October already?

I just can't believe I posted in January and it is now October. What does one person do with all their time? Yep, that is the million dollar question. Things have been busy at our house all summer and fall.

Landon turned 5 in August. Wow, that was adjustment for me. He is in the 4k program at the school. He was only two days from the Kindergarten cut off and everyone I talked to told me that we wouldn't regret keeping him out of kindergarten until next year, so we will see. I am glad we didn't send him either as his half days right now are beating him up. I am not sure what the transition would have been to full day five days a week would have been like. He has made a new friend Ethan and that is all he talks about. :) So, with school he has been excited about being a Ninja for Halloween. All he does is play with the sword or banging on something as though it is the drums. Christmas could be interesting as I am not sure what to get him other than a kid's drum set as that is all he does. Landon lost his first tooth and the second bottom one is ready to fall out soon. We believe he swallowed the first one though cause we could not find it anywhere. He would not allow the tooth fairy to come into his room either, so the bowl had to sit on the kitchen counter. In the morning he was not interested in the "coins" that the tooth fairy left for him, but super excited to see a doughnut sitting there (which had been on the counter for 3 days prior). Does make for funny stories though when he tells everyone the tooth fairy brought him a doughnut. The dentist didn't find it too funny though. (GRIN)

As for Luke and I... well, we are all good. Celebrating our 8th wedding anniversary tomorrow. Fall is Luke's busy time at work so he has been working Saturday's this month and before you know it, he will be laid off. (UGH) So, take it with a grain of salt and keep plugging along is all we do. Work for me is the same. Pretty slow still, but it is a job. Nothing too exciting in my world. Just thankful for what we have and enjoy what is to come. There are many projects I would like to get at, but with projects you need money and with the winter nearing, we have to get fuel in the house so we can heat it up, so I guess all those projects will be on hold. Maybe that will allow me to get going scrap booking and make some headway on that stack of pictures. Oh, I think I am dreaming and wishing all at the same time. :)

New Year Already!!

Luke and Landon waiting outside for Santa to arrive via Fire truck.

Landon Bowling for the first time.


I am just in shock that we are sitting in the middle of January already. Christmas and the new year are here and gone. Scary! I haven't blogged in a very long time. Not sure I even know what has gone on. HA!

Christmas was very exciting this year. Landon couldn't get enough Rudolph and Santa talk all month of December. I was very excited to be able to take the Christmas CD out of the player in the car though. Goodness, Santa coming to Town was on automatic repeat every morning and every night. I think it is wore out. Landon would see an airplane up in the sky and with blinking red lights on them, he would scream "there is Rudolph". It was cute and fun until about the last week, since then I had to come up with reasons why he wasn't stopping yet and why he was still just flying around. Landon did very well with Santa, however he only asked for one item and that was a Lightning McQueen track with the cars to race on the track. Yep and of course that was after I was pretty much done shopping for him. So, nothing I had bought with anticipation that might be what he asked Santa for was what he wanted. UGH. So back to the store. So, needless to say, he got a little spoiled this year. It was fun though. He also got a portable drum thingy, so it is official I have gotten my stick candles back as they are no longer the "cool" drum sticks.



I also turned 30 the day after Christmas as well. Yep, that is about all I can say about that one. Not sure I like being 30, but I have no choice. It was a birthday party that I have never really had before and yeah, that is all I can say about it.


So the New Year has lead us off to many activities. Landon has been enrolled in Swimming Lessons at a swim school. Luke and I went this past Monday to watch him and we did get a chuckle out of it. He wears goggles and the whole bit. It was funny. He is very social that is for sure. He told me after his lesson that he didn't want to go back because they made him get is face in the water. So, this Monday will be interesting. We also signed him up for pre-K wrestling through the B-W Youth wrestling club. Might be a little young, but that is all he wants to do is wrestle and loves watching his cousin Joe wrestle. So we will give it a shot. It is an hour a week for him as I don't think we will put him in the tournament as I can't imagine he will do much. He is extremely excited and keeps asking if it is Thursday yet cause he has to wrestle. So, tomorrow night will be interesting.

