2014 Fall Pictures Part 1: Emma Krumbees

 I just had to get caught up on posting Fall pictures! 

I think 2014 has been one of the BEST Autumns ever! 

We did lots of fun stuff and the weather has been pretty incredible!

 We were going day by day through Tech Week (s) saying ... I can't wait for our Emma Krumbee trip... it's almost here. It's like a holiday for us!

 The cold and rain in St Paul... ALMOST got us down... 

but we went, in the pouring rain, and had zero rain at Emma's. 

 Feeding the goats is always a hit!

 For sale but they are priceless!

 My snuggle buddy! Each child wears the pumpkin sweatshirt on their first year visit... comparison pictures to come!

 We don't buy the pumpkins but the hay ride to them is so fun ... and I love the photo ops.

 I love my tired sweeties! We spent the day there so the kids were pretty tired by the end.

What a hottie!

Can't wait for next year!

2012 Summer at a Glance

This summer has been one of the best summers ever! Its just been filled with lots of fun and activities and I do love to be busy especially when its fun stuff with my precious family. I haven't had much time to blog so I thought I would do a fun picture post highlighting some great summer memories...

 

Swimming at the free Minneapolis pools with Gina...

 

Stealing 4th of July kisses and watching fireworks flair with some

good friends a top the Science Museum in downtown St. Paul.

 

Cuddling with sleeping babies in the warm summer air with the fan blowing...

 

Potty Training ... That's a whole blog post to come!

Birthday Parties with toddlers...

 



 

Watching two holy people enter into a holy sacrament a lovely wedding...

(and lots of fun with two of my darlings)

 

Fresh skin... and sibling love.

 

More sleeping baby...

 

 My family came to visit for Gianna's Baptism and we strolled around

Centennial Lakes farmers market a prefect summer evening.

 

"Big Brother Aidan" visits...

 

Discovering our favorite water hole by the river in St. Paul. Augustine loves slashing in the very shallow pools especially during this very hot summer!

 

Chillin'...

 

Waiting for some DQ... (dare I say even patiently?)

 

The kids...all 4 of them

 

 

Water hole... again... we love it!

Lovin' on Aidan...

 

Fresh veggies from the garden... YUM!

 

...and most recently a walk down by the river in St. Paul and

a stop at The Science Museum and an Omnitheatre show!

 

More to come... you can be sure!

Winter Trip to Wisconsin

"Hug?" Says Augustine... to Aunt Sisa 

Augustine and I recently took a trip home to WI to visit my family and see my brand new baby nephew, Adam Michael! It was wonderful to be back home for a weekend!

 Augustine has a special obsession with Grandpa, "Chickies", "Outside" and "Kitty Cats" which happened to be a perfect combination. I wish I had gotten more pictures but instead I just tried to take in the moments and enjoy his excitement. Above Grandpa is getting him into his snow suit and boots to explore the outside. He also had a chance to taste cat food... ewe gross. Although, I have to admit I did it as a kid too.

Snuggle time with Grandpa...

watching videos of Augustine eating snow and playing with "cheddar" the cat.

Oh how I wish we were closer to home in WI... maybe... maybe, someday!

Children's Museum with a Toddler

Last time I had been to the Children's Museum with Augustine he was only crawling, which was a while ago. I got a couple free passes to go this week and couldn't wait to see him explore! Normally I ask a friend with kids to come too but I wanted to just have some me and Augustine time.

It was a blast watching him take in the different exhibits with a new ability to explore and discover as well as toddle (or run) from one thing to the next in glee.

His favorite spot was Water Works. He loves water so this was a no brainer...

My favorite part was watching him in that adorable apron.



Can't get enough!!

He put the ball in one tube hole to have it come out another hole...

but which one, which hole would it come out of?? Oh, the endless joy!

Then we shopped for a while, he must have a knack (like his mother) for picking out the shopping cart with the broken wheels, but that didn't bother him he pushed with all his stubborn might. (Again, taking after me.) And sampled the pears, despite their plastic taste. A pear is ... a pear?

I can't wait to go to The Children's Museum again for more fun!! Also, if anyone out there has a Macy's card you can get in at The Children's Museum for free for a limited time AND receive a coupon for a free cone at Macy's (right down the block).



WI Trip and Riding on a Pony

Augustine and I drove back to Wisconsin together to spend some much longed for time with my side of the family! We always have TONS of fun and this time around it was no different.

One of my main excuses for heading to WI was for a wedding of a dear old friend of mine from High School days. Saturday I had the wedding and a very cool High Cliff Scavenger Hunt (planned by my rockin friend Liz) which took up the whole day and night. So, Augustine was able to get in some great bonding time with my parents and sisters.

Here are a couple pictures of my baby boy riding on a pony at a fun picnic my parents went to with him...

 Horseyyyyy!

More pictures and hopefully videos to come on our trip to The Little Farmer and Fun in Wisconsin!

August with Aidan - Part 1

Since Aidan was with us in August we spent more time at the pool and doing other fun activities than normal. Thanks Aidan! :-) Here is a little re-cap in pictures of what we've been up to...

Since we live right down the road from The Highland Aquatic Center we often made more than one trip to the pool in a day using our all day passes. This is a huge perk to be able to come and go to the pool throughout the day, we made good use of our day passes.

Here are pictures from an after dinner trip to the Aquatic Center. Augustine loves the pool and his big brother's crazy antics.

Then we took a really fun trip to the zoo...

 Look, my favorite animal!... It's a ........... Pig? Warthog??

 Second favorite for the day was the ground hogs.

 Augustine and I look on as Jeremy and Aidan tame the wolf.

More August adventures to come...