Carson had his first hotel stay this past weekend and did great! I hope he is as good of a traveller as Hayden is/was! I have said this so many times, but he is such a great baby! He did cry(okay scream) for a little while on Saturday but the second I got him out of the car he stopped crying and was happy and smiley again. Our adventures this time took us to:
*Brahm, MN-Pie Capital. We had...Pie there at the Park Cafe. My mom and I were also treated to a Rose from the boys!
*Toured some Design Homes. I would highly consider buying 2 of them we saw. They have the models for sale which equals discount! Now I just have to talk Jason into this!
*Went shopping at MOA. I was able to go to one of my favorite stores, Janie and Jack. I got Hayden a super cute shirt.
*Swimming! Hayden loves the water and this is usually the highlight of any trip for him.
* Back to the 50's car show. Hayden bounced, colored, ran throw an obstacle course and won a tshirt for not playing a game.(Stubborn little boy WOULD NOT play the game they had but they were nice enough to give him a tshirt anyways.) We watched "Fashion Cars" go by and ate Sweet Martha's cookies!
*Enjoyed warm weather! It was almost 90 and it felt great! Hayden being so use to wearing a sweatshirt was quite concerned Friday when he left his sweatshirt in the car and wanted to go outside!
*My mom, dad and Brandon went to the Twin's Autography party. Which was standing in lines for hours in the direct sun. Yup sounds like fun to me!
*Went to Lutz Railroad garden. Which was fabloules and a Twin Cities must see. Santa Claus lives in Eagan in the summer and his address is 2960 Eagan Ave. He built an amazing garden that has trains running throw and he opens his backyard up to the public once a month(4th Sunday of the Month) for everyone to enjoy. We really enjoyed it. Its almost a work of art, the detail, gardens, mini villages, koi fish. Hayden was in love and awe. He watched carefully the whole time we were there, running around to see the train, he didn't want to miss a second of it!
We had a great time as always. It felt so good to be out of Superior! This place sucks lately. I want summer here! Make sure and look at the June 09 album for LOTS of pictures! Here are a few of my favorites.

Summer vacation has offically started! Now only if the weather gets that memo we will be doing good. Carson was baptized on Sunday with Angie and Greg as his Godparents and Deacon Phil performing the sacrament. It was a great moment and Carson was great. Sighing when the water was poured over his head and joining in on raising his right hand in a blessing(of him self!) We had a small gathering afterwards with yummy breakfast that my mom and I cooked(she did most of it!) Hayden went out to "his cabin" afterwards with Smith and Papa going fishing and golfing. He loves it out there! Jason, Carson and I enjoyed a quiet afternoon walking around Fitgers and enjoying the view from the courtyard along with some ice cream from Bridgemanns. Carson is getting stronger and more alert all the time. He is starting to take clear naps and not just sleep all the time. He is still a great baby! Hayden is being the little boy he is. Outside golfing, playing in the sand, going to the park and just loving the outside. I am so looking forward to our little getaway this weekend with my parents, I haven't been anywhere since March and for me, that's along time. I am also getting very anxious to go to Cragun's. I keep thinking about the warmth, the beach and the pool. I can't wait! Make sure and check out the picture posts below and my albums if you want more pictures!

Carson is 2 weeks today! He is still a good baby, but he has had a couple fussy episodes. Last night I gave him a little formula while we were at my work baby shower(so awesome!) and then when we got home he wanted to eat again and boy was that a bad combination. Just a half hour of off and on crying. He isn't very loud thank goodness!

Hayden has been loving the weather and been able to go golfing, bike rides, and multiple trips to the park. He is in little boy heaven! He would do anything to be outside all the time. He is going to "his cabin" tomorrow night and fishing tomorrow in Barnes. Jason is just as excited to go fishing as Hayden is maybe even more!

I'm so excited its Memorial day weekend, that means we will see nice weather soon, hopefully! We've been teased with nice weather and then the next day being in the 30's, its so cruel! We are planning a couple little vacations throughout the summer. Our first being Cragun's in June. We are planning on bring the boat up with us, we've never done that before. Jason wants to explore Gull Lake and probably get a little fishing done. He also is going to golf either the Legacy or Madden's which has a 5star rating, he probably would rather do Madden's! I can't wait to sit on the beach and on the pool deck!

Enjoy your weekend!

Its hard to find a place to begin. So much has go on the last week!

