Wordless Wednesday!

MN State Fair!

Happy Family enjoying a perfect day at the fair!
Dodie, My mom, and I
Aspen and Papa on the Carousel
The Giant Slide - You can't see it, but Aspen DID NOT LIKE this ride (Daddy sure did thought)
Another ride that Aspen did not like...poor girl!

Last Saturday we ventured out in the morning to the MN State Fair with my parents. We met up at the Mall of America and took the Transit Bus, and we are so glad that we did...it's so much easier! When we got there the weather was just perfect, no humidity, nice breeze, sunny, you couldn't ask for anything more.

We went to many different buildings: Miracle of Birth Center (where we witnessed the beginning stages of a cow giving birth - poor thing having to do all of that work herself and having hundreds of people watching you...we didn't stay long), DNR building, Rides - Aspen loved the Carousel, hated the Mermaid ride and the Giant Slide, Grandstand - Zac loved the pickled garlic and mommy loved winning a brand new water bottle at the Dex booth, L'Oreal tent, KTIS booth, NWC table in the education building (Zac and I are proud alumni), and many other places. We had so much fun and could've stayed there all day, but by the time 2:00 hit, the place was truly a zoo and we decided to head back home. Aspen and Titus did so well, it was almost like we only had one child because Titus was so quiet. It was again a great time being outside and enjoying the nice weather, good food, and of course family!

The nummy food we had (and we shared everything): Mini Donuts, Corn on the Cob, Salt Water Taffy, Cheeseburger, Corn Dog, Frozen Custard, and Cheese Curds.

Tomorrow Zac and I, along with our dear friends Bill and Misty are venturing to the fair to see Mark Schultz, Big Daddy Weave, and Lincoln Brewster in concer (SO EXCITED) and I am sure that we will taste Sweet Martha Cookies and some other things that we wanted to taste on Saturday, but didn't! I love the fair!

Wordless Wednesday!

Is Aspen a future architect? This made my mouth drop, I was so proud!

Fun time at the park!

Titus' first time in the swing!
And boy did he love it!
Aspen could swing for hours and hours!
She totally looks like her daddy!
He totally looks like his mommy!

We had a great weekend! On Friday we decided to take Aspen to the park after she kept asking us over and over...and we finally tried Titus in the swings, and he loved it! He was giggling and smiling so much and just took everything in. It was just a great time...after the swings we took Titus down the slides (with mommy and daddy's help of course) and he didn't care for that as much, but still smiled and giggled.

I love that a small thing like going to the park brings such joy to there faces! It was a great way to end our evening and I'm glad that I got to FINALLY post these pictures for you all to see!

Where are the pictures???

I'm so bad at putting pictures on my blog, and I really want to do it today, so be looking for some new pictures that I will be posting...hopefully by this afternoon!

Our children are precious gifts!

I just had to post this picture of Aspen and Titus, it is one of my favorites by far!

Another weekend, another wedding!

The beautiful bride Ashley (Zac's cousin) and her groom Andy
Zac and I
All of us girls - Colleen, Abby, Ashley, Christine, Dawn, Tiffany, and myself
Abby, Colleen, and I

Just this weekend we went to another wedding for Zac's cousin Ashley. They are such a fun couple and it was another beautiful day and wonderful wedding! This time we were in Forest Lake and the weather again was perfect! The time with family was priceless and we all danced the night away. During the dance Aspen just couldn't get enough of the music and dancing with everyone on the dance floor. She even flirted a bit with the DJ, it was too cute and I wish that I would've gotten a picture of it. Another funny thing she did was they had a Limbo contest and as she watched people doing the limbo she cameover and said to me, "Mommy, why are these people going under a stick?" I began to laugh just because she truly did not understand why they were doing that. She then said to me, "I hope they are done soon, I want to go and dance!" We were there until about 11:30 and as soon as we got into the van our kids were both out like a light. We had some nice full weekends these past few weeks, now it is time to slow down and just enjoy being at home!

