As you could tell from the last post we went somewhere warm and sunny! We ventured to Sanibel Island with my mom, dad, and Brandon. Daddy stayed home and got the mail and fed the fish! Oh and worked, worked and golfed!
The trip was fun. It was great to have the boys out in the sun without jackets and mittens on. Hayden was in heaven. He built many sand castles, dams and jumped waves. Carson tried to eat a lot of seashells! The weather was a tad cold but really warmed up the last two days we were there. We only had a half day of rain too. Everybody I talked to that went elsewhere in Florida had lots of rain! Carson had some kind of illness down there but one call to Dr. Maria and all was better with a little antibiotic. I had forgotten how beautiful Sanibel and Captiva are, natural beauty at its finest!
Some of the things we did: Twins Spring Training with Joe Mauer playing!, Yankees and Rays game(Rays won), lots of good food eaten at the Varsity(biggest drive in, its's huge!), Michaelbob's(bbq), the Crave(kinda swanky), Pizza at Island Pizza(We ate there the first time we went to Sanibel, still good!), Doc Ford's(we had raw oyster that were oh so fresh), Biddle's Bucket(We had yummy, yummy grouper so good), homemade ice cream at the Love Boat, trip isn't complete without a Sonic and Cracker Barrel stop! We went on a Dolphin Cruise and saw lots of dolphins dancing in the water, went to a Nature Preserve or two, we toured the Edison and Ford Winter Estates(very neat!), went to Silver Springs and relaxed on the beach. We stayed at a very nice Holiday Inn on Sanibel(We've stayed before) everybody is so nice and the place is SO clean and well kept. We saw lots of neat creatures in the water, calico crab, box crab( I think!), Hermit Crab, lots of birds, turtles, alligators, fish(Hayden and I rescued a fish that was caught in low tide, and did lots of shelling and saw dancing scallops(Hayden got the giggles so bad when he saw the scallop moving in the water upright). We saw shells spit water too. We had a picnic with grilled burgers at Bowman's Beach and played at the park. There was so much its hard to remember!
Both boys did super in the car(s). Carson barely fussed and Hayden was perfect. His Didj and DVD player are to thank for that!
We stopped at Ella's in Madison both times through(We love Ellas!) Carson was treated to his first order from a menu. They had a baby plate with a little big of yogurt, applesauce, shredded cheese, turkey, Mandarin oranges(He had never had them before and LOVES them!), peas and carrots and crackers with jam. So cute watching him eat his lunch.
Okay some Random things from the trip...
**Hayden telling Brandon that someday he should wise up and come with him to Angies to play with Jacob.
**Ummm...leaving with the Tahoe and not returning with it!
**Carson making lip smacking noises when he wants water.
**Being in a traffic jam in Georgia and watching a guy jump out of his truck, go to the back and grabbing beers out of his cooler and passing them out to the cars around him. When asking why a truck wasn't moving up a girl yelling out the window "We can't move yet, we're waiting for our beers." Yeah. Only in Georgia.
**My mom running up to DQ barefoot a half hour after they closed and asking for ice cream...and getting it. How she does it??
**Using 6 year old sunscreen and getting sun burnt!
**The kindest people who went above and beyond to help us when we most needed it.

We had a fantastic Christmas! We hope you did too. We celebrated many ways. Christmas Eve with the Moe Family, Christmas Day morning with my Mom and Dad, Christmas Day Afternoon with Jason's Mom and Dad plus the 3 other celebrations earlier in the month. Carson loves his present Santa brought him, The Leapfrog Learn and Groove Table. This has so many rave reviews from Moms on some of my daily visited websites and boy were they right! He is even pulling himself up on the table already to play with it. Hayden has been asking non stop to play one of his new videogames, but is loving his new Basketball Hoop and all the new games he received, we've been playing all sorts of games. Hayden gave him a pretty ring and Jason gave me Pearls! It was so much fun this year, Hayden really enjoyed everything and Carson loved the wrapping paper and bows....he would crawl to the bows from just about anywhere, especially the sparkly ones!
Hayden celebrate with 2 cakes(Smith made him one with green frosting! Papa bought him one with Green Sprinkles) He even received a couple birthday presents, an AirHog Switchblade from Smith and Papa and Gator Golf from us. We are having his big party on Jan 31st with Sliding and Skating again, apparently this is the only way to celebrate his birthday in his mind!
On Saturday we went to Brainerd with my mom and dad for a little vacation(Hayden told us it was the best vacation ever!) We enjoyed the waterpark, cookie decorating, playing in the arcade and other Brainerd musts, like eating pie at the Barn. On the way home we drove past an awesome light display in Sawyer(like 35 minutes from home), check out the link! We also got a super flat tire, but made it to the Holiday/Mcdonalds by Spirit Mountain and then Jason came and rescued us. We love that boy!
We now are resting, trying to find room for all the new toys(there is a ton!) and cleaning up all the boxes.
Happy New Year! Cheers to a great 2010!