Happy Labor Day! This also equals end of summer. Oh well we had a wonderful summer and I can not complain. We went to my Aunt Dana's beautiful Cabin/Hunting Shack overlooking Lake Superior. Great weather, swimming in a relatively warm Lake Superior.

Okay rewind to a week from Saturday. We-My mom, dad, brandon left for the Cities stopping at our annual stop to Askov, MN for the Rutabaga Festival. Had yummy food, kids played and we enjoyed the small town charm. We make it to the Cities stop at Psycho Suzy's (A must!), Restoration Antiques (gorgeous stuff!) and to hotel for a quick swim. Hayden had an allergic reaction to the massive amounts of Chlorine in the pool, his face was all red and blotchy, he kept coughing and his eyes burned for like a half an hour out of the pool. Yikes. But all was well and we headed to Anoka for their bi monthly? Car Show.

Sunday we did the must do thing-Farmers Market. I LOVE the farmers market and am sad about what a crappy one we have up here (and they are way, way over price). Then we hit up Second Debut(Where i got my Coach Wallet) I bought Jessica Simpson ballet flats, cute and practical. Then we went to the shop up the street and both me and my mom bought a few things. Then it was to Wild Rumpus and Creative Kidstuff. I bought some adorable christmas presents for Breckin. Then we rode on the Lake Harriet Trolley. Hayden was in heaven. We even went in a tunnel. We got takeout from Ted Cook's 19th Hole(BBQ) and hit up Minnehaha Park-but we couldn't find it and settled for another park close by. The Kids played and played. We went to Jason and I's hotel and met Jason and Emily who just got down there and went Mini Golfing at Como and had ice cream at Conny's Creamy Cones. Then some swimming with Daddy!

Monday-State Fair Day! Early start at 8:00 and absolutely no traffic into the fairgrounds-bliss. Had a great fair day doing and eating everything! Hayden had fun riding the rides the kid is fearless! We did so much at the fair! We then at like 6 headed to Wisconsin Dells. Stopping at a nice McD's for supper and hitting up our hotel The BlackHawk Motel in the dells. We got to our very retro, good retro motel and enjoyed the in front of our room parking and their pools with waterslides. Nothing fancy but perfect for all of us.

Tuesday-Waterpark Day! Mt. Olympus was quite awesome. They have so much to do. We first did some go carts. Multilevel, pretty fast tracks. It was fun. Then we hit the waterpark-so much fun. Hayden had a blast. He wanted to go on the fastest biggest waterslides. But they have something for everyone. We waterparked until 3ish and then did rollercoasters and more go carts. Jason and Emily left around 6 but we stayed and went on rides inside and out. They have a bunch of little kid rides and big people rides too.

Wednesday-Was Waterpark Day part 2! See above! Much hotter out though and we left for a little while to check into a different hotel and had lunch. We hit up downtown Wisconsin Dells(Skip it! WAY WAY too expensive $14.00 for a pound of Fudge) But we found a way cool New Orleans restaurant where we got Benignets(sp?) French Doughnuts. And we got fresh Cheese Curds.

Thursday-Go home day. But wait first we were going to go to a little circus museum in Baraboo. IT was HUGE and informational. I know nothing about the Circus, now i do. It was cool. They had shows and a carousel and animals and Circus wagons and so much history! It was very neat. We were there until like 5! We had dinner at Paul Bunyans Cook Shanty in the Dells. It was okay, Haywards was MUCH better. We miss it!

Friday- I had Staff Development day. It was good to be back I'll have lots to do tomorrow! Hayden hung out with my Mom and Dad. They took him to the Depot and for a Train Ride. Hmmm little boy heaven!!!!
Saturday-Laundry, Cleaning and haircuts for the boys. Mommy did a little shopping at the mall too!
Sunday-Birthday party for cousin Treavor who turned 4. We set up the large Tent Jason and Mike are taking to Colorado for their hunting trip.

Enjoy the weather only a few weeks until Fall! Its just about here! School is in Session!

This summer is slowly creeping to an end. I know that school is starting soon when its State Fair time, and we are heading there on Saturday. This summer has been great. Great weather(We had a terrible June until we got out of school on June 13) So many fun activities. Spending so much time with Hayden. And now its all coming to a close. But September brings us a whole slew of new activities and then it will sadly be October, but we look forward to the bright beautiful leaves that welcomes in winter each year. I am working on a photo album of all my favorite pictures of the summer. I have also started a new photo storing/sharing site that I will share soon. I am still organizing everything.

