobbly. Thanks to "walking boot camp" as I like to call it...he's a full time walker now! He's zooming all over the house on his chunky little legs and loving every minute of it. In fact, he often walks around the family room clapping- he's so proud of himself ;)

Besides walking, he's talking up a storm (usually at an extremely high pitched octave...some of you may be able to hear him if you're within a 500 mile radius!), crawling up the stairs a zillion times a day, reading and playing with toys. 

Enjoy a few pictures of our busy, busy days...

 Busy, busy playing with his recorder 

(yep- we recorded the hair dryer for 40 minutes on that miraculous piece of technology so the little man would sleep!)

Just one of our zillion trips up the stairs in an average day!

Oops...crabby baby :(

The last few pictures are of, I hope, Kaleb's favorite activity....READING! He loves books and will sit on your lap, snuggle in, and listen for as long as you'll read to him. Below he's enjoying the paper and books on his own- which also entertains him for long stretches of time :)

Summer Fun....or Not!

Due to the heat wave we seem to be experiencing this summer, I recently purchased Kaleb a little pool to "swim" in. Being the considerate person that I am, I filled his little pool up early one morning with the thought that by late afternoon it would be "warm" and he could splish & splash & have a blast....

I got the little man all suited up after his nap, slathered him with sunscreen, collected lots of bath toys and hurried out to the pool for some fun. I set him in the water, so excited to watch him play (bath time has been his favorite time of day since birth)....and he did nothing but scream for about 10 minutes. I splished & splashed to no avail- it seems his love of water is only in the tub! Oh well, enjoy a few photos from our little misadventure!

This face says it all....GET ME OUT!

Happy Birthday Grandma!

Happy Birthday Grandma!

Thanks for coming to celebrate with us....

MN PRIDE

I would like all of my fellow Minnesotans to know that although Joe forced (ok, maybe he didn't force me-- but I like to think I didn't cross over to the dark side willingly) me to live in Wisconsin, I'm trying my hardest to make sure Kaleb becomes a MN fan!

MN TWINS FAN

MN VIKINGS FAN....this one is going to be the hardest to enforce, so any help would be appreciated :)

Buddies!

This post is dedicated to having "buddies!" I am a very lucky girl and not only have I been lucky enough to remain pretty close with my girlfriends from elementary school and high school, but I have also made lots of great friends in my "new" hometown of Superior. Life is definitely a lot sweeter when you're surrounded by friends!! A few Fridays ago I was able to head back to my old college stomping grounds and meet up with a few of my favorite ladies. Thanks for a great GIRLS NITE OUT Amy, Brittney, Kim & Linds!!

Ok....sorry for wasting your time with my life, onto the important stuff ;)

I don't think I have to worry about Kaleb having friends due to the fact that almost all of my girlfriend's have also had babies within the last 1-2 years. So, whether or not our kids like it, they are going to be friends :). Last week I helped my friend Jill out and watched her son Sam while she played chauffer- I think I need to have Sam over more often. The boys kept each other entertained for over an hour!

Sam helping Kaleb "walk" :)

This past weekend our house filled up with a visit from Meghan, Ryan, Brooklyn & Ruby. It was so great to have them here....now that we're a state away we don't get to see each other often enough. The kids became fast friends, the dogs wore each other out, and the adults had a great time as well. Of course I took pictures of the kids....

Brooklyn & Kaleb

Brooklyn....I think the call is for me!

Kaleb & Brooklyn "cruisin!"

I think this visit was the beginning of a great friendship!!

Friends are the best...life would be so boring without them!!