Girls weekend

What do I have in common with Josh Duhamel????? We were both at Playmakers Bar in Fargo last night. I had a great weekend meeting up with friends I haven't seen in years. I'm pretty sure that back in the day we would not have left the bar without making an attempt to meet him. Oh- how we've grown up! Here's a recap of the weekend. Friday: Eli and I left here at 8:30am. We picked up my friend Tonya and chatted with a few people I used to work with in the cities, stopped in Alexandria to pick up my nephew, and met my mom in Fergus to drop off the boys for a fun weekend with Grandma. Tonya and I continued on to Moorhead. We met up with Ria, who I haven't seen in almost 10 years, and Erin, who I haven't seen in almost 5 years. The four of us went out to dinner. I must've had a lot of catching up to do and apparently had too much to say. I started losing my voice before 8:30pm. After dinner, we went back to Ria's for a few minutes, and then I went to Craig and Jen's for the rest of the night. I even got to put Katelynn to bed. Saturday morning, Tonya and I went to visit Andrea who we haven't seen for 6 years. It was fun to chat and meet her girls. Then, we went to Erin's, took a tour of their new house, went shopping, and checked into a hotel. Erin met us at the hotel, we went out for dinner, and then went to Playmakers. We left there at 2am, and we were sleeping soundly by 3:30am. Our wake up call came at 7:30am (Joel was calling to tell me that we were going to have storms in the afternoon). We left Fargo about 8:30, stopped at my parents to get the boys, dropped Zach off, dropped Tonya off, and Eli and I were home shortly after 5:00pm. Not bad for one weekend huh???? Thanks girls- I had so much fun! Thanks Grandma & Grandpa- Eli had fun too! You're probably as tired as I am!!

GOAL!!!!!

Thought I would take the opportunity to post while Heidi is away. (Which I am sure she loves!) My wonderful little lady hit her Weight Watchers goal she has been working so hard at for the last 6 months! We are so proud of her and want to say great job! It is not easy when she has to try and feed the rest of us boys while maintaining her points. (Not to mention a husband who makes malts and devours a multitude of other junk every night.) Great job wife/mom and we are all very proud of you! Have a great weekend with the girls!

Love, your boys

Going pro

Do you think Chase will remember me when he's in the NBA? Seriously, the kid can't walk, but he'll crawl and get the ball, pull himself up on the chair, and shoot away. This will keep him occupied for a good 15 minutes straight!

a glimpse into our future

Eli is saying "Stop. Be gentle with me."

Easter

What a fun weekend! My mom and dad got here Thursday night. On Friday they watched the boys so Joel and I could go out to eat for my birthday (We also got to go to Joel's doctor to schedule back surgery- not so fun! It looks like that will probably happen on May 8th). Craig, Jen, and Katelynn got here around 9:00 Friday night. On Saturday, the girls went shopping while the boys stayed with the kids. Easter Sunday started with church followed by a meal at our house. The kids took naps, and then we went over to Grandma Cathy's house for an egg hunt, egg coloring , and pie. My parents left Sunday night, and Jen and Craig left Monday morning. I hope everyone made it home safely, and thanks for coming down!!!

Noah and the elephant take 2

He sure loves this thing!

bye-bye purple wall

I have spent the past two weekends painting. Two weekends ago I painted the boys' bathroom green to match the new dinosaur theme. It turned out so cute. I'd post a picture but I don't have a "before", so I didn't think anyone would be able to appreciate the "after". Last weekend I painted the bathroom on the main floor, and got rid of the purple wall (Eli really wanted to help). After buying a bright blue couch and bright green chair, I have decided that I am not really a contemporary person. Therefore, I am trying to tame down the look of the front room.

Noah and the elephant

Noah is so much more fun now that he can get around on his own! He still does most of his crawling on his tummy, but he can get himself back to the sitting position. He just crawls around and laughs at himself.

enjoying another beautiful day!

Noah does not like the grass. He kept lifting up his feet when I tried to get him to stand on it. He is army crawling all over the place and is a much happier baby!

fat guy on a little slide

Those big thighs just wanted to stick to the slide!

Noah

I just thought this picture was so cute; I had to post it.
Grandma Cathy always takes the grandkids out for lunch for their birthdays, so today was Eli's birthday lunch. What a special thing! They went to Applebees, and he was still talking about it when he went to bed. Thanks Grandma!

Spaghetti

At least one of my family members appreciates my cooking.

frustrated

This is how Noah spends much of his day- pissed off because he can't crawl. He has started army crawling a little bit, and he can crawl on his knees two times before he falls on his tummy.

Day 5

No pictures! Mom, Krista and the boys left around 11:00 this morning. I haven't heard how the dreaded car ride went (Drew is not always the best traveler). I hope it wasn't too bad. Last year after Mom got home from this trip she wasn't sure she was coming back for another spring break. I hope you're not feeling the same way now!!! Thanks for coming down. We had a lot of fun!!!!! LOVE YOU!

Day 4

Did we not get enough to eat for supper??? After we ate, the boys had a sucker and a popcicle. 5 minutes later, they had the step stool from the bathroom and were helping themselves to a snack.

Back to the real world. Mom and Krista got to see what my day is like with a house full of boys. Grandma was tired out after taking the 5 big boys outside by herself. She was rewarded with a little nap, and then treated us to a wonderful dinner!

Day 3

Everyone enjoyed our near 80 degree weather.

Mom and Krista visit day 2

What a wonderful day for a birthday party! We had pizza, Eli opened presents, we had cake, and everyone played outside. Eli has been having fun playing with all of his new presents. He even got to try out his new bike today after spending the morning in his pj's playing leapster.

Mom and Sister visit

Mom, Krista, and the boys got here around 4:00 on Sunday afternoon, and brought beautiful weather. As soon as they got here, we went straight to the park. Yesterday we spent the morning at an indoor park, and the afternoon outside again. Noah LOVED swinging! Then it was time for Eli's birthday party.

Noah napping

He looks so cute and comfy. One might think he could take a nap that lasts longer than 45 minutes!

Noah's Happy Places

The kitchen and the discovery dome are the two places Noah will actually sit and play by himself. The whole teething thing, stuffy nose, snotty nose, and frustration from not being able to crawl, are turning this once happy baby into quite a crab!! He sure does know how to turn it on for the camera! He was crying right before I took the picture of him by the kitchen.