As we close up the summer we still have a few more "adventures" left. Our annual weekend in the Cities with the Askov Parade/Rutabaga Festival, State Fair, and maybe a trip or two to Porky's. We then head over to the Great state of Wisconsin for some fun in the Dells. We are doing Mt Olympus waterpark two days and staying at a cool retro looking hotel/motel. Then we are back and then its back to work for me, one week from tomorrow. I am looking forward to it actually. I miss the daily interaction with adults and the kids at school. You grow pretty attached to them. Pictures coming soon. Some more great ones from this past week. We went to Enger Tower, Barker's Island and i got a few great shoots at Papa and Smith's house. Enjoy the end of the summer and that slight nip in the air that I have been feeling and enjoying.

Happy Saturday! What a beautiful day we had! The last couple actually. Today we had my family reunion at Anna Gene Park. It was fun and we got to see and meet lots of people. We ate lots of yummy food, visited, and played. It was a very nice outing. We then came home and enjoyed the evening on the swing in the yard and with a little yard golf. Right now Hayden went to "Nal Park" with my mom and dad for a walk. He got a little light up "Spy Watch" from the MCD today and has been talking in to it all night, he brought that with him and "called" me and told me to clean his room, I did. Gotta make the kid happy, right??

On Friday Hayden and I went to the park in the morning. I realized it was going to be a hot one so we came home packed our bags and hit the beach. We went out to WI Point and enjoyed the beach basically to ourselves. We had a great time playing in the sand, swimming and riding the waves. He was giggling so hard he flipped over his floatie while riding the waves. It was great. He is so awesome some days, most days. He is becoming such a little man. We had a lot of fun just the two of us! Well we decided we needed a little Daddy time too. So we went home picked him up and went out to Lake Minnesuing for a little swimming. We had a blast out there too. The boys played football and swam and i got to take pictures. We've been wearing the little guy out the last few days he has been going to bed early! I don't mind!!!! Pics up above and a few to share with you guys!!!

We've had more fun the last few days! Jason was lucky enough to have both Monday and Wednesday off.(this is a rarity this summer he has been working a ton! Almost all 6 day weeks, yuck. But thats okay i am making up for it by not working!!!) On Monday Jason, Hayden and Papa Smith went Golfing at Norwood's. They said they had fun! But while they were golfing i went shopping at some new stores in Superior. Earth Exchange across from the Library. It has new, old, and used stuff. But I found something beyond great. A set of Noritake Rosay China dishes. 12 full place settings. I also got with my set a serving platter, 2 oblong bowls, round bowl and divided vegetable dish. Plus Salt and Pepper shakers, sugar bowl, and creamer. Each place setting has a dinner plate, salad plate, bread/butter plate, fruit bowl and Cup/Saucer. I got the whole 81 piece set for...........$39.95. One tiny chip thats all that's wrong with it. I don't know why it was so cheap but they were crazy. Its beautiful and i am beyond excitied about it. A lady on Ebay sold her set for $500 last week. So very cool.

Anyways on Tuesday night we went and watched Brandon play baseball. I took a bunch of pictures. Hayden was tired and crabby so he is laying in the grass in a bunch of them. He fell asleep on the way home, goofball. The fair is in town and we wanted to go show Hayden but that didn't happen.

On Wednesday we had a picnic at Playfront Park with my mom, dad, Brandon, Jason, Hayden, Don and Anthony. We had yummy food from Famous Daves and then we played for a while. There were a ton of kids there though. Then later we went to the Fair. Hayden went on a ton of rides, he is fearless. We looked at the cows, horses, bunnies etc with Smith and Papa. Ate of course and then headed home. We had lots of fun and Hayden won a sword. He hasn't put it down all day! Gotta love cheap plastic toys.

Another week went flying by. We really can't believe that August is almost here. Where did this month go? I swear the 4th was only last week. But we still have a lot planned for August so we aren't slowing down yet!

On Saturday we were surprised with a visit from Jessica, Lisa and Grandpa Blakey. We ate pizza and played! We had lots of fun. Hayden and Jessica got along SUPER well. That always makes me feel better!

On Sunday we visited Big Gram and Big Papa Smith out at the Cabin. It was weird to be at the cabin without any other kids, only Hayden. He loved it, he didn't have to share his favorite swing. He also went swimming, sort of, he is afraid of the Lake. We'll work on that! Hayden also went and had grown up conversation over ice cream with Nana and Papa. None of us can believe what a little man we have. He talks to us like an adult. He can carry on a conversation very well.

