18 Month Pics!

On Sunday Brady turned 18 months! Where has this past year and a half gone? It has been such a wonderful time in our lives and we don't know what we'd do without our little boy!
My friend Jenn took his 18 monts pics on Sunday and she has a preview on her blog and they are SO GOOD!!!! I LOVE THEM!!! You'll have to check them out! I can't wait to see all of them when she's done. She did such an amazing job!!!

http://jenniferandjon.blogspot.com

OR you can just visit their link on the right hand side of our blog!!!

Parade Fun!

On Saturday we headed up to Story City with the Fuhrmans and Waters so we could experience Scandinavian Days. We headed up in the morning to have some yummy pancakes and enjoy the parade. The boys were so cute and had a great time looking at all the parade entries go by. They got the hang of picking up the candy and they all got TONS! After the parade we went to go to the petting zoo. They had all kinds of animals that I know Brady would have loved to pet but he was no having it--he was exhausted and in desperate need of a nap so we had to cut the trip a little shorter than we had planned. We came home and he had a nice long nap and we just did stuff around the house.
We were in desperate need of a new vacuum (not sure if I spelled that right!) so our exciting purchase of the weekend was a new one. It's crazy how buying something like that can be exciting...like we couldn't wait to get home and try it out...L.A.M.E!!! Ha ha!


How cute are these guys? All sitting in their chairs!

These guys are T-R-O-U-B-L-E!

Brady and Luke

Mr. Mischievous

Here are some pics of Brady doing what he does best...being a lot of fun, being a typical boy and being full of mischief (just like his daddy!)


He loves to climb the stairs and play with his shoes too...

Driving around on his new wheels...he gets the power part but not the steering part yet...



He loves to look through the Fuhrman's fence to get a peek at Milo, their dog. He will shout and pant like a dog until Milo comes over...too funny!

Someone wants to be a big boy and go down the stairs the big boy way...but for now mommy needs to hold his hand

More Stairs Fun!

Tivoli Fest 2010

Memorial Day weekend meant it was Tivoli Time! So we headed back to the Danish Villages on Saturday morning. I had to get in a long run with Mollie before we left in preparation for Dam to Dam this coming weekend. We managed to get in a good 11 miler! I don't know what I'd do without her to run with me! I've just been a little less motivated than usual so it's helpful to have someone expecting you to be somewhere and we push each other!
We made it back in time for the parade and Brady LOVED it! He got the hang of picking up the candy that was thrown...of course he wanted to run out into the middle of the parade but we corralled him pretty well. We walked around and had some lunch and then we took him back to my parents as it was nap time. While he was napping (Grandma was home with him), Andy and I headed out for the annual Beer-in-Hand Wiffle Ball games. We go out to a friends' farm and play. It's lots of fun and the weather was great this year! After having a good time out there, it was time to get some dinner, clean up and head up to the band and beer tent up town. Grandpa Tony stayed home with Brady as he was tired from an all-day baseball tournament. His Spartan baseball team won the tournament! They are undefeated so far this season, we'll have to catch a couple games especially since I have multiple cousins on the team! We had a great time catching up with people I hadn't seen in years!
On Sunday we got up, had breakfast, played outside, ate dinner, Brady napped and then it was time to head home. It was a very busy couple of days so Sunday night was early bed night!
Unfortunately my pics from the parade didn't turn out...but here are a couple from the weekend!



A little Beer-in-Hand action

Grandpa starting on Brady early...

He's getting the hang of it! Maybe he'll be a baseball player

Going for a walk on Grandpa's shoulders

Fun Random Pics

Our Nike Boy

Brady and Cadence having a snack together

Cousins!

Daddy, Brady and Sophie (the Water's cat...whom Brady is obsessed)

More Girls Weekend Pics...

Bedroom

Bathroom

Meggie, Jenn and Ashley

Enjoying some WINE!

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!!!

We had an amazing Girls Weekend in Minneapolis this past weekend! We headed out on Friday and made our way up to our first stop, IKEA. After a couple hours of shopping we then made it to our hotel. Which we had a 2-bedroom suite at Embassy Suites and the hotel was very nice! We decided it was time for some dinner so we headed out and got some dinner and also went to Trader Joe's to look around at their Organic foods, etc.
On Saturday morning Jenn, Ashley and myself headed down to the gym in the hotel. Which was really nice. It had great commercial grade equipment (which most hotels don't have). After a great workout we got cleaned up and had breakfast. Then it was SPA time! Meggie and I enjoyed our spa pedicures and watching the 3 bridal parties get ready for their big day! Jenn and Ashley had a relaxing massage. Then it was SHOPPING time! We were in MOA for about 6 hours! We did some good damage! We decided to head back to the hotel and relax a little before our 8:00 p.m. reservation for dinner at Fogo de Chao. Well we decided we'd open up some wine first and 5 bottles later, we had to hurry to get ready. We all got dressed up and took a cab downtown for dinner. And let me tell you, dinner was AMAZING!!! The food was unbelievable, the drinks were great, the service was outstanding and the girl talk was so much fun!! We decided that we didn't want to call it a night yet and took some advice and went to a bar called Seven. It was really nice and it had a roof-top deck area. You could see all the buildings in downtown Minneapolis. After a couple drinks we took a cab back to our hotel and called it a night.
On Sunday we got up, packed up, ate breakfast and then headed home. We stopped in Medford at the outlet mall for a short time and then made the trip back home. We had such a great time, it was so fun to get away just us girls! We all missed our hubbies and kiddos but it was a much needed mini-vacation! We want to do a trip like this every year! Thanks again Andy and Brady for an amazing Mother's Day gift!!! Love you both!!!

Here are a few pics. I have more that I'm downloading and will post those soon!


Ashley and I

The shopping damage!

With one of the servers at Fogo de Chao

Jenn, Me, Ashley and Meggie

Meggie, Ashley, Me and Jenn