Birthday Party

Happy first birthdays to our buddies Cole McKay & Jacob Jorgensen!

On Saturday we went to Cole's party at My Gym.
Riding the scooter swing with Aiden.

In the balls.

Bubbles.

Being goofy on the ride home.

Relaxing with Daddy on the couch. Going to the Gym will really take it out of you.

Random Pics

Finally big enough to ride his Porter Puppy Rocker. We registered for this thing! Mowing the tile from the comfort of his toy basket.

He has offically found it.

Thanks to everyone for the third anniversary wishes. Brian got me a gorgeous bouquet and I tried to recreate the chocolate covered strawberries we had at our wedding (see black and white below). As you can see, I should stick with my day job and leave pastry chef-ing to the experts. The fruit tart was store bought!

Playing with Daddy's basketball shoes. Hanging on the floor with Daddy.

My two favorites guys. It doesn't get any better than this!

Memorial Day Weekend

We had a great time in MN for the long weekend.

We went to Grandma & Grandpa P's new house and hung out in the basement. Brian is busy training Evan for what he will be doing in the basement in 20 years.
We went to the park to meet up with the Jorgensens and the Clarksons.

Played some football.

Picked up some sticks.

See sawed with Daddy & Aunt Sara.

Saw a dandelion for the first time.

Rode around in his wagon.

Didn't feel like sitting still to take pictures. Jacob: "Dude, just sit still, it goes waaaay faster".

The Dudes: James & Ryan, Evan & Brian, Jacob & Jens.

We went out to Great Grandma Frank's and went for a golf cart ride. Andrew takes his job of chauffeur very seriously.

Relaxing on the ride with Grandma.

We played in the yard and met Gabby, the next door dog.

Evan went in the lake for the first time with Daddy.

Not a fan at first, but he warmed up to the idea.

Eating milk and cookies on the boat.

Honking the horn.

Rainy Day

We were stuck inside this morning due to the rain so Evan got creative and found a new use for his toy basket. This was after he opened the powder room door and dragged toilet paper down the hall.

He has become quite the climber in the last few days. Yesterday I busted him crawling across the coffee table. My blood pressure is on the rise.

Now we have to work on gracefully exiting the basket.

Monday

Monday started off great. We slept in until 7am and then had some delicious Cheerios, strawberries & bananas (which Pearl got to enjoy too). Then Evan went for a ride in Mom's suitcase.
After we took a walk, Evan mowed the great room floor in his "Uncle Evan" outfit.

Close up.

In the afternoon we had playgroup at the pool. We did a lot of swimming and then Evan pushed Aiden around in A's new "car".

Next Evan showed Jett the ropes: "See? This is my dad's FAVORITE part of the whole car...the horn. You lay on it for about 10 seconds then you give the other guy a thumbs up"

Happy Monday!

Little Swifter-er

The Gods of Real Estate are smiling on me right now! The worst part of having the house on the market is all the cleaning. Well yesterday we discovered a little helper was in our midst and we didn't even know it! It's about time he started pulling his weight around here.
Just kidding, no one call the Child Labor Department on me.
"No time for pictures Mom, I think I missed a spot over here...."

Yep, this is where Pearly naps in the evenings.

He is very thorough.

Watch Evan's face when Pearl starts barking. He knows that when she barks, it usually means "Dadney" is home.

Tuesday

Today we started our Kindermusik music class and it was awesome! We played the drums, the tambourine, the maracas and with scarves (that's right). We danced the polka and something else that was embarassing! Evan loved it.

After Evan's nap, we set up the water table in the driveway and made our own splash pad.
I had envisioned me sitting in chair and relaxing, watching Evan splash around. There ended up being very little sitting on my part.

Talking to Pearly through the door.