On Friday we went up to Cirrus aka Smith's New Work and enjoyed their family picnic and airshow. It was neat, I'd never been to an airshow and didn't really know what to expect. They are loud! We all had a good time and then to enjoy the beautiful weather we went out on Lake Superior in the big boat. It was neat i saw MN point from the Lake and was surprised that those giant big houses are not on the beach nor did it look like many people had Lake views. The boys did a little fishing, didn't catch anything only a few bites. We saw a boat getting filled with taconite and a beautiful sunset, and oh yeah i took pictures, a lot of pictures. Which are on top now. I'll keep the current month up there.

On Thursday Baby Lily came to visit. She isn't much of a baby anymore but that's what Hayden calls her. She is so sweet and you forget what a great age 18 months(almost) is. She was into exploring and tasting. She is quiet and then all of a sudden she says Thank You in the littlest sweetest voice. But I took a ton of pictures of her too! Click HERE to View Lily

We had a picnic last week in Billings Park too. Hayden got to play lots of baseball and was a very happy camper! My dad's friend Don and his son Anthony came with and played with him. Don pointed out Hayden's monster sized hands! He is just like a puppy who hasn't grown into his paws yet. Hayden had fun playing with a 7 year old, who was very good to him. They played on the playground and went on a little walk together, very cute!

On Wednesday we went Mini Golfing. Hayden got a hole in one on the first hole. He was actually pretty darn good. We kept his score and he got a 48, Jason a 42, Me a 43. At least i can still beat him at Mini golf! He loves his sports. He golfs in the yard all day long, then he plays t-ball, then soccer, then basketball and then a little football. This kid is crazy! He loves them all too! Someday i will be that Soccer Mom driving him to practice all week long.Such a boy.

Okay I went on and on. Look at the pictures on top. If you want to get right to certain pictures (like Jessica pictures) just click on the slideshow and it will bring you to the album through Picasa. Then you can download them, print them or just view them.

Ahhh! I can't believe I haven't blogged about all this stuff yet! We've had a lot going on and nothing at the same time! Last Tuesday Hayden bumped his head and I was looking at it and he had this HUGE bump I look and it and I freaked out because it had legs! I scooped him up and brought him to McDonalds to see Jason. Jason was like yup its a monster woodtick, super stuck in his head. Okay off to Urgent Care we go. So he had it removed at Urgent Care with both the nurse and Doctor saying Gross! (how can a dr say gross, really??) He got a little shot of something good and out it came with a hunk of skin. So he got a huge bandage wrapped around his head(See picture below) due to his head bleeding. He was like whatever the whole time. The woodtick was flesh colored and the size of a lima bean, it was nasty! I learned that ticks don't lay eggs on humans or other hosts they will only lay eggs on the ground. Good!

I was lucky enough to see Sarah, Casey and Breckin a bunch before they had to leave for Arizona. Breckin is so cute and loved me! He would coo and smile at me. I forgot how sweet they are at that age just learning to interact, oh he melted my heart. Hayden liked him too. Telling me he had beautiful eyes and little tiny baby ears.

Jason, Hayden, and I went to Port Wing, Herbster, Bayfield, and Washburn on Saturday. We had a fun little family outing. (We had plans on Saturday and they got sick, we hope they are feeling better!) We hiked at Twin Falls Park, played at an awesome little park in Herbster and went to the beach there. We headed to Bayfield for lunch, ice cream and a walk about the town. Hayden saw a pirate ship on the water, he thought that was pretty cool. Then it was off to our dairy in Washburn for milk and ice cream. We had a very fun day!

Sunday Hayden and I went with my mom and dad to the Greek Festival in Duluth. We had very yummy food. Hayden loved the meat he had(lamb or pork, I can't remember) and ate some other dishes we tried. We also walked on the Lakewalk that night with them, Jason too! Take a look at the pictures there were beautiful clouds and colors on Sunday night.

Ahhh, I don't even know where to start!