That is about it with us. Luke is now laid off until hopefully only the early part of March, but that is me hating unemployment. I am sure he would like to be laid off until May or so. I am still at the County, but would like to find a different position within the County. So, that is a goal of mine for the year. We will see how far that gets me. Luke has made me a make-shift scraping set up in our basement so I am able to have all of my stuff out and more room to work down there. I even have a t.v. My Mom bought my sister-in-law and I the Cricut expression so I am anxious to get that all out and start scraping away. I also plan to get Landon's book all caught up by the time he turns 5. That means I only have until August. YIKES!! So we will see how far I get. :)

We are know going to start looking at our options for the 4-year old Kindergarden classes in Baldwin. Landon will be eligible for September to start. Depending on what our daycare provider decides to do with her business. They might move. :( We have decided to hold Landon until age 6 before he starts Kindergarten since he has such a late birthday. Man, where does the time go? Going to be 5 this year.

The road life takes...

It has been a long time since I have been here to post. A lot has come and gone since April, but first off where in the world did summer go? I can't believe we are sitting on September 1st already. But, what do you do.

Landon turned 4 on Sunday and man, he sure does think he is some big boy now. He is talking non-stop and he is a sports junkie. His birthday was all about sports this year. Baseball helmet, a real bat, baseballs, soccer ball, soccer net, real golf clubs, golf glove and balls. He is just not sure what he should do first. He is very into music right now as well. He received Lincoln Logs last Christmas and those now have become his drum sticks. Yep, he goes crazy when he hears Taylor Swift, Alan Jackson, and Chicken Fried, and yes my favorite, Sugarland. He can pick a song on the radio with one note being played. "Mom it is your favorite song." Needless to say we don't have a dull moment usually. He has started pre-school this week and is sooooooo excited. I can't wait to see what he brings home after learning a couple of days during the week. He got his backpack and markers, colored pencils and Kleenex and you would think he won the lottery. It is so fun to watch him get so excited. He will be doing pre-school this year and hopefully 4 year old Kindergarten next year as we are not sending him to Kindergarten until he is six. I think he will be ready next year, however; I have been told by a lot of people that we would never regret holding him back a year especially when it comes to sports and academics since he is a boy. So, I am taking their word for it and holding off. Keeping him my baby as long as I can. :)

With this lovely economy we are in right now, Luke and I are both not sure where our jobs may take us. He has been extremely slow this year, which is only going to make our winter harder with him being laid off so that will be interesting. I just got the news last week that our office has to eliminate one staff position by January 1, starting the 2010 budget. So, I am pretty sure I am on the chopping block for that. Can't wait to get that news thrown in my face. There is a chance though that it isn't me, but I am having my doubts that it will be anyone else. So, I am looking around and seeing if there are any other options internally. There is one option that I will have but it will be a pay cut and I will have to take it if no other positions open up. I guess it is a job and my benefits are still in tack, so that is a plus.

With that, we are trying to get all of our ducks in a row this fall. Such as new tires on my car, that is happening this week, we are re-shingling our roof this weekend, we are filling up our fuel tank for heat this winter. So, hopefully that will be all our fall duties and we will survive the winter.

Hope this finds everyone doing well and not hitting any big bumps in the road and life is doing you well. Hope everyone has a great fall and prepares for winter. I have attached a few pictures from our summer. It includes our trip to Miller Park in Milwaukee, Como Zoo, splashing around outside, Dentist, etc.

Here I am...

I thought I was going to get so much better at posting some blogs with updates and I think I have just proven that I was way wrong. It was almost March the last time I blogged and now it is almost May. Where in the world does the time go?

Well, we are in the spring of things... Luke finally got called back to work and that is fantastic. Now if the work load would just increase. Unemployment is no fun, but it is worse when you put in a full week and make less than unemployment, that is even more depressing. So, say your prayers that things turn around. :) Things for me at work are slow as well. It makes for some extremely long days, but I know I still have a job and it isn't going anywhere and I am thankful for that.

We have begun the good old summer projects list around home. We have purchased a new front door and we are in the process of painting that and getting that all up and make the house look a little better. Starting to work on the yard and getting the garden planted. Landon is soooo excited about the garden. He has been learning about planting seeds and watching the grow. For instance, his sunflower seed that was planted at school, and we have it sitting on our counter by the window and it is growing pretty rapidly, he gets sooooo excited when he sees the sprout sticking out of the glass. He wants to water it daily, he does not get the concept of too much water, so I have to pretend that it is getting water every day. Oh to be that innocent and excited over something so simple. I would kill for those days.