Christmas Highlights Slideshow

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.

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!

I finally got our computer issues worked out so i can blog again!!!

Our trip was wonderful and so eventful! We were blessed with great weather almost the whole time and so many fun things to do! We visited Silver Dollar City(Twice) which is an amusement park. Hayden liked the Roller Coaster the first day and the Tea Cups with Papa the second day. I couldn't enjoy the rides much due the fact I'm giving birth in a month! But found a wonderful Strawberry and Cream smoothie to keep me happy both days! We ran into a performer who was original from Superior, actually from 7th and 16th. Small world! There was so much to do at Silver Dollar City besides rides. They have glassblowers, blacksmiths, candy makers etc. It was a very neat place and a great place to spend some time outside basking in the sun!

We went to a couple shows too! The Showboat Branson Belle and Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede both were dinner shows. We had a couple disappointments at each show but it didn't stop us from enjoying them! Hayden really liked the "talking dogs" on the Branson Belle as did all of us!

We also went and saw a water and fire show(3 times!), went shopping at a 5 and dime store, went to the College of the Ozarks(Which is way awesome, students don't pay for their school, they work it off), played outside quite a few times, threw rocks in Table Rock Lake, and so much more! I thought I'd put up all the albums from our trip for sure though!

Hayden Album


1st Album

Here we are sitting at almost 9 at night and the weather is still in the 70's! We have been super lucky! I even got a little sun burnt. Branson is a wonderful place!! We are enjoying our "villa" at the Horizon's resort. They have activities for the kids, puzzles, games, pools, pool table, fooseball etc. I am sure I'll write more in detail but so far its only Monday by the way we've done:
**Discovery Center
**Railroad Bridge we walked across
**Silver Dollar City
**Sightseeing
**A Tour of Branson
**Dixie Stampede
**Fish Hatchery
**Ice Cream!! =) A few times!
**Drive in with homemade root beer
**Independence, MO(Very historical and neat)
**Plus lots of swimming with my little fishie!

That is just a quick list! As we are heading out again!!!!
Enjoy your week!

Whew. Thats just thinking about this whirlwind weekend. We had a blast down in the Cities doing so many new and fun things!
Friday:
-Aitkin: Fishhouse Parade. Very redneck and a blast.
-Blaine: Adventure Park. A indoor playground that is big enough for Moms and dads to play in with the kids. Or Nanas or Emilys or Brandons. We will definitely be going back.
-Night Trains in Minneapolis. Hayden loved these model trains and went around and around the track. Even though he couldn't touch he loved this. He just watched and moved on to the next step and watched again.
-Dinner at Porky's and Holy Land in Minneapolis.
-Swimming at the Hotel.
Saturday:
-Denny's Bakery stop!
-Science Museum. Hayden saw the Dinosaurs, as he is fascinated by them lately.
-Lunch at Mike's Butcher shop. Super yummy beef sandwiches. No sauce needed.
-Elves and the Shoemaker at Old Log Theater. Hayden seemed kind of restless but he is still talking about those "silly, sneaky elves". I guess he did like it!
-Christmas Festival in downtown Excelsior. We rode on the trolley, saw Santa, Reindeer and walked around the little festival. Reindeer I don't think are the friendliest animals. Hayden was excited to see Santa.
-Minnatonka General Store stop! Didn't buy much but got Hayden cool chopsticks made for kids.
-Macy's 8th floor display. More Elves! And trees with faces. Also another Santa sighting. Hayden even gave Santa a hug.(After screaming, flinging himself back into the stroller, Santa giving him a button, Santa pulling him on to his lap and then it was all good after that!) Ohh, a little shopping after in Macys.
-Driving through Phalen Park seeing a Christmas light display. The lights jump and act out little scenes and actions, very cute!
-Dinner at a yummy pizza place. It tasted like Iron River's. yum.
Sunday:
-Swimming at the hotel.
-Mass at the Basilica.
-Tour of the Basilica.
-Scandia Bake Shop stop!
-Minneahaha Falls for some pictures.
-Dropped Brandon and Nana off at the Science Museum.
-Papa, Emily, Hayden and I driving to Menomonie to drop Emily off.
-Driving back! =)
-Pick up Nana and Brandon.
-Had dinner at the Weinery.
-Dropped Brandon and Papa off at the Vikings/Bears game.
-Nana, Hayden and I went shopping at Macy's in Rosedale, World Market, and Kohls.
-Picked up the boys.
-Got gas. 3 gas stations later, due to the fact the first 2 were out of gas?!?!?!
-Home at 12:30 am.

