Dave and Lynnae

Bismarck 10.2008 (part 3)

2008-10-27T16:11:00.002-05:00

I parked the Bug and walked here first.

A view of the tunnel. I remember driving in that tunnel when I took my drivers test, but they don't let people drive under there since 9/11.

Michael and I ran up the steps of the Capitol "Rocky" style and then I took this picture.

State Library

The flags at Veteran's Memorial

Bismarck 10.2008 (part 2)

2008-10-26T07:33:00.002-05:00

Michael and Cole both got up EARLY on Sunday morning. Cole is very entertaining for Michael. They're becoming good buds...

My little babe wrapped in swaddling clothes and tied to a chair...thanks Grandma!

Michael and I got bundled on Sunday morning to go for a photo tour of the Capitol Grounds before getting back on the road to the Twin Cities.

A self portrait before heading out to take pictures. The next Bismarck post will have pictures from the Capitol Grounds....stay tuned for Bismarck 10.2008 (part 3)...

a visit from our friends from Iowa

2008-10-26T06:49:00.004-05:00

Our friends, Sean and Jackie, visited us for a weekend in the middle of September. Sean and Jackie were married the same year that Dave and I were, and their son Robbie was born two weeks after Michael was born. The boys played together really nicely! Maya ended up spending the night at Chelsea's house while they were over, and the adults brewed some Pumpkin Ale after the boys went to bed. It was a really fun weekend. Now, we are trying to plan a weekend that we can go down to Iowa to visit! Hopefully soon!

bismarck 10.2008 (part 1)

2008-10-23T17:40:00.005-05:00

Michael and I went to Bismarck last weekend while Maya was at Melissa's house and Dave stayed home to work at the YMCA and get some projects done.
I'll post the entire Bismarck set on my flickr page. There is a link to it on the left hand side of this blog or else here is the link now
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tela_j
Enjoy!

We stayed at my Grandma B's house. Michael enjoyed being able to explore a new kitchen with lots of new and exciting cupboards to open and get into!

Grandpa B got to goof around with Michael

All of the kids sitting at the dining room table. I cooked dinner for everyone on Saturday night.

I spent a lot of time talking to Grandma B and my cousin Jen. It was really nice to hear what was going on in their lives and share some of the things in my life.

Grandpa B is a grumpy bear in the mornings!

Stay tuned for more Bismarck 10.2008 postings!

scanned photo

2008-10-22T10:21:00.001-05:00

I'm the baby...
Originally uploaded by Tela J

Here is a picture of me and my siblings from 1982. Dave scanned this in for me recently. Thanks Dave!

swinging with mama

2008-10-21T19:06:00.002-05:00

Michael and I love to swing in the backyard. He's silly and likes to hang upside-down...

some cute pictures

2008-10-21T19:01:00.004-05:00

Maya thought it was fun to decorate Michael's face with Bushel Boy tomatoe stickers!

Maya's first ride on the Harley with Grandpa H

Maya made a very elaborate marble chute. She keeps her bedroom door closed all the time now so that cats don't tear it apart...I thought that was a good idea.

messy boy

2008-10-21T18:59:00.001-05:00

Michael helped me weed the driveway. I cannot believe how many weeds there were!

bathtime!

2008-10-21T18:57:00.001-05:00

Just a cute picture of Michael in the bath...in our NEW bathroom!

afton apple

2008-10-13T19:46:00.002-05:00

At the end of September, we picked apples and raspberries at Afton Apple. We picked Haralson and Sweet 16 apples. I'm going to be making lots of apple pies! The kids played at the playgound area and saw some cute animals. I asked Maya who should be the butt of the cow for the last picture. She said, "Michael because he's a stinky poo." I thought that was a pretty good answer...so that's what we did!

grandparent's day

2008-10-02T19:55:00.003-05:00

Sept 7th was Grandparent's Day. We brought Michael to my parent's house the day before, and Dave's parents came out for brunch on Grandparent's Day. All in all, it was a relaxing weekend. Michael always enjoys spending time with all his grandparents!

trip to Woodlake

2008-10-02T16:26:00.005-05:00

Michael went on his first trip to the neighborhood nature center in his backpack carrier on Sept 5th. He had a lot of fun grabbing leaves and checking out the ducks that were sticking their butts in the air while they fished for duckie food. In the second picture, Michael has his eyes in the sky watching planes like most of the pilots I work with. Uh oh! I hope this doesn't mean I need to pay for flight school one day!!!

kids in the hammock

2008-09-12T10:09:00.002-05:00

We've had a lot of fun in the hammock this summer. Here are a few pictures of the kids in the hammock - plus one picture with Dave.