Landon never ceases to amaze us on a daily basis. He is really starting to enjoy "Mom and Dad" music meaning country. He picks up the lyrics so fast, it is just funny. He makes up his own names for the songs and wants to hear them immediately. Not grasping the concept of we are not sure when we are going to hear it on the radio. His favorite has been Zac Brown Band - Chicken Fried, Jason Aldean - She's Country, Brooks and Dunn - Cowgirls Don't Cry, and his all time favorite is Joey & Rory - Cheater, Cheater! Something to be so proud of.

Landon got a new bed and for the first time ever he has been sleeping in his bed nightly all night. He might wake up for some water or to be covered up again, but otherwise it has been a success. Yippee.

Our summer is gearing up. May comes the first parade of the summer in Woodville, and Landon is very excited about that as after the parade he gets to go to the tent and listen to music and dance away. And Memorial day we have the Twins/Brewer game at the Dome. Landon loves that. Then June comes birthdays and Luke and I are heading to Country Fest. That will be an adventure. July as of this point, is pretty low key, and then August is Milwaukee for a brewer game and the big boy turns 4. Man, then summer is over. Hopefully I will post more frequently now and get some more pictures updated.

Wow, it is almost March

Well, now that I haven't posted anything since December. I am getting worse and worse at this game. Where should I start....

1. We made it through Christmas. Luke did very well after losing his Father. There is still a lot of clean up to do, but we are working a little at a time.

2. January we had a benefit in memory of David and we were all just extremely floored at the turnout the people that donated and showed their support. We were beyond thankful.

3.February was a busy month with us doing many extracurricular activities, from a Euchre tournament to bar stool races. Oh, yes, bar stool races. Seriously was crazy. We had a BLAST. even the bruise that is just finally starting to disappear off my leg. It was a great time and we did it sort of a tribute to David as it was at Kyote's so it got us back down to that neck of the woods.

4. Now that my blog makes it sound as though we have neglected our son, I will tell you that he is growing leaps and bounds. Through all of this time, he spent some time with his Aunt Melissa and Uncle Chad as they are like his favorite people in the world. Not to mention Joe and Kelsie. We spent a Sunday afternoon sledding down at Wintergreen. Let me tell you I am not a kid again. Holy cow that was a steep hill to be climbing up with all the gear on.

5. A few new things Landon has been telling us are:

* He recites the months of the year. Struggles a little after August, but does know them

* Loves the Country Songs: Joey & Rory - Cheater, Cheater. Like recites it. Also loves Zac Brown Band: Chicken Fried. Recites most of that as well.

* Wonders how come his cousin Amaya is getting a baby sister but he isn't?

* Eats us out of the house with salad, veggies/dip, watermelon, spaghetti, and SUBWAY

* He has a Grandma Kathy and Grandma Sue (because we didn't know)

* He can do everything himself i.e. brush his teeth, get dressed, wash face, etc. Something so simple and it takes so long.

Well, that is a little glimpse of us in the last few months. Here are a couple of pictures of us sledding.

Mom, Landon, and I getting ready to head down the hill. What a full load on the sled.

Landon and Kelsie just chillin on the top of the hill as it was a big hike up.

Holiday Blues

Well, where to begin. Our December has been a rough one. We lost another family member on Wednesday. That being Luke's Dad, David. He had a long hard 9 week battle of cancer and his last two weeks have been very rough and painful. He went peacefully early Wednesday morning. Everyone is doing okay, it is just still a shock to realize it had only been 9 weeks since we found out about the cancer.

Please hang onto your loved ones this Holiday season and enjoy every minute, because you just don't know when life changing event or news you may get the following day.

Have a safe and Merry Christmas!

It's Official

It is Official. Landon is completely potty trained. No more pull-ups at night. We have gone two weeks with no accidents at night. Holy Moly, I can't believe it!!! He just thinks it is so awesome as well. He has gotten up once in the middle of the night to go potty. Otherwise we just make sure that he goes potty right before bed and he is good to go. No more runs to Target to get overnight pull-ups. I even have a few left over. I am sure that he might take a step backwards or have an accident here or there, but as of now, I am thrilled. I truly can't believe how grown up he is. The things he says, does, and remembers just blows my mind occasionally. It is crazy. He is very good with music lately. He remembers a song by a note or two played at the beginning. He is crazy about the Zac Brown Band's "Chicken Fried" and Joey and Rorie's "Cheater Cheater". SO, that song might not be the best for him to LOVE but it he goes CRAZY! Now of course all I hear is that I better have another one, but I guess that just doesn't excite me at this time. I am content where we are right now. Maybe after winter this year or something, but not right now.