We have had an amazing week! It started off with gorgeous weather at Cragun's. One of our favorite places in the whole world. We have been so lucky this summer with nice weather(knock on wood) and that just continued at Craguns. We joined my mom, dad, brother and sister up there Monday afternoon and had a quick picnic and then hit the outdoor pool. Hayden LOVED the kiddie pool. He even pushed his Nana in there! There was so many people it was crazy but thats okay. Hayden and I swam in the deep end and jumped in and went under water. He is becoming a very strong swimmer. Very confident too. He likes his lifejacket on but is swimming without it too. I don't even know how long we swam but it was a very long time, we spend almost all of tuesday in the water too! Tuesday and Wednesday were spent by the pool or beach. We did all the Cragun things too! Wild Animal Show(Hay liked the camel, he didn't really know what a camel was until then), Trolley rides w/Kurt, Movies on the Beach(My favorite new thing) and of course campfires. Papa sneaked us over to Madden's Resort and had ice cream too. I threw Hayden's away, it was a down right tragedy, but he told me he was done. He got over it! Sadly we had to leave at 1 on Wednesday because Hayden went to His Cabin with Smith and Papa.

Thursday brought a day with no Hayden and lots of cleaning and grocery shopping, we had NO food! We had dinner with Micheal and Laura before they headed home to Texas.

Friday, Happy 4th of July! We went to the parade with Sarah, Breckin and Tanya. Hayden got the most candy! Whole handfuls. He loved it, but it was hot. Hayden has been a hoot lately. Sarah's favorite thing he said to me at the parade was "Mom, settle down, settle down, I am right HERE" Silly boy. Got to love 3 1/2. We headed to the Smith cabin for the Jen's 21st birthday and 4th celebration. We had lots of fun, I took tons of pictures of Baby Lauren and watched the Fireworks.

Saturday we went to Gordon with My mom, Dad, and Brandon in Jason's new truck to watch the fireworks. They were pretty fantastic. My mom and dad secretly were jealous of Jason's truck the whole time too! (Firework Album!)



Sunday we shipped Hayden off with my Mom and Dad and Jason and I went to a party for Breckin. We had fun but it was HOT. It was 96 in town today and 86 in Lake Nebagamon.

We have nothing on the block for the week! Except i am having people over on Friday so i will probably clean and get ready for that. I hope everyone had a fun and safe weekend, we had a blast.

Check out all the new pictures too!

Happy Birthday Hayden!

Well happy half birthday! My baby is 3 1/2 today. We were up in Orr, Mn this week at a Cabin at Melgeorge's resort. We had fabulous weather, great company, and super fishing. Just ask Hayden how big his fish was. Lots of pictures in the new album(i maxed out the June one, oops!) he had a ton of fun. We all did!

Patty's wedding is next on the list, then Cragun's, then Hayden is going to his cabin with Smith and Papa, then 4th of july festivities. Then breathe! Not really Sarah and Casey are coming home for 15 days and i am trying to find time to see them and the baby. What a crazy time.

Okay i am super tired and at a loss of things to tell, but i have so much to tell! Check out the album!

Ahh Summer! My little buddy is sure enjoying our beautiful weather. The hose and "his garden" are two of his favorites! We have had a great week. Starting with Father's Day which was going to "Hayden's Cabin" and fishing. Daddy caught a 19 1/2 bass, he was pretty excited. Mommy got a terrible back ache from the boat! We had fun with lots of fish biting at our hooks. Monday Hayden went with Papa Smith for their weekly time together. Hayden loves playing at Papa B's house. He has a "big hill" (handicap ramp) that Hayden runs up and down on. I made lasagna in my new Pampered Chef stoneware(buy one, they are awesome, perfectly set lasagna ever time, i promise!). Tuesday we were lucky enough to go on a picnic with Papa Moe and Brandon. Luckily we were at the park by our house, since we needed to go back 3 times. Wednesday i cleaned and cleaned, i just want to get rid of stuff! I also got new dishes since i am sick of mine and wanted something new. I found these dishes at the amazon! I only paid $27.99 for them, they went up to $79.99 the next day. Today we went on errands day. Up to Duluth we went which in its self is an adventure these days. Bridges being fixed, detours, machinery falling over. But its still weird that i am not working, i miss it already. The week ahead brings camping on Elephant Lake and Patty and Mark's wedding. Jason is so excited! lol. Hayden looks very handsome in his outfit for the wedding and lucky Jase gets to wear a tux! Don't forget to check out the new pictures too! I am just going to have 1 album for each month and will add almost daily. My poor computer can't hold my pictures so i am uploading them all to my online albums instead of only a few. I use to just upload my favorites in case something happened to my computer i'd have the best ones. Have a great weekend! Enjoy the summer!

Okay this is quickly becoming a photo blog! Which i really am okay with. Here is my new favorite picture of my Hayden.

