What a Crazy Week

Happy Thanksgiving
Watch out for sharks!
Santa is the Coolest Person Ever

This past week has been crazy! It all starts with Thanksgiving. We went to Frankie's brothers house for Thanksgiving. They made two turkeys... yup you read that right two turkeys! One was baked in the oven and other one was deep fried. And I must say they were both awesome! I ate so much turkey, and of course everything else that goes with that great meal. Then that night we headed to my parents house where we played a little Texas Hold'em and ate more turkey! I am starting to think that Thanksgiving is the best Holiday ever!

But then came Friday. I of course had to work on the Nations biggest shopping day. I worked 7am-5pm. And let me tell you the mall was crazy... but my store was pretty quite, imagine that people weren't buying work boots on the busiest shopping day of the year. But I had it easy, becuase back at home Frankie and my dad were beginning another home remodeling project. Yup that's right another one. When will it end? They started to install the new windows. We got all new windows for the main level (except Colton's room, those were done before he was born!). They worked on the windows all day Friday, all Saturday and finished up on Sunday. The one that took the longest was our big bay window in the living room, but it is all worth it. The windows look awesome. We just have to put the trim around them and they are done!

Monday I worked again and then I tried to get the house back in order. Let me tell you, there was sawdust on everything!

Then Tuesday we decided we needed a break so we went to the Mall for most of the afternoon. We went to Underwater World. Which is awesome if you have never been there. Colton loved it, you are in a tunnel with fish and SHARKS all around you. He just layed in his stroller and starred! Then we decided to go see the World's Largest Gingerbread House, which was okay but not worth a special trip. Then the best part... we went to see Santa. We were a little worried that Colton would cry, but instead he just laughed and smiled the whole time. It was so much fun.

So that covers my crazy week. Today I am just sitting at home doing nothing and it is kinda nice. Although I do need to do some laundry. Frankie started his new job today. He is back at the Crowne Plaze in St Paul. He is the Executive Sous Chef. He was pretty excited so I hope his first day back is a good one. They are putting in a new resturant at the hotel, and once the new one opens the Carousel will be history. So if you want to go you better hurry, becuase by May it will no longer exist!

Other than all that craziness, I am going to see A White Christmas at the Ordway on Sunday and I am so excited. I have never been to the Ordway, I hope it is good... which of course it will be .

Halloween Pictures

I know it took me a while, but here they are. Halloween is hands down my favorite holiday. I am already counting down the days until ScareFest 2007. I hope you enjoy the pics.

http://apps.rockyou.com/rockyou.swf?instanceid=43571869&ver=102906

Other than that, not much new here. I printed out all of Colton's pictures from birth through 4 months... 300+ pics. So now I really need to get scrapbooking. I was thinking maybe Saturday, I think I am just going to go sit at the Scrapbook store if anyone else wants to join me. I was planning on the one in Woodbury, but I would be willing to go the Mall of America if that works better!

My Little Man...

Isn't he the cutest little man you have ever seen? I love this picture! I am working on getting our Halloween Party Pics on here, but there are a ton of them so I am trying to pick out the best ones. Happy Halloween, I hope you don't get beat up by any little goblins tonight!

I hate Projects!

We have been busy working on the house and I hate it. Everything is a mess, nothing looks complete and it won't be over for quite a while! Last weekend we redid the roof. It looks so much better. We put on new shingles, vents, and facia. We also put in some recesssed lights in the kitchen, computer room and Colton's room. It was easier to do it once the roof was open, that way my dad could get in the attic. We also insulated the attic as long as we had it open! It stays so much warmer in the house now, so hopefully our X-cel bill will be much much lower this winter. Anyways that project is done, but there is more to come. We ordered all new windows for the house last week. They will take about 3 weeks to come in and then that project will start. It will be nice to have all new windows becuase the ones that we have now are horrible. I can feel the wind right through them. Anyways, once that project is done that should be it for this winter. But next Spring we are residing the house! The projects are never ending, but it will all be worth it in the end! This picture was taken in July 2006. Next July you won't even recognize this house, at least I hope it looks better!

Colton is 4 Months Old!

