Best buds
I’m so glad these two have each other. They really are good buds, in addition to being brothers. They spent a little time “reading” together tonight.
First day of school 2010
I made the boys orange rolls (a 1st day tradition I started last year with Nolan)
and we took the token front step and church sign photos. Shuttling between dropping Nolan off and getting Lincoln to ECFE is going to be a bit crazy, but I think we can make it work. I’m looking forward to seeing how much they both grow this year.
Target Field
We took my parents to a Twins game (our first, their second, and Tony’s ???.) We told my dad we would get him tickets back in June for Father’s Day and 9/7 (their 36th anniversary) was the first game we could get 5 tickets together in the section we were interested in. The Twins won, which is always nice when you go to a sporting event, and we all had a good time. I was appreciative of the extra leg room (compared to what you got at the Metrodome) and the close proximity of the bathrooms (since I’m 8 1/4 months preggo.) We got ice cream sundaes in Twins caps and brought them home for the kids. They ate their cereal out of them this morning – and tried them out on their heads.
The Great Get Together
It’s State Fair time!
Once again, we loaded into the suburban and hit the fairgrounds with the kids and our friend, Michelle. It was chilly this year! we all needed extra layers and the boys each donned their stocking caps. Just a few days earlier, people were still dressed in summer clothes.
We hit our favorite cookie spot early on so we could enjoy them throughout our tour. We also made a stop at the Miracle of Birth building. This year, our visit to the building had a particularly “special” meaning, since we are going to experience our own miracle of birth in a few short weeks!
The other memorable stop during our visit was to the giant slide. Nolan and Lincoln loved the ride – Lincoln even asked to go again.
New fence
When we had our trees taken down in the backyard, we had trucks and bobcats in and out of the backyard. In order to make that possible, one of the fences on the side of the house had to be removed. The old fence couldn’t be put back into its old place, so Jake and a friend of his spent the day building a new fence so our kids and dogs stay contained 🙂
Sandbox Mountain
Our friend, Jeanne, came over to give me a bit of a break (and play with the kids.) I was able to get the dishes done and the kitchen cleaned up while they built this in the sandbox:
Painting, round 2
Second day of painting outside. This time the boys used teamwork to paint the table. They started on opposite ends and met in the middle. And then to top it off, we put the kids’ hand and footprints on the table top. They had so much fun – and the final product turned out great! Our driveway also got its own fresh new look 🙂
Sleeping soundly
I woke up from my regularly scheduled nap on the couch and the toy room was incredibly quiet. I went looking for Nolan, who I normally can hear while I’m resting. Here’s where I found him:
Painting, round 1
We had a break from the heat & humidity, so I took the boys out on the driveway to paint their chairs. We designated a tshirt and shorts for each of them as their new “paint clothes” and they took it from there. Nolan chose to use multiple colors and cover his entire chair, while Lincoln kept going back to his trusty red 🙂 Once they were done, we placed their handprints on the seats as a reminder of whose chair is whose. Up next…the table.
Party for Papa
My mom wasn’t feeling well on my dad’s actual birthday, so we delayed the celebration by a couple of days. We had a delicious dinner, complete with pulled pork sandwiches, multiple salads, and of course cake, provided by our family friend, Teri. (She makes an amazing rum cake.) The boys once again were candle blowing assistants for Papa.
