Vegas Baby!!

I made it through the girl's weekend with only minor injuries, actually I came out just fine. I did come close to getting beat up but that is a story to tell in person. We had a blast as always. The best part about weekends like that is the pure relaxation of it. There was nobody to feed and nobody needing anything from me. I feel very blessed to have such wonderful friendships that just pick up where they left off from year to year. I also feel very lucky to have a wonderful husband who is such a fantastic father! I am already looking forward to next year. But first comes a short trip to Vegas for Ty and I. We will be going there this weekend so check back next week for that update.

Attached are a couple of photos from the weekend and a couple that I took of the boys today. It is funny how a few days away make you a better parent, we had a fabulous day today!!

Girl's Weekend

It is that time again, time for the annual Girl's weekend at my friend Erin's parent's cabin. Actually it is their house now that they retired but they graciously let us use it one weekend a month! It is a beautiful home on a fabulous lake in Northern Minnesota. There are 7 of us that go and we have all been friends since Junior High (or Middle School). It is always so good to spend time with them as we only all get together one time a year. We have some traditions that we do yearly and some things that we change up from year to year. I will update that information when I get home. All I know is there will be a lot of relaxation and a lot of laughs. And NO children!!!

Attached are a couple pics from last years weekend. Hope you all enjoy your weekend too.

School Shopping

Well, we did it, we went school shopping! I decided just to conquer my fears head on and get excited about school. Grandma ("Honey" the boys special name for her) brought Carter shopping for school clothes and shoes yesterday. What a wonderful Grandma she is, we are all very lucky to have her in our lives! It was interested shopping for specific items as Carter will be wearing a uniform at school. I found it way easier to find the pieces we needed than I thought it would be. Finding gym shoes that are Logo free was a little challenging but we did it. It was nice to only have so many choices. I think we will really like the uniform idea as the kids get older and there is so much emphasis and competition around apparel.

Today was the fun day, Carter and I bought his school supplies! Over half of the things on the list were household items such as; tissues, paper towels, baggies, antibacterial wipes, etc... I suppose a kindergarten classroom gets pretty messy. There are still a couple of items we have left to get but for the most part we are ready.

The picture of Griffin shows what he has been up to lately, lining EVERYTHING up! That line of cars was every matchbox car that we have, and any of you who have boys know they have a TON of them. He is also very into being clean, strange??

Happy Sunday to you all and God Bless you!!

Kindergarten anxiety

I cannot believe how fast this summer is going. I did not think sending Carter to kindergarten would be that big of a deal for me but I am already starting to have some anxiety about it. I feel like I only have a few weeks left with him then he will be out of the house. He is VERY excited and ready to go. I sure wish we had the option of half-day kindergarten, they will be in school for so long at such a young age.

Carter just finished with T-ball which he seemed to enjoy. What a fun thing to watch; a bunch of uncoordinated 5-year-olds who all hit the ball and stand there. Once they realize they have to run to first base they just stay there and first base gets quite congested. What a wonderful thing to watch, they were clueless. By the end they were getting the hang of it.

This past weekend we went camping in the Dells. We had a great time, the boys do really good camping as long as there is enough to do to keep them busy. We went to Riverview Park and Griffin rode his first min-roller coaster. In the attached picture he is sitting beside me but you cannot see him. We also went on a great Diesel train ride and rode the WI Dells Ducks. We are very happy with our camper just not so much pulling it with our minivan.

Since we do not have any scheduled activities this week we were able to plan several things to do around town that we haven't had the chance to do as much as we would have like this summer so it will be a fun week for us! Hope you all enjoy your week as well.

Busy Bees!

We sure have kept busy this summer. We were actually home last weekend and will be home again this weekend. I have to admit, as much as I love to go places and do things, it is nice to be home once in a while. Saturday the boys were a bit out of control, it took us a while to figure it out but I think they were actually bored. They are a lot like their mother, have to go, go, go!

The picture of the train ride is the train at Carson Park, the boys really enjoy it and what a great thing to do on a Sunday afternoon, I love Eau Claire!!

Carter is in a program through Parks and Rec where he gets to try a few different sports for one week each, this week is basketball. Check out the Jump Shot!!

It is Country Jam weekend and this morning while we were out and about we saw several "tour" buses, wonder what stars were in there. My friend Mindy and I are working in the beer tent at Jam tomorrow then we get to stay for the last couple of acts. I am looking forward to it as I really enjoy hanging out with Mindy and Jam is aways a fun and interesting atmosphere. If any of you are there, come and find me!! Have a great, hopefully dry, weekend.

Vacation Bible School

Carter has participated in 3 different VBS' this summer and he has loved them all. He went to Peace Lutheran Church's VBS which was a Beach Party theme, so much fun!! He went to Trinity for one called Camp Cooking and Booking and the theme was camping. Each day they were camping in a different place; polar camping, jungle camping, forest camping, mountain camping. This week he is doing the Veggie Tales camp at Trinity and is loving it! They sure put a lot of time and work into these and you can tell the people really love God and have a heart for teaching children about Him. I am so glad that he is learning about God and how to treat people the way that Jesus did. Watching him learn through these programs really makes me excited for school. We chose to send Carter to a christian school so that he can get a good foundation on christian values and learn about the Bible and ask questions about it.

I would highly recommend these programs for your kids in the future! They are each one week long and run 9:00-noon.

Enjoy the gorgeous day today!!

Camping like city folks

This past weekend we spent a few days at Lake Neshonoc campground with Ty's family. We were "camping" in cabins so it was not so rustic but it was fun. It is a very nice campground near LaCrosse. There is a lot to do with 2 regular sized pools, a kiddie pool, 2 playgrounds, a beach area and a lake. Griffin got to fish for the first time, he kept catching the same little rubber red fish over and over. The boys were so worn out from the weekend that they were in bed at 7:00 last night and sleeping within minutes. The weather was beautiful this weekend so the fun was endless. The only problem was the boys were afraid of the "Yettie" thanks to their dads! I feel so blessed to have married into such a wonderful family!!