I have the Cutest Godson Ever!

Today's was Jaxx's Baptism. He was such a good little boy! I am so honored to be his Godmother. Of course the weather didn't want to cooperate this morning with the rain but everything turned out perfect anyways! God Bless you Jaxx Robert.

Jaxx and his family - including Godparents and the reverend.

Jaxx with his godparents - Uncle Travis and Auntie Mandy

Jaxx- he is just so cute! Best Godson Ever!!

Otherwise we are staying very busy - getting ready for fall and our Pumpkin Carving Party!! We went to the apple orchard again last weekend - but this time our main objective was the pumpkin patch! And Colton had a blast, he was running from pumpkin to pumpkin trying to find the perfect one! Of course he tried to pick them all up but most of them were way to heavy for him. Also the last two weeks we have been looking for new daycare for Colton and we finally found the perfect fit. Colton starts at Kinder Care tomorrow and we are so excited and relieved to again put the daycare hunt behind us. I think Colton will love it at Kinder Care - there is always something to do and he won't be spending his day in front of a TV. I am switching to four 10 hour days at work starting next week so I will get to be at home with Colton every Thursday and I am looking forward to that more than anything. Right now the weekends are always so busy so it will be nice to have a day for just me and him to hang out! Okay I think that is all for now, and remember to cheer on those Vikes tomorrow night ( I know it is hard right now)!!

Apple Orchard Time

We went to the apple orchard on Sunday!! We had so much fun and Colton got to spend some quality time with his cousins! Colton even experienced his first pony ride. He wasn't to excited about the the idea at first but after a little bit he was riding like a true cowboy! We off course picked apples and had some apple donuts and apple brats! The weather was perfect - almost too warm which seems wierd to say at the end of September. We had a lot of fun - family days are always a good time. And the Vikings won on Sunday which was the icing on the cake for me!

Busy as always!!

We have been very busy like always they last couple weekends!! Last weekend Frankie, Colton and I went to La Crosse, WI for 3 days just for a little family get away! We spent most of the time just relaxing in the hotel. But we did go for some walks along the river, we went up to Granddad Bluff to get an amazing view of the city, we had dinner with some friends and of course did lots of swimming in the pool!

This kid can always make me smile. Colton and Daddy playing on the canon at Canal Park!
Colton was so worn out after swimming - he fell asleep in about 2 minutes!
Mommy and Colton playing at the playground!
Colton and Daddy at Granddad Bluff!Check out that view - Amazing!That's my boy - exploring like always!Colton in the car on the way home - he read books to his baby until he fell asleep!

When we got home on Monday we put together Colton's New Sandbox and filled it with sand! This was his birthday present from Grandma Yvonne - it just took us this long to get it for him (we were very slow to decide what kind we wanted - finally grandma just picked one and it is perfect). He loves playing in his Sandbox!!

Colton and Daddy getting dirty - that is until Colton needed to take a break for a Freezie!!This last week at work has been pretty eventful! I got promoted to Senior Service Specialist on Wednesday! I am so excited about this, hard work has paid off! And then on Friday I found out that I won a Rising Star Award for the month of August!! I was nominated by the consultant on my team for my focus and dedication to the team! Needless to say my week has been pretty good! And the last two nights we have had friends and family over for BBQ's, Bonfires and board games - Loaded Questions is the best game ever made! The only bad thing I have to report is about the Vikings! I am not sure what it is going to take for them to win but I am not sure how many more games I can watch that end is disappointment! But we still had fun eating chicken wings and french fries - you have to love game day!!

The Great Minnesota Get Together!

We went to the State Fair today and had a great time! This was Colton's first State Fair and we weren't sure if he would last but he had so much fun I think he could have lasted a few more hours! Of Course we took a ton of pictures so here are some of the awesome things we did (and ate) at the Great Minnesota Get Together!!Colton was a helping hand at the farm - he picked corn, drove the tracter, fed the chickens, picked the eggs, planted seeds, milked a cow, picked apples and sold his things at the market where he earned a dollor and bought a small box of lucky charms!Grandpa, Colton and I went up in the Space Tower. Colton wasn't too sure at first but once he got used to the idea he liked it - but I think he was even happier when we were back on the ground!Colton and Daddy shared a Giant Turkey Leg - actually I had some too (it was huge)!Colton of course had some Sweet Corn!

And we all shared a bucket of Sweet Martha's Cookies - and even brought some home for Grandma!Colton and I went in a fun house! He thought this was pretty cool!
Colton and Daddy shot some hoops at the Timberwolves exhibit!Colton decided to take a little nap while Grandpa and Daddy played some games! Daddy finally won and got Colton this giant Black Bear. Grandpa ended up winning too and got Colton a big Zebra (the one from Madagascar).
Frankie, Grandpa, Colton, Giant Bear and Zebra - quite the site to see!!
Colton and I shared some Shaved Ice - one of my favorite things at the fair! We saw lots of animals - Coltons favorite was this cow! Everytime she would move her tail to chase the flies away he would burst laughing!!
Colton and I went on the Giant Yellow Slide. He loved this - the minute we got to the bottom he jumped up and yelled again! We did not go again - that was way too many stairs for me to climb twice! We ended our day at the fair with a bucket of french fries. It was a great day, the weather was awesome, the food was fabulous and the memories will last forever!!

