Seriously, in July?

My friend Lindsay called me up and invited GMan and I to the zoo with her and her kids. We were really excited to go and what would you know, it's 67 degrees today!!! It was crazy. Everyone was wearing pants and sweatshirts and we just kept saying, is it really july?!?!? Lindsay said they were wearing the same clothing items that they wore when they went to the zoo in February. Well, I for one would take the cool weather over the 100 degrees we had last week. Either way we had a great day. Thank you Lindsay for thinking of us and taking us on a grand adventure! Hopefully out children will recover from the lack of sleep. :)

It's been awhile

We don't have a whole lot to report but it's been awhile since I posted. Life is continuing. GMan is growing everyday. I notice his coordination improve a little at a time. He still spins on his rear and isn't really moving in a direction but one day I am sure it will happen and then I will regret it.

I am still living my life in camp mode. We leave in 6 weeks and we are feeling the final stretch stress. It's compounded because my camp director is going out of town for 3 of those weeks. Yikes. Either way camp will come and go and we will pray that it is a good one.

The Man is still busy with work. The boss^4 (bosses, bosses, bosses boss) is shadowing him tomorrow so it has been a stressful couple of weeks trying to make sure that the day goes great. I am sure it will be fantastic.

That's us for now. Sorry we're so boring. I'll get busy taking pictures so everyone can experience the massive growing that GMan has done.

ps - Happy 10 month Birthday to GMan last Sunday. We even made cake. Too bad he never got any. Mean mom.

GMan updates

Just thought people would like to see some cute pictures of GMan. These were taken on The Man's cell phone so they aren't professional looking

Baby Batman, doesn't he look so cute?!?!

The Men went to Costco together and this is what happens. The Man said lots of people in the store thought this was too cute.

GMan just learned how to do this while we were in Minnesota. He only knows how to turn in one direction but he's great at it now.

Sorry Sandy, this didn't show up earlier when you checked

Baby Sadie, the picture

I wanted to prove that I was actually helping out while Jamie had a baby. so here she is, Baby Sadie......

Isn't she pretty?

5 Short Years

Today is our 5th anniversary! I know many of you are thinking "how could she deal with that loud man?" or "how does he handle her foghorn nose?" Well, apparently love isn't only blind but deaf as well.

Honestly, I am one lucky gal. Since we were in Minnesota helping with the new baby I thought that this anniversary would float by with a kiss and maybe take out on our drive home. Little did i know that my fabulous husband had a much more elaborate plan in the works.

Saturday John and Jamie were kind enough to watch GMan while we went on a date. (Apparently I am oblivious because it didn't even cross my mind that it could be an anniversary date!) While we were driving to downtown Minneapolis The Man asked me what I wanted to do. I told him I wanted to have a massage. He looked at me with that smirk on his face and said okay. I of course thought he was just trying to throw me off track. Boy was I suprised when we pulled into a parking lot and walked into a masseuse! The Man had already scheduled us to get massages and apparently our brains were in sink (or maybe it was our sore backs). Afterward when I was completely relaxed and felt a little like jelly the Man asked what I wanted to do next. I told him I wanted to take a nap. He asked if I was serious. I said I would love a nap but we needed to finish our date. Again I got a surprise when we pulled in front of the downtown Minneapolis Marriott. The Man had arranged to have John and Jamie watch Gman for a full day, not just for the afternoon! Good thing we had been there for a full week and they had seen his routine. What a day we had. We checked out a sculpture garden, ate at a Mediterranean restaurant and saw Angels and Demons. (Note for those of you who have read the book and haven't seen the movie. The movie is loosely based on the book. Lots of important parts of the book are changed to fit into the movie so don't be upset just know in advance it's not the same.) The next morning we slept in, had breakfast and went back to see my baby. The whole day was AWESOME!!! I told The Man we were taking a night away every year.

I think one of the greatest parts of the day was the necklace that The Man gave me. Apparently the 5 Anniversary is the wooden anniversary. (Who knows that? Not me) So what did my guy do? He bought me this beautiful sterling silver necklace with pieces of wood inlaid from Tiffany's. Yes ladies, I have a gift that came from a little blue box and that little blue box will never get thrown away. What a perfect day. Thanks John and Jamie for giving us a night away!

Note to The Man - Thanks for being the best husband I could ask for. For always finding me sexy in sweats, for making me laugh when I would normally be embarrassed and for telling me whenever I have boogers in my nose or food in my teeth so people won't laugh. The last five years have brought me more happiness than I thought possible. Bring on the next five!

Us in front of the famous "Cherry in a Spoon" statue. Apparently Minneapolis is known for this statue, it's kinda cool.

Yea for Baby Sadie

Our newest neice, Baby Sadie, was born on Wednesday. I am actually here watching the other kids which is why I haven't blogged a whole lot. She is a beautilful little girl. I forgot my camera so you'll all have to take my word for it. :) Jamie was awesome and trust me, she is super mom. Birth Wednesday, home Thursday, getting her boys off to school on Friday. I should buy her a red cape.

FBer

That's right, I am a Facebooker! I just signed up tonight so for those of you that didn't get the automatic "be my friend" that I shot to everyone on my e-mail do not be offended. I want to be friends so shoot me one. Have fun learning more about my life, as entertaining and it is.