Maya's Backyard Campout

2008-09-11T14:12:00.003-05:00

I probably should've posted this closer to the actual time it happened...but better late than never, right?!

Maya had a backyard campout with Chelsea the first weekend of August. They both had a ton of fun. Dave made a campfire for them and everyone enjoyed s'mores! Maya and Chelsea didn't want to sleep outside alone, so Dave slept in the hammock in the backyard. Dave loves his hammock...and for a good reason. It's incredibly comfy for sleeping!!!

In the morning, Michael and I went outside just as the girls were waking up. We all played around in the tent and the hammock. We'll be spending more time camping in the backyard next summer I think.

MN State Fair (cont)

2008-09-04T07:13:00.005-05:00

Well, our beer didn't win this year, but we got our score sheets in the mail yesterday. We found out that we took 2nd in our flight...so that was encouraging. We had good comments from the judges and some other ideas for improvement. Next year we are going to submit more beer and probably some other things too. I had no idea that you could submit baked goods like that. My wheels are spinning already for things to enter.

Here are a few more pictures from the State Fair. Maya had a blast jumping on the tramp...she did flip after flip after flip after flip. Michael mostly just kicked back and relaxed in his stroller. He got sick of the stroller for a while while we were looking at all the animals so Dave carried him around for a bit. Dave took a bunch of other pictures from the State Fair. They are all posted on his flickr site...link to the left. Keep checking both of our flickr sites for more pictures than this blog can hold.

For those of you that don't know me well, I do not like large crowds...but they didn't really bug me too much this year. We got our bucket of cookies and all you can drink milk...we were were all pretty happy about that:) All in all I'd say it was a pretty good year at the MN State Fair.

tennis and gymnastics

2008-08-25T09:56:00.002-05:00

Maya was with us this past week for one of our "vacations" with her. While Dave and I were working, she got to do tennis lessons in the morning and gymnastics camp in the afternoon. Maya has been excited all summer for her tennis lessons. Since I have Wednesdays off, I was able to see one of her lessons. Unfortunately, I somehow injured (old injury that keeps coming back) my back while I was watching her.

Dave's Mom took me to Urgent Care after she dropped off Maya for her afternoon of gymnastics. It was quite the day. I stayed home from work on Thursday because I was too doped up on pain killers to be functional by any definition. Dave's parents were a temendous help last week with everything! On Thursday, Maya and the rest of the gymnastics campers put on a mini-show for friends and family. Since I was home in bed, I didn't get to see it. Fortunately, Dave's Mom took some pictures for us to see.

MN State Fair

2008-08-25T08:40:00.005-05:00

We took the family to the MN State Fair on Saturday. It was a beautiful day...not too hot, not too cold. Michael loved the bus ride there. He was so happy to be free from his car seat. He stood up the whole time and made all sorts of happy noises. When we took the bus home from the fair, Michael and I got a front seat. He was so happy to see everything rushing past him. Maya enjoyed petting all the animals and seeing all the cool topiaries. (I'll post pictures of those in another post later.) I was shocked to see an inflateable Pan Am plane for puchase since the airline hasn't been operational for many years! I thought about buying it, but decided a picture would be much better. Dave took lots of pictures, and you can see more of them on his flickr page. We all watched the final round of judging for the homebrew contest. The results aren't posted yet, but as soon as we know how Dave's beer did I'll let you know.

Check back in a day or two for another post with more MN State Fair pictures.

crushing rocks

2008-08-18T14:39:00.003-05:00

I just found this picture on Dave's flickr site and wanted to share it with everyone. This is Maya in the backyard ready to crush rocks. She loves to see what is inside of the rocks. Over Memorial Day weekend this year, she went to Crystal Caves near River Falls, WI with Dave and Grandpa Mike. When she got back Maya told us that she wanted to move to WI and become a gemologist.