Here is a picture from Halloween. He definitely enjoyed himself this year too.

The Journey we will take

What can I say? It has been a few weeks from Hell, I guess. First off we got the bad news about my brother and sister-in-law. What a shock that was to my system. I think I am still a little dumbfounded by it, but what can I say. I don't live with them, and don't know what goes on behind closed doors, but I do feel pretty close to both of them. Which makes me believe that Chad is running from his own lies since he is sick of dealing with them. I love them both dearly and I can't even imagine Melissa out of my life. So, I am doing everything I can to let her know that I am not going anywhere. We can still be close regardless of the outcome of her marriage. I do hope my brother looks outside of his box and is willing to make efforts to change himself too. As that is where I see the change is needed the most. Keep your fingers crossed.

We also got some bad news about Luke's Dad. He is very sick and not sure what the future holds. He has cancer. I think he will be a trooper and make the best of what it is, but it is still a lot to take in. I am not sure how much the big guy thinks we can handle, but apparently we can handle a lot! So, say a little prayer and hopefully that will take us well into next year or years. :)

On a lighter note, we have our 6th anniversary on Sunday. We are heading to the Chanhassen Dinner theater on Saturday night to see the Producers. This is something that Luke has wanted to do for a few years and we just never did it. So, I finally broke down and got tickets. Thanks to my dear friend Trudy who got us a discount. I think this is something we are going to try and do more often as Luke does enjoy it. Hopefully it will be a good time.

Week/Weekend

Well, today marks day 5 of Landon's new daycare! I completely am in shock at how easy this move was for us. I hardly slept on Sunday night as I was a little worried about our decision to move him out of the center. But, nonetheless, Landon has done exceptionally well. :) Monday morning dropping him off was a complete breeze. He took his shoes off on the rug and walked down stairs all on his own, no looking back. Everyday since then, he has asked if he gets to go to his new school. Absolutely! So, I have been asking him now if he wants to go back to his old school, as we drive past it every morning, and his response was Nope! So, good choice by us and we are all that much happier.

Now, I can have a good weekend with no second guessing about the move. Luke and I are using up a gift certificate from my parents. We are staying at a bed and breakfast in Turtle Lake tomorrow night. I am not sure that I was looking forward to it, but I really think it is going to be a good time. We are going golfing before we check in, then we are going to head to the casino and hope for the big bucks, and then a nice dinner and then who knows. The B&B has things to do such as hiking trails, canoes, etc.. So, the weather is supposed to be awesome, so I think it will be fun for us.

Landon Turned 3

It is so hard for me to believe that Landon has turned three already. Where did the time go? He has become such a little man right before our eyes. I can't believe how much he has changed. He know pretty much dresses and undress himself, goes potty by himself, helps himself to the refrigerator, helps himself to the pudding pop box out of the freezer, goes outside by himself to play ball or ride bike, goes downstairs on his own, turns on and off the lights, gets in and out of the car, unbuckles himself from the car seat, talks on the phone, plays Wii, and it goes on and on.

Now the questions begin on when number two is coming along... Unfortunately there are no plans for number two anytime soon. I am still undecided on if I want number two. I always said I would have two, but I just don't know. I think I will make up my mind now that we are moving Landon, as of Monday, to a new daycare. We have made the decision to pull him out of the center he is at and have moved him to an in home place. Daisy Hill has just really fallen apart and all of Landon's "buddies" (as he calls them) have left. We are going to go to giggles-n-grins daycare where he will be able to play with Anthony Grinnell as he is one of the "buddies" he misses. It seemed to be the best decision for us as her curriculum seems better than Daisy Hill's and the payment is way less. Since the wonderful time of winter is moving in on us with Luke getting laid off, it just seemed smart to make the move now. I must say today being his last day at Daisy Hill was very emotional on me this morning. I was crying like a baby. His two teachers right now, Dana and Jodi, are absolutely the Greatest thing that has happened to Landon. They are the ones that have turned him into the little man. All the potty training credit goes to them. He would not be completely potty trained right now, if it was up to us, as we don't work as hard with him as they did. I will miss them dearly, but since he will be moving to the pre-k room with all the other 3 & 4 year olds, Dana and Jodi with still be with the 2 year olds, and that was the breaking factor in moving Landon out. I know that Anthony is more than excited to have Landon come join him, so we will see how Monday morning goes.