Hey there everyone. Can you believe it Colton is four months old already! We took him to the doctor last night for his four month check-up. He weighs 17 pounds 6 ounces and is 25 inches long. He is quite the little chunk. The doctor said he is very healthy! Yeah, she also said we could start feeding him cereal... so tonight we gave that a try. Colton was not too excited about the cereal but I am sure the more the eats it the more he will like it. Colton sleeps through the night, yeah for me! He sleeps for about 10 hours straight at night. He is always smiling and giggling. It is so much fun, although I have no idea what we used to do in our freetime, becuase now it is all about Colton. Other than that not much else new. We are looking forward to Halloween, because we all now that Halloween is the best Holiday of them all. That is all the news I have for now.

Here is a link with pics of Colton. Most of them are recent pictures but some are a little bit older, they are just so cute I had to include them.

http://apps.rockyou.com/rockyou.swf?instanceid=41736548&ver=060913

Hope you like the pics!

What is going on?

I have been watching CNN all morning and it is so disturbing knowing that someone would walk into a school and shoot 10 innocent little girls. What is going on in this world? The man obviously was very disturbed. But what really bothers me is this.... they keep saying that he lost a daughter 9 years ago. She died 20 minutes after she was born and he said (in a letter) that he hasn't been the same ever since. He stated that he is mad at God for taking his daughter from him, but yet on Monday morning this same man that was so hurt stormed into a school and took 5 little girls from their families. So if he was so hurt by losing his daughter why would he want to put so many other families through the same thing? I am at a loss of words, and I look at Colton I couldn't imagine what I would do if someone took him from me. I can't even pretend to imagine that I know what those families are going through, but I do know that it makes me appreciate every minute that I get to spend with my family and friends. I guess no matter who you are or where you live you are not safe, and it is sad that we have to live in a world like this.

GO VIKINGS!

Colton Loves to stick his tongue out just when you try to take the picture. And you have to love those man boobs!

Hello again, I am not doing so good at keeping this updated. I will try a little harder. Anyways, things have been going great. The Vikings are 2-0, what more could you ask for. We went the home opener game on Sunday and it was a blast. We tailgated all morning, and even though it was cold it was worth it. Frankie made the food, he made rid eye steaks, grilled shrimp and stuffed pork chops. I think everyone around us was jealous... nobody else had food like that. Then it was off to the game, and if you watched it you know that the game was close the entire time and ending up going into overtime, but of course in the end we pulled out the win. We are going to the game this next Sunday too, and of course we going to tailgate again. And don't worry we are gonna beat the Bears! I love this time of the year!

Other than football, not much exciting here. Colton turned 3 months old on Saturday. He is getting so big. He smiles all the time when you talk to you him, and he giggled yesterday for the first time. It was so cute. He is so much fun now. I took him to get his 3 month pictures taken today. They turned out really good. I ordered lots of wallets so I will send them out once I get them, if you want one! Well I better going, I need to get cleaning and then I am going shopping. We have a wedding to go to on Saturday, and I want a new dress. Take Care and I will talk to you all soon.

Wow, it's been a while!

Colton is two months old already, and yes he is our little thumb sucker!
My brother was trying to confuse the poor kid but Colton knows the only team worth cheering for is the Minnesota Vikings.
Colton was a little worn out after all the screaming he had to do at his baptism!
Isn't that a good family picture? We went to my cousins wedding in Fargo and it was a blast.

Wow this summer has flown by. Colton is already 2 months old. He had his 2 month doctor visit last week and he is now 23" long and weighs 10 pounds 9 ounces. He is getting so big already. For his weight he is in the 45 percentile but for his height he is in the 65 percentile. I guess he is gonna be a tall beanpole (poor kid). We have had a busy month. We went to Fargo the first weekend for my cousins wedding. It was so much fun, and I got to drink for the first time since last October. It was fun, but I don't recommend drinking a lot and then sending your husband to Little Ceasars for pizza... just the smell made me want to throw up! But it was still a lot of fun. And then last Sunday was Colton's Baptism. He did really good, even though he was the only kid who cried. I guess I would cry too if someone dumped water on my head. He looked so cute; he had on a little white tuxedo, but we changed him into his little onsie with a cross on it as soon as we got home so that he didn't get the tux all dirty (we borrowed it from a friend and didn't want to ruin it).

Other than that not much is new with me. I am trying to find a new job and I hate it. I don't like interviews but what is even worse is waiting for a response on whether or not you got the position. So wish me luck, becuase I really need a new job and hopefully one closer to home becuase with gas prices so high I am going to have to start riding my bike to work and it is a long trip all the way to the mall. Anyways, nothing else new here. Just looking forward to the state fair so I can go eat lots of deep fried food and then feel bad about it for the couple weeks. Take Care and Keep Cheering on those Vikings!