We had lots of fun on my first official day off for the summer. Emily, Hayden and I went to Park Point for their huge rummage sales. I bought a glass pitcher, a milk bottle with a plastic Bridgeman's cap( did you know i collect milk bottles? Look next time in my house they are in the kitchen lining my shelves.) and a book. I also had a very good boy! He was a super shopper not asking for one thing! I loved it, so i bought him a slushy without him knowing where i was going. He kept saying "Oh thank you Mommy, thank you so much for my slushy" cutie! I also fell in a hole breaking Emily's antique cake stand that she bought(that is the shorten version) The long version is, I was walking with a pop in one hand the 5 pound cake stand in the other, Emily was pushing Hayden, i apparently went into la la land and the next thing i know i heard the glass shattering. I then realized i had my camera on the other hip turned to save the camera, skinned my knee, lost both shoes and still had the now just pedestal of the cake stand in my hand. I don't know how i fell or how i didn't get cut from all that glass, but i am fine. Felt HORRIBLE about the cake stand but i bought her cheese curds to make up for it. Camera is fine too! I didn't spill a drop of my drink either!

After rummage saleing we hit up two Salvation Army stores. At one they had a bunch of kids games for $0.49. I got Hungry, Hungry Hippo and Don't Break the Ice. All the pieces were in both too. They both are a huge hit for the Hay!

We had Brennah's birthday party today too. She turned 7! I can't believe it. I bought her gift from the Pumpkin Patch i need an excuse to shop there since Hayden is well set for clothes.

Happy Father's Day to all the fathers out there too! I think the father in our household has requested Golf if the weather holds up.

Happy Summer too!

We had a fun weekend! Jessica graced us with her presence on Friday(twice!). On Saturday we drove to Menomonie to see my sister in the STOUT Fashion Show. That was fun. A lot of funky outfits and girls with attitude. Afterwards we went to a Chipolte type place called Burrachos. Hayden decided he wanted to walk like the models, he put his hands on his hips, stuck out his belly, and took long strides. SO funny! What a little nut. We didn't even think he was paying attention, oh he always is. Sunday Daddy and Hayden headed out the Lake Nebagamon for a little fishing, but no luck for them. They both had an awesome time and they are really looking forward to the summer with lots more fishing. We went to my mom's Relay for Life Concert for a Cure. Hayden was rather impish, but my mom put him to sleep during the concert, he was so tired from fishing. Monday was Papa Smith's birthday. Hayden and Smith made him a cake, he was very proud. We don't have to much planned for the week. Jason's friend is getting married on Wednesday and Saturday is their reception. He is marrying someone i have know since 7th grade. They have been together almost as long as Jason and I. Actually on Thursday is our "anniversary" of when we first started dating. 6 years we have been together. Crazy. We are officially heading to Arizona on May 25th. We are so excited. Jason will get to go Golfing and I will get to play with baby Breckin, who has yet to be born. We are anxiously waiting on summer. Anyone have any great summer plans??

Another week has gone flying by. School went well. We are super busy in the library right now. We got so many new materials over the summer and are trying to process them fast. WE also have no computers at the moment, of course, the library's brand new computers were back ordered and its just a mess! But that's okay, the IT guy and me have been getting to know each other pretty well!
Hayden did well for the most part. Wednesday was awful. He kept telling me he didn't want to go to Angie's house. But after a little kicking and screaming i left, almost in tears! But when i picked him up they were just getting home from errands and he had an ice cream cone, he was happy! Thursday was a little tear and mommy bribing him to not. All was good!
He is doing VERY well with going potty. He wears undies around the house and sometimes he forgets and then goes flying into the bathroom. Hopefully we'll be fully potty trained by the end of the month.
We are going to the cities this weekend for the Renaissance festival and book/car show. Lots of fun! Have a great weekend! We will!

Squeezing out the Summer!

I love summer. But i don't hate the fact its basically over. I had a great day at work today. Its nice to have Jodie back! Her little girl, McKenzie looks like she is all grown up over the summer. She is just a little under a year younger than Hayden. She is beautiful! We still have one more quick trip to Cragun's and next weekend Hayden and I are going to Osceola with my parents and Renaissance festival. It will be a good way to wrap up the first work week!