Here are some pictures from Landon's b-day party and a picture of his b-day cake. All he wanted was a skid steer on his cake. This was the best we could do.

The hate was made at daycare. Too darn cute!

The Skid Steer Cake!

Trying to blow out the candles, he wasn't really sure what he was supposed to do, but he figured it out.

Summer stuff

I can't believe that we are nearing the middle of August already. We are preparing for Landon's 3rd Birthday! Where in the world does the time go?

We sure have been busy, but not sure what we have been doing. Landon continue to entertain us. He sure does come up with some of the strangest things to say like "Monkeys have tails, and I am not a monkey because I have a butt and a wiener." I am going to have to give Jodi and Adam or my Brother credit for that one. I have no idea where that came from. He told me that on the way home from daycare last week. I thought I was going to dye.

We adventured to Milwaukee for another Brewer game last weekend and fun was had by all. I was a little nervous with Landon being in underwear the entire trip, but I think it is official, that he is completely potty trained. No accidents. He told us in the car when he had to go potty. It was great! However, he does have issues with toilets. If they are self flushing, forget it! He wants nothing to do with it. So, we had some issues a couple of times. He much rather just pull his pants down where ever he is at, and go potty. Like right by the garbage cans/sidewalk of the rest areas! It was so embarrassing, but I guess we will have that.

Here are some pictures from the game and from the water park that we stayed at.

Joe and Landon enjoying the view from our seats.

Landon loving the thumbs up sign, Dad just isn't too sure.

The lazy river, where ever Joe went, Landon did too!

Landon's Cheesy picture pose!

Fun in a pail

I can't get over how much I have been laughing at Landon lately. He just cracks me up. So Wednesday night we were outside on our patio chatting and Landon came running from the front of the house and told me he wanted to take his shorts off since he had gotten them wet (I think because he peed outside and didn't aim very well, but I am not positive). So, I figured since we were in the backyard he could just run around in his undies. Then he discovered the sprinkler over by our garden and he was begging for me to turn it on. So, what the heck, I did! It was so comical watching him get hit by a drop of water (literally a drop) and scream and come running back by us. So, this eventually was getting old, and he was pretty wet by this time, so he decided to climb up on the dirt pile we have by the patio. SO, wet feet, pile of dirt, you know what his feet looked like. It was time to eat and I had to clean off his feet, so Luke had two five gallon pails of water sitting on the patio, PERFECT! I will dip Landon's feet in the bucket and clean them off. WRONG! He had to sit in the bucket and pretend he was taking a bath. I have to say it was so funny, the pictures just don't justify how much fun he was having in a pail! Here are some pictures that sort of tell the story. I guess it was just cheap entertainment for us!

Landon's new little smile he does!

Gotta love it!

A Little Soggy

What a soggy weekend! My Mom had won tickets from the radio to go to Country Jam in Eau Claire on Saturday to sit on stage with Joe Nichols. We were so excited. Luke also won 2-three day passes to Country Jam from his employer. So Luke and I went on Thursday night to see Taylor Swift and Rascal Flatts. Wasn't too bad, other than I had one or two beers too many. We skipped going on Friday so we could take Landon to the County Fair, which he loved the Llamas and the bunnies. So, Saturday my Mom, Luke, Todd, and I all pack up and head to Eau Claire to get good parking and not feel rushed. It was an extremely warm day and we were enjoying ourselves. 5:00 rolls around and Mom and I head up to the stage. We couldn't believe how close we really were. We were having a good time until about the 4th song and they announced that we had to get off the stage because there was lightning. So, we get off the stage and people are running. Literally running as the rain drops got bigger. We stop at the k102 booth to get a poncho (not sure why since I was already practically soaked). We went to our lawn chairs and then tried to find the boys who were in the beer tent with the thousands of other people. It was crazy. We wedged our way into the beer tent, but the wind was horrible, and we were still getting soaked so we ended up by the mixed drink booth under a little lean to deal. It wasn't horrible since we were out of the wind. Luke was texting me and said he was bar tending in the tent as Mom and I are standing in ankle deep water and it was only getting deeper. I was pissed since Luke was bone dry and I was literally drenched. About an hour and half later, two inches of rain later, the concerts resumed. Clay Walker was great and then it was Carrie Underwood. She was okay, but we were so full of mud that we left early since cars were having to be towed out of the parking lot. It was nasty. All in all it was a good time and we really do just laugh about it now. Here are a couple of photos:

Don't we look cute! Todd, Me, Luke & Mom

Mom & I on stage before the rain hit

This weekend brings me to my 10 year class reunion. Hopefully I will look prettier than I do in the pictures above and we will have good weather. No more outdoor country concerts for me this year. Hopefully next year we will be able to go again. It is just hard to have to leave Landon all the time. So we will see.

