Kiddie Carnival Games

Last night a few of Mommy's & Daddy's college friends came into town from Chicago. This morning after breakfast Mommy, Maddie, Sam, Kelly & Hans headed out to the Shakopee Derby Days Kiddie Carnival. Madeline played a bunch of games and won some cool prizes like a rainbow baton & a bouncy ball! Both Kelly and Hans spent quite a bit of time holding Sam and seemed to be really good with him.... maybe it's time they have one of their own?!?!?!
After playing all of the games we could take, we played at the park and then got a sandwich for lunch before heading home.

While Maddie took a nap Sam had his weekly photo shoot - pretty cute :-)

It was great the see Kelly & Hans and we hope they have a great time at the wedding they were going to in northern MN later this weekend... we REALLY enjoy having visitors so just let us know if you ever want to come and see us!!!

Taste of Shakopee

The Taste of Shakopee was this evening so we headed out to see what kinds of food our great city had to offer. Nothing noteworthy to write about - just your typical festival foods, but it was still pretty good :-)
It started to sprinkle on us so we decided to head home a little early - on the way out we got a great shot of the beautiful rainbow we saw!

2 Month Stats

Sam had his two month check-up today. He sure is growing fast!

Height: 23 1/4 inches (55th %)
Weight: 12 lbs. 2 oz. (55th %)
Head Circumference: 40.7 cm (70%)

Dr. Tracey said he looks great and she was very impressed with how well he is holding up his head :-)

He had his first round of shots today... he cried, but Madeline helped by telling him is was going to be ok - what a caring big sister :-)

Playdate/Reunion

Today we met up with mommy's high school friends for a playdate! It was so fun to see everyone and meet all of their little ones. We went to a giant park in Minnetrista. The kids played while the moms caught up. All that playing (and talking) made us tired so we all sat down for a picnic lunch. We had a great time, and all agreed that we should get together more often :-)

Just the Two of them...

I snapped a few shots of Big Sister & Little Brother today... I just hope they always love each other this much!!!!

Tuesday Playgroup at the MN Zoo

Our Tuesday playgroup met at the MN Zoo again today - we just love having our zoo membership and being able to go whenever we want! Keven, Michael & Noah (and their mommies) were all there. Maddie & Michael admired the new water play area
(we'll have to bring our suits next time) before we headed out to see all of the animals. We learned all about bear claws and the kids liked watching the big piggys sleep. We enjoyed a great picnic lunch before we headed home. Another great playdate :-)

P.S.... a BIG congrats to ALL of the mommies in our playgroup - Joanne, Birgitta & Christine are all due with Baby #2 in the beginning of February!!!!

A Day at the MN Landscape Arboretum

What a fun-filled day! When Madeline woke up Grandpa & Grandma Frantz took her out for a very special breakfast at McDonald's - what a treat :-) They said she ate pancakes, eggs, sausage, apples, milk, juice and too many other things to remember!!! When they got home we packed up and headed out the the MN Landscape Arboretum. There were so many good pictures that we put them in to a slide show instead of posting the all separately...

After a LONG day at the Arboretum, we came home for naps. Later that evening Grandma Judy and Dave came over and we headed into town for dinner. Mexican was a hit... Madeline LOVED her chips and salsa and her cheese quesidilla - yummy!!!

Grandma & Grandpa Frantz Visit!

Grandma and Grandpa Frantz made the long drive from Indiana today. Grandma dove right in to reading the kiddos a few books - just what they love :-) We're looking forward to a great weekend with them in town!

A few shots of our little man

Just wanted to share a few shots of our little man - his smile is just too stinkin' cute!!!

July 12: Last Day

It's our last day here in WI and our little stinker just woke up... she peeked out of the tent just in time to get swept up for a big Morning hug from Aunt Melanie :-) Sam was still sleeping so we cooked breakfast over the fire and started to pack up. We left the campground around noon and made one final stop at the Lake Owen Gymnastics camp to get the tour and say our good-byes to Melanie and Christianne. It was a long ride back, but it was worth it! We had such a great time!

Camping: Day 2

Our first night went really well! Madeline put herself to bed in her tent (inside Grandma's tent) at about 9:30 and only got up once to go to the bathroom. Sam slept about 7 hours before he got up to eat - mommy liked this :-) He slept right between mom and dad on our air mattress, so he was toasty warm

We cooked breakfast over the fire eggs, toasted beagals & sausage - it was fantastic!
Madeline enjoyed exploring while we got the bikes packed up with lunch. Then we headed out to the beach. It was pretty chilly, with the wind blowing in off the lake, so we only stayed long enough to build a sand castle and eat lunch. Then we headed back to camp and played a few games Daddy's not really a "gamer", so while Madeline napped and the rest of us played cards, he and Sam just sat and relaxed and eventually fell asleep . After a delicious dinner cooked over the camp fire, Sam took another nap, Madeline read a few books, and then snuggled Daddy by the fire before bed. We all just LOVE camping!!!