You can see the hops and tomatoes on the right of the picture...you can also see our weed garden...it has been a big project getting the area under the tree ready to plant. Next year we hope to have the whole thing planted with veggies and hops.

10klf pictures

2008-08-18T14:19:00.004-05:00

Uncle Curt camped in VIP while Dave, Chris, and I camped in Lake Sallie. It was a long walk so Curt took Dave's bike back and forth.

We cooked some of the best food on our campfire! We were grubbin!

Dave hard at work...or is that hardly working???

This is our campsite the night before the festival started. There was no open space after the festival got going...but we enjoyed our quiet campsite for one night at least.

This is the walkway under the highway that took us to the main concert bowl.

All in all, we had a great time. It was really hard for me to be away from Michael for so long, but he was in good hands thanks to Grandma and Grandpa H and Grandma and Grandpa B. You can check out both Dave and my Flickr pages for lots more pictures.

Daddy's Shirt

2008-08-12T14:51:00.002-05:00

Dave's parents gave us some of his old clothes after Michael was born. Michael now fits into this one...with more to come as he gets bigger. Michael's wardrobe just got more colorful!

Oh, and the barn that Michael is playing with in this picture is his new favorite toy. He figured out that if he opens the doors of the barn he gets to hear a song and see a little light show. He loves it!

So busy!

2008-08-12T11:17:00.002-05:00

Things have been so busy I haven't even had time to edit or post any pictures. I figured it was about time I did something on this blog. Summer is winding down, but we still have a few adventures left.

Next week Maya is going to do tennis lessons in the mornings. She is very excited. Dave and Maya have gone to the tennis courts a few times this summer to play for a while. Every time they get back, Maya can't stop talking about how fun tennis is and how she can't wait for lessons. She has decided that she wants to get a new "tennis outfit" for next week. I think she has too many clothes the way it is...

Maya is also doing an afternoon gymnastics camp next week. The theme is the Olympics. All the gymnasts will take a team photo and learn routines thoughout the week. At the end of the week, they will be performing the routines for family and friends. It sounds like a great camp!

Michael is a nutty banana. He is standing up on furniture (or whatever he can get his little hands on) and walking around. I have to remember not to blink or I'll miss something and he'll be running out the door! I can't believe how fast he is growing up! Before I know it I will be planning a birthday party.

Michael and Maya have the funniest conversations in the back seat sometimes. Maya will say things and Michael will just start giggling. It's hillarious to watch. I have really enjoyed watching the two of them bond with each other. Maya is such a good big sister, and Michael is just crazy. He's going to learn a lot from her.

I'll post some pictures up here soon!

Independence Day 2008

2008-07-05T21:52:00.003-05:00

We went to the parade in Richfield. It was so hot and we didn't have any shade nearby. Despite that, we all had a very good time. After that we all headed back to our house to hang out. Neighbors, family, and friends stopped by to enjoy the evening. One of our friends even brought a bouncy castle...everyone had a turn at it. It was perfect for the kids to get all their energy out!

How does this happen?

2008-06-11T09:09:00.003-05:00

On May 20th, one of my flight instructors at work crashed his bicycle. He had major brain trauma and has recently come out of a medically induced coma to start his rehab. It will be a long process, but his family is happy with his progress so far. They just released him from ICU and have increased visit length from 1-2 minutes to 2-5 minutes. You can check out his progress by clicking here.

Grandma B's Birthday

2008-06-11T08:56:00.004-05:00

We spent the day at Grandma and Grandpa B's house last Saturday to celebrate my Mom's birthday. The big kids climbed trees all day except for a short break to color on the huge boxes from construction materials. Good project idea, Laurie! The guys put siding up on the south side of the house while Michael struggled to nap with all the loud banging. Emelia had a lot of fun with Michael. I got quite a few really cute pictures of just those two hanging out all afternoon. Here are a couple pictures of the day.

Enjoy!
Lh

Flickr

2008-06-11T08:50:00.003-05:00

Check out our flickr accounts to see updates of the kids and life via our photographs. I'll still post things here, but you'll see more pictures on our flickr pages.

Dave's - www.flickr.com/photos/croixboy

Lynnae's - www.flickr.com/photos/Tela_J