We had lots of fun at the State Fair and Craguns! I can't remember if i blogged the fair?? Oops! But anyway! We met up with Lisa and Nick, Jessica too! They led us to the Dairy bar, yum yum! Real ice cream, malts, can't ask for better. And they introduced us to the "French Fry!" Really good ones! Hayden and Jessica of course got matching chicken tattoos! What trip to the fair would be without! We looked at some fish and walked around before parting with them. We hung out with my family and did all the stuff we HAVE to do at the fair! Milk, check..Cookies, check...rides, check....games..check(Kasie won a Curious George for Hadyen!)...family Christmas ornament, check .......Turkey leg, check. WE did lots! I think we were there from like 9 until almost 6! A long day. Hayden even took a nap for us. We were going to go to Ikea, but took a wrong turn and looped around the cities, stupid 94! But oh well! We could of turned about but decided home sounded pretty good!

We of course had lots of fun down in the cities. Our hotel had a waterpark, nice size for Hayden, swimming was done! Lots of yummy food. Holy Cow, i just thought of something, we never went to Porky's!! What is the Moe family coming to? Should i be ashamed? or confused? We went to my FAVORITE place, the Farmer's Market in Mpls. If you've never been, its wonderful. Tons of people, tons of food, good coffee, and lots of variety!

We went to a play on Sunday night at the Old Log Theater in Excelsior. Hayden wasn't able to go with us, so my mom's good friend Tania watched him for us. Her son Trace came with us to the show. My god did i feel old! Trace is 13! I think he is still like 9 and his brother to me should be like 4, he's 9! But after a minute of screaming and caring on hayden quickly had a blast! Those boys have some cool toys! Her house is AMAZING! I want her to come and decorate my house. She does the most bold, incredible things, i would never think of anything like this. Her walls are the perfect colors of yellows, and reds. Bright and bold! I was in awe. She has a smaller bathroom(like us!) and she needed cabinet space and found this awesome cabinet at Ikea and i asked her about it, because it was perfect, and she said it was a cd rack! She was giving me crafting tips that included, window glue! Yeah right! All i thought about was "They make window glue?!?!?" Thanks again, Tania! Hayden had lots of fun and talked about you guys! He made sure i remembered John too! Every time i'd ask him he say John too!

Oh yeah the play was funny too! It was about family vacations. I was laughing because i think the playwright was in the car with us when writing this! Its canny, how similar to our trips it was!

Cragun's was the same, just the way we like it! Swimming, campfires, horse pulled trolleys, and grilling. Can't ask for better than that!

We hit up Paul Bunyan land too! Lots of fun, Hayden LOVES the rides! No fear!

We made it to Little Falls! Cutest little town in the world. It was Gilmore Girlish. A great bakery we hit up, twice.

A side trip to Charles Lindbergh's boyhood home. Hayden has no idea he was there, he slept the WHOLE time!

Got to love the Brainerd Lakes Area! Ahhh Summer!

Potty Time!

Well I finally had a week to potty train. All is well so far. We've had a few little accidents but other than that its going good! We have a little sticker chart, 5 stickers = treat. Well 5 times isnt that many for him! Already this morning he has gone 3 times. He LOVES his "undies", like mommy and daddies, he says. He has spent the week bare butted around the house. I figure we'll work on home before public. But if he goes someplace other than home he gets 2 stickers. This weekend will be the test for sure!

We are heading to the Cities for a weekend of fun, and on Monday is our annual State Fair day. This year for the very first time Jason is coming. I have so much i want him to see! Poor guy, and then i want to go to IKEA! The rest of the week we'll be at Cragun's. I am coming home thursday afternoon/night, i work on Friday, all day! I can't even ease into it. Then we are heading up to Cragun's again on Sunday. Jason and his family are going golfing and i am showing off Cragun's. Its just for the night, but its always fun to close the summer off with Cragun's, its usually how we start it too!

On Thursday we went on the Vista for a Pizza and sightseeing tour. If you are planning any trips on the Vista its the way to do it! Its only 2 dollars more then the usually tour and you get lunch and an extra 1/2 on the boat! Hayden had fun going under "Our Bridge". Its always fun to do the Tourist thing in your own home town.

Well I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Here is a new thing Blogger installed, Videos! I just upload them like pictures! So i may put random videos in my blog for a while!

