Happy 4th of July!

We are busy doing a lot of drinking and boating. Posts will resume later this week!

Happy independence day everyone! Stay safe and stay cool!

Xoxo~
Kel

My goofy girl

She seriously makes me laugh so hard.

Hahaha~
Kel

He's finally here!

A week and 2 days overdue, lil Brayden finally decided to come out to play!  Weighing 8 pounds 7 ounces and 21 inches long, he was born June 25th at 9:19 pm.  And he is absolutely precious and I cannot wait to get to see his little face again!

Mama and baby doing well!

For some reason Charlie refused to hold him.  Maybe next time.

I'm one proud Auntie!

Omi showing off her 1st grandson!

So precious!

I love you lil Brayden!

Xoxo~
Auntie Kel  :)

Fun Summertime Outings!

Charlie and I had a very busy weekend!  While Wade was off riding in the MS150 she and I kept ourselves entertained!  Luckily we had great, but hot weather! 

We started out the weekend Friday morning at the zoo with the Muellers.  Charlie really seemed to enjoy it a lot this time around.  Although she still hates goats for some reason and wouldn't even let me attempt to bring her into the cow barn.  She screamed bloody murder!  But she LOVED the aquarium and all the monkeys.  And Greyson and her are just too cute together!

Turtles!

Saturday we packed up a picnic lunch and headed to Lake Calhoun beach to hang out in the gorgeous weather w/ the Mohs and Muellers (minus Travis who was riding w/ Wade).  It was perfect weather for the beach!  Charlie only got into the water twice and that was because I picked her up and made her try it out.  Each time she'd say "no, no, no" over and over and walk right back out of the water.  Oh well, maybe next time.  She still enjoyed herself digging in the sand and playing w/ sticks (what is it w/ sticks? Those and rocks are the worlds coolest things according to Charlie!).

Beach babe

Charlie & Greyson

After the beach Charlie was beat and so we headed home for a nap and then went to a nearby park once she woke up.  It was a busy and fun day!

What a ham!

Sunday we kept things around home.  It was SUPER hot and windy out and the wind did not cool you down.  It just made it feel like you were getting blasted by a heater.  So we went to Old Navy and had some lunch and then played out back waiting for Wade to get home from the ride.  We started out w/ bubbles which she loves but they didn't last long.  Charlie has been enthralled by this dirt patch we have in our back yard for quite some time now and once again she ventured towards it to play.  So I coated her in sunscreen and a hat and diaper and nothing else.  It was so hot and I knew she was going to get super dirty so why cause myself the extra laundry?  She dug right into the dirt and next thing you know she is COATED.  Wade came home and after laughing at her appearance we set up a sprinkler that she walked through a bit before finally bringing her in and cleaning her up for dinner.  She had a blast in that dirt.  Who'd have thought?  It's basically like a small sandbox so it seems Wade will have to look into building her one soon b/c we're eventually going to seed the dirt patch.

BUBBLES!!!!

WOW!!!  Cool!!!

My little dirt ball!

Her new favorite activity: diving over the side of the couch. We have to be ready to catch her!

Then we went to dinner at Roat Osha w/ Bob, Amy and Steve (some other friends who completed the 150 mile bike ride with Wade).  A great way to end the weekend: superb Thai food and tasty drinks.  No room for complaints here!

Anyone else do anything fun over the weekend?  Gotta love summer time!

Cheers~
Kel

I get this face a lot...

And these are just from a handful of May photos.  What does this look mean?  Either she gets it from me doing it to her, or she thinks I'm an idiot.  :)

Cheers~
Kel

(Not) Wordless Wednesday (a day late, a dollar short)

Modeling my old baby clothes.  She loved putting them on and running around in them!  Pretty sure she rocked them better than I did back in the day!

Xoxo~

Kel

She wore an...

Itsy bitsy, teeny weeny, yellow polka dot bikini. And she rocked it!

Success at Walk MS!

We completed our MS Walk again this past weekend!  Charlie rode along in her stroller the whole time and loved it.  I think our team had the most dogs in attendance too w/ 5 dogs walking with us!  Although I definitely didn't raise as much as I have in previous years I still raised enough to be proud of my contribution.  AND if you still want to donate, there is still time!!!  :)

http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR/Walk/MNMWalkEvents?px=3047773&pg=personal&fr_id=17886

Anyway, it was a great weekend down in Des Moines spent with family and great friends.  And even better my friend Sarah timed things perfectly with her pregnancy and had her little bundle a week early so I was lucky enough to get to go visit them in the hospital. Little Preston is beautiful!  So happy for them!  They're going to have so much fun and be such great parents.

Charlie found a new favorite toy too:  Balloons!  We had a lot of fun blowing some up and rubbing them on her head to stick to her and pushing them up her shirt.  She had a blast playing with them.  She is so much fun to watch have fun.  It immediately brings a smile to my face!

Xoxo~
Kel