The A Maze 'N Farm!

A few Saturdays ago (I have been really busy, and
recently, really sick, hence the lack of blogging.) anyway, we spent the day at the A Maze 'N Farmyard in Eden Valley. We went with Nick and Ang and the Girls, and Brandon and Sara. We also met my friends Kristin and Tracy there with their families. We had a blast going down the big slide, taking a little train ride, admiring the puppies, seeing lots of animals, jumping in the bouncers, and of course eating yummy treats! That night, we all stayed up way too late playing games and hanging out. We had so much fun!

girls weekend!

The last weekend in September, my girfriends from college and I spent the

weekend at Sundara Spa in Wisconsin Dells. It was a lot of talking, catching

up, relaxing and not worrying about anything. It was a perfect weekend to

unwind and refresh. Weekends away make me a better mom, and I was

ready to take on anything when I got back! I miss hanging out with these girls, but when we are

all together, we don't seem to miss a beat - love you guys!

Preschool!

Gavin officially started Pre-K, the beginning of September! I think he was ready for a new challange, and has really been enjoying his class. You can tell, by the picture, that I worked the night before Gav had his first day of school. Bryan dressed him so weird that day.... I would

have at least had him wear something cute on the first day! Plus, I would not have taken his picture by the front door! Oh well... he gets an A for effort - he thought it was silly to take a picture the first day of preschool anyway! Gavin is getting so big - and I'm just in love with that huge smile! Yesterday we had preschool screening, and he scored 100% - he got all the points he could get! I always wonder if I'm doing this whole mom thing right, and if he's going to fall behind if I don't do something or forget to teach him something - but according to the teacher yesterday - he looks perfect and is ahead of the game for a 4 year old - I'm so proud of you buddy!

Ellie day!

Before my nieces go to school, I like to treat them each to their very own special day! It's fun for them, and it really means a lot to me. On their day, they get to pick out whatever we do, where we eat, etc. So for Ellie day this year, she came to stay with us the night before, and first thing in the morning, she wanted to play dress-up - in my closet! She loves all things girly - especially my "fancy" stuff! Gavin even got in on the fun and put on some of daddy's clothes. Then we went to eat lunch at taco johns and headed to the beach for awhile. We got ice cream and hung out at the park after swimming. Then we headed to the spa for a pedicure. I did learn, that from now on Gavin will not be joining me and the girls at the spa - the spa really is not designed for little 4 year old boys - plus, it's much more fun if I can get a treatment too! I loved that she wanted Ellie day to last longer. My favorite part, besides all the one on one time with one of my favorite girls - was when Ell was running around the park yelling "This is the best Ellie day ever!" I think she enjoyed herself - but i really can't wait to do it again! Ellie celebrated her 6th birthday this month too. Happy Birthday sweet girl - we love you so much!!!!

cool clubs.

for Gavin's birthday this year, Bryan and I got him his very own set of golf clubs! He was so excited, and just like someone else I know ( ahem.... Bryan) Gavin has been obsessing over golf! He had to fill up all the pockets right away with tees, and balls and my old glove. He's so proud of them - and I think him and Bryan are going to have lots of fun next summer!

next....

We were able to have Gavin's birthday party at the lake again this year - and we had so much fun! Gav choose a pirate theme for his party - we even had a pirate flag, pirate hats, a cool cake and a pirate ship pinate - Gavin used the dock for his plank! He was so spoiled and got all sorts of fun stuff! He still talks about his party and how it was so cool! We were able to spend the rest of the week just relaxing at the lake. Gavin and Owen worked hard on learning how to swim - and they both were doing so good by themselves! Owen even jumped off the dock all by himself - granted there was no one around him at the time, and it scared the living daylights out of us - thank goodness his life jacket worked perfectly! What a little daredevil! It's hard to think that we'll have to wait until next summer to enjoy the lake again - oh please winter - go fast!

wow!

Whew - it has been a long time since I have blogged! We had such a busy August - and now it's nearly the end of September - slow down!!! I have a lot to catch up on! We started August by celebrating Owen's 3rd birthday! We had a party at his house and had tons of fun playing in the water and eating cake! That same weekend, Bryan, Gav and I went to Underwater World at the Mall of America and visited Nickolodeon Universe as well - which meant Gavin got to meet Sponge Bob and Patrick! He loved all the animals at the aquariam - especially the jelly fish and the sea horses. He picked out a few rides that he wanted to go on and had an absolute blast! He rode the kids rollarcoaster, the fly boat, bumber cars with dad, and the flume with me - so fun!