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Goodbye Joe

Saturday morning we got ready for the funeral and again, had the boys stay home with a babysitter.  The funeral was a beautiful good-bye to Uncle Joe.  My brother, cousin Kerri and I were asked to read the readings during the mass and we were also pall bearers along with Jake, Jared & Kyla, and Josh & Jordan.

After we returned from the cemetery, the church ladies provided us with a wonderful luncheon.  We were able to visit with many of our extended relatives, many of whom we had not seen for several years.  “Why is it that we only get together at weddings and funerals?” was a question that was asked many times over.

Jake and Jared brought the boys to the church after we were finished eating so we could introduce them to family members who had only seen them in pictures.  At that point we also selected a few items of Joe’s to remember him by.

After a long & emotional morning/afternoon, we returned to Jared & Kyla’s for the evening.  We had dinner and sat around the table reminiscing and looking at photos.

Uncle Joe ended up having the last laugh tonight.  My cousin, Josh, had brought home a humidifier box (after the encouragement of my mom).  When he opened it at home that night, he had to drive back to Jared & Kyla’s to show us what he had found.  Apparently my mom had used the box to send Joe a care package for his birthday back in what we think must have been 2004!  The birthday card and treats inside the box were never opened!  Little Debbie cakes were hard as rocks and Hershey Kisses exploded while Hershey Miniatures disintegrated.  From what we can figure, Uncle Joe must have thought he was getting a humidifier for his birthday and didn’t even bother to open the box.  So funny & yet, not surprising 🙂

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A little time with Mommy

Today, Nolan was asked to go to a classmate’s house to have lunch and play after school.  That left me with only 2 kids for a good portion of the day.  (Good thing, because I battled a migraine for most of the time he was gone.  But I digress…)

We took a meal over to a family who recently had a baby and then perused the aisles of Sam’s Club – always a rousing good time.  Then, because he was such a trooper, I told Lincoln we could go out to lunch.  We ate at Panera and then grabbed dessert to eat at home.  In the time it took me to unload the groceries from the truck, Lincoln made his way to the dining room table, opened his M&M cookie, devoured it, and threw away his trash.  Amazing what he’s able to do on his own when sweets are involved.  🙂

When I eventually had a few minutes to snack on the cinnamon roll I brought home, he was kind enough to “help” me eat it.  I was able to snap a picture of the two of us using the camera in my phone.  Not the greatest quality, but it captured a sweet moment I was able to share with my favorite almost 3 year old.

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Making muffins

A couple of preschool moms have been picking up and/or dropping Nolan off from preschool while we get adjusted to things at home.  I am so thankful for their generosity – it has made my life SO much easier these first few days at home alone with the kids.  Today, while Nolan was at school, Lincoln and I made muffins.  After putting them in the oven, he watched them to make sure they baked correctly.

Ingrid was pretty tired again, so she slept through the whole process. 🙂

 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Happy Birthday Papa!

The boys and I brought balloons and cake to the office today to celebrate my dad’s birthday.  Lincoln picked out the fish balloon as well as the “over the hill” balloon.  (I guess that one was kind of appropriate since this year was a “milestone” birthday.  The kids put the candles in the cake and also helped Papa blow them out.  (Actually, I don’t think my dad had a chance to blow them out – the kids know what they’re doing when it comes to extinguishing cake candles 🙂

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Cereal box stacking

While I was getting breakfast ready for the boys, they pulled out the cold cereal they wanted from the pantry.  As a side note…my kids don’t like to eat just one type of cereal.  They prefer to MIX multiple kinds together.  Hot or cold, it doesn’t matter.  They’ll ask for the cold cereal to mix into their oatmeal as well as create interesting concoctions of cold cereal & milk.  Lincoln also likes to add in raisins.

Anyway, this morning, while my back was away from the dining room, Nolan made a cereal box tower on the table.  If he doesn’t end up being some kind of engineer, I’ll be completely surprised.

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Random Picnic

The boys love to have picnics.  We would have one every day if it was up to them.  Today, I took them to one of the nearby parks for play time and a picnic.  They donned their hats & sunglasses and dined on PB&J, grapes and cheese sticks.  Our lunches are pretty predictable.  As long as they enjoy them, right???