Fall Fun

This week provided a new experience for us thanks to Grandma Cheri as she took Robert for a few days. Robert had a blast spending time in Red Wing and was kept plenty busy. He spent his days playing outside with Vegas, shopping, working out at Curves, hitting up playgrounds, and checking out some Eagles in Wabasha. While at night he conned Grandma into buying him some new videos to watch while cuddling and eating popcorn with her.

It was a nice change at home for Eric, Izzy, and myself. Not only did we get more sleep...Robert's been on a trend of staying up late and getting up really early while Izzy is a consistent 11-12 hour/night sleeper...but we also saw a new little girl emerge. Iz loved being able to move from toy to toy without somebody taking it away from her and getting mom and dad's full attention.

Both kids weren't the happiest to have Robert return home today. Both became a little too used to being spoiled and getting a lot of attention and free reign on the toys! To ease their pain, and to get out of the house while we had an open house, we visited a corn maze in Brooklyn Park. It was a lot of fun but could have done without the rain. Luckily my mom and I had the kids and were able to take shelter in the corn pool but Eric got a little more wet in the corn field as he was trying to complete the maze when the down pour hit.

At the Eagle Center in Wabasha with Aunt Sally and family friend Ada

And my mom didn't believe he was in a tantrum phase...
Taking a short cut through the corn maze!
Petting Zoo!!!
Not being a fan of animals, Izzy watches from her stroller!
CORN POOL!!! This was so much fun!
This just shows how excited she is to have her brother back...



After the maze Nick joined us for dinner and gave Izzy one too many kisses (:

Have a great week everyone!

Amazing Fall Weather!

This year the fall weather has been anything but typical. We have been experiencing 80 degree temps for over a week which has provided more outdoor time without having to be bundled up. I typically love the fall pictures we take each year while raking the lawn but enjoyed it even more to be outside this year in tshirts and my fingers staying warm while taking the photos. We are definitely taking advantage of the warmer temps because I know that as the leaves continue to fall so will the temperature.

Besides raking leaves we've been keeping busy at work and trying to keep the house clean, not an easy task with 2 little kids, for our random showings! During yesterday's showing I brought the kids into work to take in a little Wildcat Cross County, Soccer, and Volleyball. The kids had a great time running around outside, meeting new friends (including the WILDCAT), and hanging out with some of my swimmers. It was a great day and fun to be able to just play with my kids at work instead of actually having to work. On the flip side...Eric enjoyed time to himself at the office and at home to work without the kids distracting him!

Robert and the Wildcat

Playing in the leaves!!! Not so much fun for Izzy!

Nap time!
He could have stayed outside all day long.

We hope everyone is having as great of a fall as we are and that you can jump in at least one leaf pile this year!!