A Wedding and a Parade!!!!

Frankie and I went to Arrowwood Resort in Alexandria for a wedding this weekend and it was so much fun! We stayed in a townhome with 12 of our friends. The wedding was perfect, it was an outdoor ceremony and the weather was awesome! We of course had some drinks (some a few too many) and lots of laughs. We had a great time! I took over 150 pictures so here are just a couple:


And then Sunday morning we had to get up and hurry home so Colton and I could be in the Woodbury Days Parade! We walked with the Hartford and handed out candy and fire hats. Colton had so much fun in the parade - he was waiving and saying hello to everyone!

Boys Best Friend!!

Colton and Sampson are such good buddies! Sampson let's Colton do just about anything to him! Colton loves to give Sampson hugs (although it looks he is about to ride him instead of just give him a hug). Here they are playing cars! Yes Colton is driving his dirt bikes on Sampson!
And here they are playing monsters! Colton loves to sneak up on him (and me) and try to scare us. As you can tell, Sampson isn't too scared of the pantless two year old!

In this case I think Sampson really is boys best friend! Colton loves Sampson, and Sampson is pretty protective of him too! Sampson wakes him up every morning, usually by crawling up in bed with him which is quite comical (Sampson weighs over 100 pounds and Colton is in a tiny little bed). And Sampson goes with every night when we put Colton to bed. Really the only time they are apart is when Colton is sleeping or when Sampson is outside, otherwise they are connected!

Summer is going by way too Fast!!

I love summertime but it seems like I never have a day to just sit on the couch and do nothing! I guess this is probably a good thing or I would be a 600 pound moose by now but there are some days when I wish I didn't have to get out of bed at all!! And it is August already, which means this summer is almost over.. where did it go so fast? I have been working some good overtime hours which is nice for the pocketbook but hard on the personal life, but the time I pick Colton up, get home and eat dinner... it is time for bed! No time for playing and that sucks! And then weekends are always busy. I have decided to skip going to the lake the last couple weekends just so I don't have to pack (again I am getting lazy). Last Saturday Colton and I spent the day with my cousin and his daughter. We packed a picnic and went over to their house and ate outside on the picnic table. Colton and Evie picked raspberries in the garden (which Colton loved, he was eating them by the handful). And then we went down to Afton Marina to go swimming for a while. We ended the afternoon with ice cream at Selma's. It was such a nice, easy going afternoon.. I wish everyday of my life could be like that! Okay enough complaining, I have it great who am I kidding, but somedays I wish I could I just win the lottery and never have to work again.

On a different note, Frankie and I have a new nephew. Jaxx was born on July 25th and he is perfect. He reminds me so much of Colton when he was a baby (although it seems like he was never that small). And I am honored that I get to be Jaxx's Godmother. He will be my first Godchild and I am so excited, just one more good reason to spoil him. I am trying to tell Frankie that Jaxx will need a playmate but he isn't quite agreeing to that just yet, which is okay because Colton is keeping us plenty busy.

Colton is talking like crazy now. His favorite lines are "What's That?" and "Look, Look, Look" he is very observant when we are in the car, he is always pointing out all the big trucks and construction vehicles that he sees!! He also says "Thank you Mama" whenever I hand him anything and it is the cutest thing ever, it just melts my heart everytime. Yes he has me wrapped around his finger... he is my momma's boy that is for sure.

Well I think that is it for now, I really should be studying for my test on Insurance Administration instead of playing on the computer but I needed a break for a while. The test is on the 19th and I am not even half way through the book (only 280 pages to go).

Raspberry Anyone??

Look Who Learned how to float!

My little Sponge Bob Square Pants Monster!!

We love the lake!

We spent the last two weekends at the lake! Colton and I went to the lake over the 4th of July for 5 days there and it was so much fun. Then this weekend Frankie was able to get off of work so we headed to the lake again! Colton loves being at the lake. He loves riding the golf cart, going for paddle boat rides, swimming and we even took him out in the canoe.. but only once becuase I am really not any good at paddling a canoe. We had so much fun and of course I took tons of pictures so here is a link to a slideshow of the best ones.

http://apps.rockyou.com/rockyou.swf?instanceid=117605732&ver=102906

I also took some videos and here is one of my favorites:

We made my brother run behind the golf cart and Colton thought it was the funniest thing ever! And no we are not going 50 miles per hour like it looks! It is an electric golf cart... we are lucky if it goes 4 miles an hour (I mean come on my brother was able to keep up so we couldn't have been moving too quick!!).