Just another day

It has been awhile since I have left a blog. Things have been extremely busy with another funeral and typical summer stuff. First off, we had another family loss on Luke's side of the family. His Grandpa Keck passed away last Thursday. We all knew it wasn't going to be long after his sister passed, but it still doesn't make it easy. We know that he had a huge reunion in the place he is at now, and that is what he wanted, but he will be greatly missed.

On a lighter note, Landon has been extremely busy as well. He is about three quarters of the way potty trained. We seem to make more progress as time goes on. He only wears pull ups at night. However, he has issues with going number 2. We have to catch him before he comes to let us know that he has gone in his big boy undies. However, those times are getting less and less. He is becoming such a big boy. I almost had a melt down last week when he was so proud of himself that he can turn his own bedroom light on and off. Just two weeks ago he had to have his stool to reach. That means he is getting taller and taller. Hmm, I guess that is good and bad, but man, it is going so fast.

Last weekend Landon was invited to his first Birthday party for his friend Max from daycare. It was so cute. They are so much alike but yet so much different. Here a few pictures.

We also went to the Mall of America to play. Here are some pictures of that.

Blah days of May

Where to begin. The last two weeks have been pure hell. I had two funerals last week; one for a family friend that was 86 and was hit in a car accident and one for Luke's Great Aunt (very close to being his Grandma) at the age of 95 and this week will bring me to my third funeral for a very good friend of mine's husband. He was 62 and found out 3 1/2 weeks ago that he had renal cell cancer and it was fast moving, as he passed away on Sunday, May 11. I spend a lot of my summer hanging out with Arden and Trudy as we golfed a lot together. It is so hard for me to understand one of the sweetest men in the entire world was chosen to leave us. He leaves behind a wonderful wife and two boys and his grandchildren. Trudy has many things to be grateful for as he was diagnosed with cancer 12 years ago. God gave him 12 WONDERFUL years of life cancer free, and unfortunately the worst really did hit.

I have never been affected by losing someone so fast as the result of cancer; it just shows that you can't take each day for granted. As Arden went to the clinic from a week of just not feeling too well, and look what happened, it was just the beginning of a deal.

Trudy is a very strong person, and loved by many and is now able to take sometime for herself and begin her new journey. Things will definitely be different, but I know she knows Arden would not want her to change a thing. Get out and swing her golf clubs yet this summer.

Please remember that anything can happen at any given time as these last two weeks I have had a lot of reasons to think about stuff. Life is precious just as our little ones are. Enjoy each and every minute of every day.

Small but Strong

Yesterday (Tuesday) was Landon's surgery. As nervous as I was, it all went good. However, I was have some anxiety on Monday night and Tuesday morning.

Landon woke up in a good mood and was ready to go to the doctor, if he only knew what was in store for him. Surgery was about 45 minutes and the put in tubes and removed his adenoids. The Doctor said that Landon had a lot of fluid still on his ears so tubes were the definate answer. Recovery was a little slower, but he came out of it.

We got home and he wanted to play ball. So, I believe he is feeling well. At daycare today and I haven't gotten any calls, so it must be all good.

Amen to that.

Bike Rides

Now that is it finally starting to get nice out, we are able to go on more walks and bike rides. We have a cart that goes behind my bike that Landon just loved to be in last year. This year, he is a little on the heavy side and gets so extremely hot in their since there isn't much ventilation. So, I took it upon myself and bought a bike seat for him that attaches onto my bike. I am a little nervous about it since I better have good balance and stuff. We will see how it goes. I think that Landon will like it much better just since he will get the fresh air and I will be able to hear what he is saying. But with that, I also bought him a bike helmet since he will be completely exposed in the seat now too. I have to say I laughed for about an hour last night at him. He was so dang excited about his helmet and knee pads. It was brought to my attention that it looks as though he has a frog on his head, but really it is Diego. Just too funny! Check it out..