Aunt T visits from Colorado!

My family (minus my brother) at my cousin Alissa's wedding in Rochester!
My beautiful sister and a wonderful Aunt T to our children
Zac and I at Hootie and the Blowfish concert at the Zoo!
Dora, Aspen and I
Aunt T and Aspen on the Blues Clues Ride

Just a couple weeks ago my sister Tara came to MN from where she lives which is in Denver, CO. She was up to see family and to also sing in our cousin Alissa's wedding. We spent the whole weekend in Rochester, MN with family and it was so much fun. We spent Friday night with family by the pool where Aspen was a little fish and did not want to leave. Saturday morning we enjoyed breakfast at the hotel, I got to go and get my nails done, lunch at Jimmy John's, and then it was wedding time. The ceremony was beautiful, the music was breath taking, and the place where they had there reception was awesome! Besides having a wonderful area for the meal and dance they had a room off to the side where parents could bring there children (the staff of the country club watched the children) and in this room they were entertained with movies, popcorn, coloring books, etc... The parents could then enjoy themselves at the dance, Aspen had a great time! We ate a great meal, enjoyed great music and danced the night away. On Sunday morning we had breakfast at the hotel, enjoyed walking around downtown, and enjoyed lunch.

Sunday night my brother Todd was able to get us tickets to go see Hootie and the Blowfish and my mom was gracious enough to babysit Aspen and Titus. So my sister, brother, two of his friends, and Zac and I ventured out to the zoo to enjoy a nice evening of music and it was very fun! We had a great time and the weather could not have been any better. It was awesome!

On Monday we just spent time at developing photos, a little shopping, and just a day to relax from our busy weekend. Tuesday we went to the Mall of America where Aunt T bought Aspen some points to enjoy some rides at Nickelodeon Universe. It was fun on the carousel, Blues Clues, Balloon Ride, Trucks, Swiper, etc... It made Aspen's day! Although we had so much fun it had to come to an end and we ate together and said good bye to Aunt T because she had to go back to Colorado.

I love my sister very much and I love watching Aspen bond with her, she really does love her Aunt T and she is such a great sister, friend, and Aunt T to our children. She is a treasure and we always look forward to seeing her.

Aspen is 3!

The Dora that her daddy made for her!
My Parents and Titus at Chuck E Cheese
Aspen and Daddy enjoying the race car game
Aspen, myself, and Stuart Little
Enjoying a great meal celebrating Aspen who turned 3!

Our little girl Aspen Rose turned 3 on July 17th, 2008. I know that was awhile ago, but we have been so busy that I have not been able to post pictures and tell you of her wonderful day until now...

On her birthday she came down the stairs where much to her surprise Zac had drawn a huge Dora and Boots along with a "Happy Birthday Aspen" sign. She had such a huge grin on her face, it was priceless. We then enjoyed a wonderful breakfast as a family with cinnamon heart waffles, scrambled eggs with cheese, and bacon...Aspen loved it!

We enjoyed the rest of the morning playing whatever she wanted to play and then took a drive to go and visit daddy at work. Aspen asked if we could have Little Caesar's (she loves pizza) and so we picked up a pepperoni pizza (Aspen's favorite) and brought it to daddy's school where we enjoyed a wonderful lunch with him.

We then came home and enjoyed a nice time of sleep to prepare us for the evening ahead. We went to Chuck E Cheese where Aspen loved winning lots of tickets towards prizes and then enjoyed a nice meal at Buca. My parents met up with us for both of the evening activities and it was so nice of them to come and celebrate with us! The food was great, but the best part was just celebrating another year of life with our darling Aspen Rose. She truly is a blessing in our lives and we cannot imagine our life without her. She has learned so much in the last year and just enjoys LIFE. I have learned so much from her, it's crazy! Thank you Jesus for Aspen's life, we look forward to many more celebrations with her!