Wow! I haven't blogged in a while! We've been so busy. Hopefully i'll hit it all. Here is just the list of things we have done since last time!
Stayed at Lisa and Nick's house. Played LOTS!
Went to a Chlorinated Swimming Pond. (Didn't get to stay long due to thunder, boo!)
Went to the Children's Museum in St Paul. Lots of fun! The kids went wild. Played lots and ran around!
Watched Jessica for a half day. She is SO cute! She let me fix her hair, which was harder than i thought it would be!
Went shopping at Tanger, Hayden and I. We ran into my cousin's wife and their baby Hudsen. Whom Hayden keeps talking about!
Brought Hayden to Monday night Golf League. He was SUPER good. We are bringing him again tomorrow. The kid loves to golf.
Storytime on Tuesday! Hayden was a rabbit and hopped around with cute little ears on. Nothing cuter than seeing 20 preschoolers and toddlers hopping around with bunny ears.
Wednesday was the Maurices summer picnic. Had both Grandmas of course! Jason, my mom and dad, Brandon and Rae Ann, (plus a few more people) were the tug of war champions. Dominating 3 teams!
Wednesday night Hayden ran! He ran the whole 1/4 mile, without tears and a huge smile on his face and determination, we were very proud of him!
We went to Hayward with my mom and dad. We saw the lumberjack show. Yo Ho! Swam, and swam! My little fishy. Saw some family friends. Candy, ice cream, and bake goods! And we hit up Wilderness Walk. They had Wallabies, don't remember these from before! Hayden now knows they hop and will demonstrate if requested!
We've been so busy and having so much fun. I got a blah letter in the mail today telling me i actually have to start working again a week from Friday! I love my job, but i love my baby more! It will be one tough first week!
I have started storing most of my pictures online. There is a link on the side to my albums. These photos that i make public are(should be!) there for your use and printing if wanted. If anyone ever tries to save one and print please let me know! I just want to know if it works! Remember too, COMMENTS are always appreciated i love to know who is reading the blog. If you just click the comment link on the bottom of each post you can leave a comment without a blogger name!
I hope everyone has a great week! Summer is coming a close!

Fun with Hayden and Jessica!

Update coming! Pictures until then!

Another Week!

I can't believe another week just flew past us. This is summer is going to fast. I love my time with Hayden. I don't want to go back in Sept. but i am! We've just figured out such a nice little schedule. Tuesdays we do Storytime at Barnes and Noble in Duluth, we have lots of fun. They always do cute activities with their stories. I am going to try to rearrange my work schedule of Tuesdays so i can take him still.

On Tuesday we went fishing! Just a Lake Minnesuing. They have a little dock and Hayden and Jason fished off that. Hayden caught a like 6 six(or longer??) sunny??, Jason said it was pretty big, sure! Jason caught what looked like bait, we laughed at that. Hayden liked to reel them all in and he would throw them back, until he dropped one and it flopped on his foot, then daddy had to throw them back. I even bait Hayden's hook, anyone who knows me, knows that is the last thing i would do, but i did it! Jason can still do it from now on though.

On Wednesday we got a call asking if we wanted to go on a train trip with Grandma Sandmon, Jessica, and Jason's Mom. Hayden and Jessica were fun and they had a great time. It is always a fun ride on the Northshore railroad. Jessica was too cute! Like always. She was laying on a site kind of thrashing around, and she looked at me and said "I a wiggle worm!" I started laughing so she kept saying it. Thats exactly what she was doing too! Thanks again Grandma!

Hayden raced on Wednesday! He ran in the Wednesday Night at the Races. This was our second attempt, last week, he just cried because he was scaried. This week, the started, stopped, cried, i carried him, and then ran like half way, he wanted a treat. So he did and did great, we didn't even come in last!

This weekend we are going to stay with Lisa and Nick! Just Hayden and I. We are very excited! I am going to be there until Monday night. We are going to have lots of fun! Poor Jason has to work all weekend, but he is taking a week of vacation starting on Wednesday. We have nothing planned but golf and relaxing, oh and I want to wall paper the bathroom, with stuff that looks and feels like beadboard, its cool, i am in love! But i am sure we will be doing a lot more stuff!

I have been on a reading frenzy lately. I can't get enough. I am completely wrapped up into Janet Evanovich. When i worked at the SPL so many people told me to read these and i never did, i didn't think they were my thing, boy was i wrong. I first read her "Full" Series, which are more Romantic, Comedy, Mysteries. Great combo! I actually laugh out loud. Now i have moved onto the Stephanie Plum Series. She so far was written One-Thirteen. I have read 1,2,7,11,12. I love them. I don't know what i am going to do once i finish. I have also read a few other romantic mysteries that i bought on our trip, in the airport, i NEEDED them! Poor Jason just shakes his head at me. I have been reading one in a day or two! I bought one on Tuesday and finished it on Wednesday night. But if anyone wants something to read i HIGHLY recommend these. If you want one i have a few!

I hope everyone has a great weekend! I of course have pictures!