It was a long fun weekend. I have a ton of pictures. I'll post the rough copies of them all and the edited ones will show up later! I hope everyone had good thanksgivings and safe travels!
Michael and Laura come home a week from Saturday! Hayden is pretty excited.

Wow this is my 200th post!

So yes i am a slacker. No I don't care! Our lives are slowing down and only are really exciting on the weekends! And by Sunday night i am too tired to write about all the excitement so we'll write on Sunday morning instead.

Since Jason has returned our lives are getting back into the School Year routine. Mondays are with Papa Smith, Tuesday have been with Papa Moe, and the rest of the days are split between Daddy and Angie. Hayden has adjusted very well this year with no tear shed still.

Last weekend my mom and dad brought Hayden and I down to the Cities for a little getaway. On Friday Brandon and My dad went to the Twins game(They lost) and my mom, Hayden and I went Shopping and had dinner. I bought Hayden a cute hat that i am sure we'll be seeing all sorts of pictures this fall. On Saturday we hit up the Farmers Market at Mill City Museum, Mill City, The MN Zoo(Which Hayden loved. He has never really been into zoos when we've gone before but this one has so much stuff and stuff to do he was happy, he really liked the Otters and the Bears.) We also went to Gibbs Historic Farm, which was neat we we're like the only people there. We had a very busy day as you can see. That Saturday was Smithsonian Museum day which we got into the Zoo and Gibbs for free thanks to Smithsonian. We'll be going back to the zoo. Sunday we all went to the Twins last home game of the season. They won and that was exciting. We were in the "Cheap Seats" but had a good spot due to the fact we got there incredibly early. Hayden actually slept though the first 3 or 4 innings, only my son. But then enjoyed it and his foam finger. We had a fun and very packed weekend down there i don't think we could of fit anything else in there!

Okay so this weekend we celebrated my Grandma and Grandpa Routh's 60th wedding anniversary. With a big party, lots of people and lots of food. I helped out on Friday night and the Church basement never looked so nice. All fall colors, it was very nice.

Also on Saturday Hayden had his first Football "game" he was a hoot. Watching 3,4 and 5 year olds play is great. They just do. Hayden was the running back and got tackled(yeah its flag football) one little boy just kept running around the field because he didn't know where to go. It was so funny. His next game is on Tuesday, should be interesting!

Today we are going on a Steam Engine to Two Harbors, its basically an all day affair. We'll see how that goes. I am excited to get good pictures of the fall leaves because i have been a major picture taking slacker! But to enjoy the day and the new pictures should be up tonight!

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.

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!

We are home!

We had a great time in Arizona, Sarah and Casey's baby is beautiful. He is a very good baby too! But boy did we miss our Hayden. He is so sweet when we got home. I didn't get to see him until Friday after work. He was very lovable and snuggly, he actually fell asleep on me. I was kind of a lump all weekend. Hayden too. We both were tired and went to bed early.

I Can't Believe it's June!

Reasons why we love June:

• Mommy is almost done with work for the year
• Beach time is coming
• PBS has kids shows on in the morning!(they usually have educational programing for schools on from 9 to 1)
• Apple Blossoms
• Having the windows open
• Parties(Graduation, Weddings etc!)
  

Why do you love June??? Or do not love it???

We had a good weekend. On Sunday my mom's Relay for Life Team had its annual Pancake Breakfast. Hayden and I helped for a while and ate yummy pancakes! Then my boys went golfing at Madgee(Haydens most requested place to go these days) on the hot day! What a great way to start June. I mowed the lawn. It was hot but i got it done and boy do i hate our hill! Then Jason's friend Jon invited us to a Huskey's game in Duluth. He had tickets for the Dog Kennel which is a big fenced off area with picnic tables and all the food and pop/beer you want. Free tickets=Free Beer and Free Food! We kind of had crazy weather but oh well. Hayden and I sat under the condiments counter to stay dry. Hayden got a foul ball too! He was VERY excited and couldn't wait to show Brandon. We brought his baseball glove and a whiffle ball which was the greatest idea! It kept him occupied for a long time. Jon also threw the first pitch of the game. Jon in the manager at Arby's in West Duluth, check them out! Its a brand new store! Jason and i have gone up there a couple of times. Thanks Arby's!