On a darker note, Landon and I went back for a check up with the Ears, Nose, and Throat doctor yesterday to find out that his ears are still not clear of infection yet. So, needless to say, on the 29th, he will be having surgery to put tubes back in and remove his adenoids this time. Pray for great results and that this will be the final time. :) It will be exactly two years to the date on the 18th that he had tubes put in the first time. So, we did pretty well for about a year, and then started to slide down hill again. I pray this is it.

Horton Hears a Who Who

You guessed it, Landon attended his first movie this past weekend with Grandma and myself. I guess for being 2 1/2 he didn't do half bad. We went to the 7 o'clock show and it got to be a little late for him as he found it way interesting to climb on the seats that folded up and sit on the floor and eat his popcorn, but all-in-all he was pretty good. He is still talking about the movie and couldn't wait to get home and tell his Dad that he saw Horton Hears a Who Who. Where he got that, I am not so sure.

Sunday we went shopping with Grandma Kathy and Landon got a new baseball glove. This glove fits his right hand and he absolutely LOVES it. I swear he was going to wear that thing to bed with him. Now he just has a dilemma of wanting to throw with his right hand as well. He had a left handed glove and he always wears it backwards on his right hand, so we thought he must want to throw with his left (seeing how he does everything else with his left) but now he wants the glove on his right and wants to throw with his right hand. I guess we have to wait and see what works the best for him. It is funny watching him try to get the glove off his right hand so he can throw the ball too.

It finally appears that spring might be here. We still have snow in our back yard considering the snow drift was up to the bird feeders, but it is dwindling away slowly. We grilled out last night, and man did that taste good. I can't wait for the wind to disappear and be able to go outside without a coat and hat on. It will be great! Landon is enjoying the outdoors more as well. We have gotten out for a few walks with the Cooper and the stroller. Maybe this winter weight will start to dwindle as well.

Where does the time go?

Another weekend has come and gone. I am not sure where the time goes or what we do with our time, but it seems to fly by.

This past weekend we spent all day Saturday watching my nephew, Joe, wrestle at a tournament in Baldwin. I must say Landon is totally into wrestling. He sat so well, and took in all the moves that Joe did. He is imitating the moves and facial expressions still today. It is quite comical. I think Joe gets a big kick out of it though, since Landon idolizes him. :) Not a bad thing either.

Potty training continues. It seems as though we are almost there and then Easter came along and he was too busy to think about going potty. So back to pull ups and yet he only tells me after he has peed that he has to go potty. He is doing great at daycare and is always in big boy underwear, but when he gets home it is a different story. I was told to not even use the pull ups and just keep him in underwear, but I am struggling with that too. I gag worse than I would changing a diaper. However, I think that is the stage we are at. He just has to run around with wet pants and not like it before he officially becomes potty trained. He will be moving into a pre-school room at daycare at age 3, but in order for that to really happen he has to fully potty trained, so that is what I am shooting for. Hopefully we can get over this hump soon. I know that I have to be more adamant about making him go potty, and so does Daddy, need to work more at home. This summer should be interesting with the peeing outside concept. Not sure if that will be good or bad.

Last weekend, I spent the weekend in St. Cloud with my sister-in-law Jen. We had a blast. We were scrapbooking. It actually worked out great. We went out to see some of the old bars that she used to drink at a century ago on Friday night and then all day Saturday we were in our room scraping. My old roommate, Katie and her family came to visit me. It was great seeing her and Joe and their newest member, Aubrey. So much fun. You don't really realize how much you miss a person until you see them and miss the conversations. I was so glad they were able to come to the hotel. And thanks Katie for all the scraping stuff. I have used some already and the books have been put to use already as well!!

So that is what I have been up too! Luke is finally back at work. I am not so sure he is excited about it, but I know that means the weather is going to be getting nicer and we should be back to a somewhat normal life again, right?

Some Easter Pics

Landon's new smile. With his bunny from Aunt Cheryl

Items out of the Easter Basket

My Boys!

Landon was not into the Easter Egg Hunt at all. I think that he found two eggs and then the basketball was more fun. He lost all interest in the egg hunt. I guess that isn't all bad though, then there was less chocolate for us to bring home. :) He did enjoy the mashed potatoes and ham though. Oh yeah, and the pie.