Wow - What a blast!

Whew - that is a lot of blogging in one day! After this one, I'll be all caught up and ready to start fresh after the weekend. We have a huge weekend planned - it's sure to be filled with cute dresses, good looking men, one handsome little ring bearer and a ton of fun!

Last weekend, Brian, Jill, Katy and Jack came to spend the weekend with us! Friday night was filled with a lot of laughter - I never knew Bryan was so good at Balderdash! Saturday the big boys went golfing while Jill and I hung out with the kids. That afternoon we all headed to Green Lake to hang out on Adam's pontoon. The kids had a blast swimming together. We also learned our lesson and now know that children under the age of 10 must have a life jacket on at all times when the boat is moving - thank you Mr. Policeman! Thankfully there were no tickets - just coupons for free ice cream cones - whew!

I think everyone has that friend where they can totally be themselves and know that they are not judged. Jill is my very best friend - she's really more like a sister. We have known each other for 19 years. She has seen me through everything. Our friendship does not falter - I know she will be there for me until the day I die. We used to wrestle on her parent's living room floor, we did everything - and I mean literally EVERYTHING - together in high school, we went to seperate colleges, but stayed close, we stood up for each other at our weddings (we both married a bryan/brian!) we were their for each other when we had our babies, I can call her day or night and of course she'll tell me she wasn't sleeping. Everyone needs a jill in their life - thank you for everything you do for me Jill - now just move closer so we can get our scrap cabin! LOVE. HER!

Lauren's birthday!

For Lauren's birthday this year, she spent the night at our house and I took her to the spa to get a pedicure. It's such a fun thing for us to do together - I love it! Gavin loves having Lauren here and the two of them had so much fun together. We spent a lot of time outside, swimming in the little pool, having a water balloon fight and just chasing each other around! Ellie came and spent a few hours with us the next day too. The kids all went swimming - even Ellie with a make shift swim suit. She wore one of my tops and a pair of Gav's swim shorts! They each made their own individual pizzas that night too! I was TERRIBLE for the 4th of July - I didn't take ANY pictures! We had such a good time too! We spent most of the weekend on the beach in Spicer - and Lord knows I do not want sand in my camera! We watched the fireworks from the beach on the 4th - it was the perfect ending to a fabulous weekend!

more fun

just some fun pictures from Bryan's cousin's wedding at the end of June. Gavin LOVED that tie and was so excited to wear it - how much cuter can you get?!

our Owen weekend

Way back in June (I'm much too busy to blog!) Owen came and stayed with us for 2 nights! We had such a blast with him while he was here! The boys played so well together and loved having that time to just be best friends. I'm so glad that Gavin has Owen - it's so fun to watch thier relationship grow -Gavin tells me that Owen is really more like his brother!

7 wonderful years

On Monday, Bryan and I celebrated 7 years of marriage. He is amazing, wonderful and everything I ever dreamed of. I love being married to him and in good times and in bad, I love our life together. Happy Anniversary babe!

my race weekend!

We LOVE summer around here, and, as you can tell, we stay so busy there is no time for blogging! The first weekend in June was one of my favorite weekends all year - The Minneapolis Marathon weekend! Friday night, Bryan and I met up with some of my college friends in Minneapolis - we ate at Joe's Garage - it was the perfect atmosphere to hang out, talk and have a couple of beers with old friends. Bryan and I stayed downtown that night and made a little date night out of it. Saturday, we did a little shopping (I got to pick out my bday present - thanks hunny - I LOVE it!) then we met Laurie and Eric at the Depot downtown. The boys had a blast at the water park. Gavin even made a little friend while we were there! He did great going down the little kids slides by himself, and was pretty brave in the water. We've made a tradition out of staying there, getting pizza for supper and just hanging out before the sunday race. On Sunday, I ran 13.1 miles in 2 hours and 12 minutes! I'm ok with my time, being my training didn't go quite as well as I wanted it to. I felt great throughout the entire run and even had a little in me when I crossed the finish line! Gavin was so proud of me, and good thing he was there to yell out "go mom!" bryan didn't even see me until Gav pointed me out. He loved my medal and kept asking me if he could "wear my prize!" Laur ran the 5K that weekend too! It is such a fun thing to do and something I look forward to each year!

Gavin

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