***This post was written on Sunday, May 25th!We of course got to the airport early, as always. We try to be late and we can't! So anyways today we hit the road at about 9 dropped Hayden off and went on our merry way. We stopped for Cheese Curds in Abbottsford and hit up Lambeau Field for a quick visit and to buy a few things! I of course followed Jason around with the camera since Hayden wasn't there! He is very much less agreeable than Hayden! Oh well got some pictures anyways! Some extras from yesterday with Hayden. We had a fun day golfing(mini and regular), dinner at Grizzly's(Hayden picked, they have free popcorn!) and Mommy getting a nail in the tire(noticed at Walmart and they fixed it! I didn't even now they did stuff like that and for only $10!) Enjoy!

Sarah and Casey had their little boy on Monday, May 19th. He was the perfect size baby at 7 lbs 10 oz and 19" long. I can't wait to meet him. I was so excited i
bought a new suitcase from TJ Maxx. Emily and I went shopping on Sunday with no luck anywhere at the mall. Its American Tourister(A name i knew, good sign!) and its Chocolate and Moss. I just love it. With the amount of traveling we do you would think we would splurge and get some good stuff!

Hayden is staying with Smith and Papa while were gone. I am sure they will have lots of fun!

I want to get Sarah something really great for a gift, but i don't know what to get. Did any of you get a great present after you had your children? I already have a present for Breckin i want something just for Sarah. Please help me!!!!!!!

I was thinking about all our travels since 2007 and here they are:

Chicago(Jason) Feb 2008
Madison/Milwaukee (Hay and I) March 2007
Vegas 1 June 2007 (Jay and I)
Vegas 2 July 2007
Houston Feb 2008
Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama (Hay and I) March 2008
Arizona (Jay and I) May 2008
Colorado (Jason only) Sept 2008

Crazy isn't! I love the fact we bring our 3 year old with us on most trips. I just hope he grows up and appreciates it.

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??

Okay i am redoing my pictures from the trip into two categories. Hayden pics and others. The first i am doing is Hayden. I hope everyone had a nice Easter, we sure did. Its really nice to be home and now we are cleaning, doing laundry and going grocery shopping, we have nothing! I did caption some of the pictures, but if you have any questions or thoughts please share!

yikes! Its really hard to be without Internet for 3 days! Biloxi was beautiful. Mobile too! I can't believe how lucky we were to have such nice weather we saw a high of 86 and it was around 73 at the Gulf. Our hotel room over looked the water and we even saw a pod of dolphins. We were on the 9th floor at the Beau Rivage in Biloxi. You couldnt imagine the devastation from Hurricane Katrina still in the area. Many people don't realize that this was the area that actually got hit the hardest. The city was like crushed. So many what i can only imagine beautiful beach front historic mansions just flattened by Katrina. The city was begun to rebuild and beautify its magnificent city. We drove to Farve on the Bayou, or what it use to be. Its now only a sign. It was in Pass Christian where Brett Farve went to School. What beautiful county, with big huge Live Oak trees, bayous and Spanish Moss. There was still Mansions and cute beach homes. Wonderful Iron Work on the houses. Of course we had yummy seafood too. They have 26 mile long white sand beach. Hayden loved that. We went to the Lynn Meadows Discovery Center which i got 4 people in free with my new Children's Museum Membership. It was great. They had a giant nest filled with stuffed animals that we cuddled up and read stories. I want a nest now! Seriously. I can't believe how historic some of these places are. Mobile was celebrating over 300 years of being a city. Thats crazy to me. All these businesses and houses that were built in the 1700's. Hayden has been a good boy mostly too. He has had his moments, they are coming closer together too! But i just need to keep in mind he is 3 and a great traveller. The Dvd player is a life saver. Our pool at the Beau was closed but the hot tub wasnt we had lots of fun in the huge hot tub swimming and getting tanned. We saw Brandon's principle Mr Mertzig and his wife, Kathy. I know them a little bit. I was friends with their daughter. But what a small world. Biloxi is also where Barq's pop was invented. We saw the house, very cool! I bought it in bottles for Jason back home. It was so green and lush down there. I am sad to come home to winter and blah. Spring better come soon. I hope everyone has a great Easter. We'll be home Sunday afternoon. I'll post more later!

Okay here are all the pictures i have taken so far on the trip. I can't edit them or flip them so sorry! And i am sure you'll have no clue what half the things are. But enjoy!


Editor's Note: I deleted the pictures look at newer post for pictures.