Me and My Girl

Jman decided to pop in for a quick candid.

I LOVE this smile!

Lulu is my sweet little girl.  She is scooting everywhere now and laughs at Jman and BG a lot.  They give her an awful lot to laugh at!  Jumping on beds, playing the air guitar, shuffling down the hall...you get the idea.  Love, love, love them all!

Side Note for October

In the pictures I posted for October, I just realized that Benjamin and Jeremiah are wearing the EXACT same shirts in both pictures.  Riley and Ian did not visit on the same day!  I'll just say this:  My boys are a little particular about what clothes they wear...

Thanksgiving - Nick!!

It was all about Nick over Thanksgiving.  He finally came home and we had a GREAT time with him.  The boys stuck to him like glue and were ecstatic to see him every time he'd walk by.  I wouldn't mind that kind of reception every time I walked into a room.  Though, the poor guy couldn't get a break from them and they wanted to wrestle and play with him constantly.  Oh, to be loved by a 2 year old and 4 year old!

October...recap

Lulu, Jenny and I

The Boys: Riley, Jman and BG decorating cupcakes

BG, Jman and Ian!  Hot cocoa time

As the boys say:  JIMMY!!!!!

 All these photos are from the month of October...I finally got them off the camera!  We had lots of fun with friends.  My friend Jenny and her son Riley came to visit.  We got the pleasure of watching our good friend's son, Ian for one afternoon.  And for Halloween, we went trick or treating with Jimmy at Mike and Jenny's house.  Jman dressed up as Optimus Prime, BG was Lightning McQueen and their bestest little buddy Jimmy was a hamburger...possibly a cheeseburger.  They had fun...except for the last house which was a little scary.  Bad pre-surveillance on my part.  Jman wouldn't go up to the door, BG cried in Jenny's arms and Jimmy clung to my leg!  Oops.  It had to happen one time, I guess!  Lulu stayed in the house with Nate and Mike while they answered the door.

Lulu!

Lulu at 4 1/2 months old  

My three kids!  

Lulu in a 3 time hand me down hat!

Well, Lulu is now 5 months old and she's already scooting around the floor!  It was slow going at first, but now Jman has informed me that she moves fast!  We can't leave anything on the ground now, especially paper.  She seems to have a radar that picks up paper and goes directly for it.  Crazy!  I wish my babies would stay babies longer.  Jman was crawling at 6 months, walking at 9 months; BG was crawling at 6 months, walking at 10 months; Lulu is well on her way to 'true crawling' and then it's only a matter of time before she's walking too.  They grow up fast!

Wedding Celebration

We went to Fargo this past weekend to celebrate my cousin's wedding.  It was a great time with family and friends we hadn't seen in quite some time.  My boys absolutely LOVE my cousins' kids.  Jman kept asking if we were going to see Nolan.  "Are we going to Nolan's house?  When will we see him?  Will Cooper Coop Coop be there too?"  Needless to say, Jman and BG had a fabulous time!

During the wedding, BG and Jman were moving between Ashley in one pew and Nate and I, in a different pew.  We were both in pews towards the front of the church. BG decided to "tip toe" back to Ashley at one point.  He was trying to be stealthy: knees bent, eyes darting back and forth, and a HUGE grin.  Not to mention his "tip toes" were extremely LOUD!  He was so cute!  I think most of the family commented on that part of the wedding.  I don't know if anyone didn't notice him!!  Enjoy the few pictures we took! 

Grandma, Grandpa and BG before the wedding.

Cooper, Rachel, Lulu and I.  Cooper is 9 days older than Lulu. 

Christmas photo?  Hopefully we can get the kids to cooperate a little better for one! 

Nolan - the little guy my boys LOVE!  He's 11 days older than BG. 

Summer Recap

We celebrated Nate's 30th birthday with a few friends at our house.

The boys and both grandpas went to the Fargo Airshow.

Uncle Nick visited.

Picking apples at Grandpa's house.

I finally had a minute to pop on!  It's almost the end of September, a full 2 months since my last post...awful!  We've stayed busy! 

Nate turned 30 this August and we celebrated by having a few friends over.  We grilled and played lawn games.  It was fun enjoying everyone's company.

This summer also brought the Airshow to Fargo.  Nate took BG and Jman and both grandpas went with as well.  The boys had hear protection and loved it.  Well, Jman enjoyed the Blue Angels...BG slept through them!  Lulu and I watched them from my parents house.  They fly right over the house as they approach the airport.  I could have seen the pilots picking their noses.  The Blue Angels are awesome to watch.  It's exhilarating when they fly by in their formations.  It's amazing!

Uncle Nick was in DC all summer long and spent a couple of days with us before going off to Boston for his new job.  The boys loved having him here.  "Nicky can you read us this book?  Can you do this puzzle with us?  Let's go outside and play."  You get the idea.  Poor guy didn't get any rest! 

While in Fargo celebrating Great Grandma Gerry's 90th birthday party, we got to help Grandpa R pick apples from his apple tree.  It was a little crazy!  Nate was up in the tree shaking branches, while Grandpa, Ashley, the boys and I were holding the blanket below.  BG liked to shake the blanket, which would send the apples flying!  Then while sorting through them, BG would pick an apple, look at it, shake his head in approval and then proceed to throw it as hard as he could into the keep bag.  Jman was eating the apples and climbing up the ladder to check on the next best branches to shake.  It was a zoo!  And lots of fun!

GG's birthday party was a blast!  We got to meet Cooper and see Nolan, Jack, Ava and Caleb, all cousins.  The kids had lots of fun with each other.  I had a wonderful time seeing all the family and people I hadn't seen in years.  Grandma Gerry sure knows how to party! 

Well that sums up a bit of our summer fun!  Now that fall is here, we've started school again and the boys are loving it!  I'll keep you updated more often than I have the past 2 months!