Family

Saturday, August 20, 2011

Brotherly Love

Our matching boys playing on the stairs.
Hugs! Cheese! Mazie even wanted in on it. She likes being in the middle of the choas. Goofy smiles from all three! Bear hugs!
Mazie is done, Cullen doesn't know what is going on, and Breck is giving his forced cheesey grin. Oh, the fun!
Happy happy boys!

Monday, August 15, 2011

Carroll Cabin Weekend

We spent a long weekend down in Rochester with the Carroll family and had a great time. We had great weather and lots of fun. Our time together keeps changing as we now have schedules to keep with kids and a lot less time doing what we used to do.
Breck and Shay had a great time playing together. They were bonking their sunglasses together and laughing like crazy. They were great entertainment on the boat. Cullen and Alyssa had more fun playing on the beach and getting wet. Hopefully next year they will be interacting more with each other like the older kids. Daddies getting some quality book time with the lil kids. Bill and Ginger playing with the kids. Magic tricks, raining cards, reading books, and getting presents were some of the things the kids kept them busy with. Out on the pontoon watching the boys ski the course later in the evening. We had a good time cheering them on. Breck loving the boat as usual!
Brett and Shawn lookin good in the Moomba after skiing.
My favorite pic of the weekend. Culley being Culley!
Papa Bill having fun with Shay and Breck.
Our beach babies!
The Crew....crazy faces and all!
The adults! Thanks again for a fun week and lots of good memories! And a special thanks to Bill and Ginger for being such gracious hosts! Always a pleasure to see you!

Softball

We have only been able to go to a few of Shawn's softball games this year, but the boys have a blast going....mostly to run bases after the game but they love to watch Daddy too!
Shawn's parents were in town and got to watch Shawn play with us.
Cullen running.. Breck touching home base!
Uncle Greg and the boys watching a show while taking a nap too!
It's hard to get a nap in when the boys want to use you as a jungle gym.

New Couches

We are in the process of getting new couches and Cullen was making sure Mazie was ok with letting go of the old and welcoming the new! Saying goodbye to the old
Loading them up and sending them on their way with Stacy and Steve. We hope you enjoy them!
Some of the new....we only got 3 of the 4 pieces. But so far so good...

Sunday, August 7, 2011

A Busy Week

Uncle Greg came to town before he set sail in the Trans Superior Race. I got a pic of the boys enjoying an episode of Franklin together while cuddling on the couch. Then we headed to Wednesday Night at the Races up at UMD and I got to run with Breck this time. He got into it a little more and ran a bit faster. So we'll see if he keeps getting faster :) He really enjoys getting a ribbon at the end! Cullen has really liked cuddling with Curious George lately. Both our boys have been cuddlers:)
On Friday Thomas the Train came to Duluth and we got to take a ride. Breck was super excited about the whole experience until Thomas never talked to him. He didn't quite understand that the cartoon he watches and the real thing would be so different! But over all, super fun!
The 3 of us before we took our 1/2 hour train ride.
Again...
There were all kinds of things to do there as well. The boys were playing in the bubbles for quite a while! Lots of swimming pools filled with bubbles!
Breck going down the giant blow-up slide.
Cullen in the bubbles :)
My friend Liz also came up for a visit and she joined us at the Depot and got to experience all the fun Thomas had to offer! Thanks for coming Liz! And this busy week continues through this week as well. More to come......soon I hope!

Monday, August 1, 2011

Catch up..

I was gone this past weekend and Shawn had the boys. I took this picture before leaving and just love it. There is nothing better than watching my boys spend time together, cuddle, and enjoy their time!
Breck has always been really good at reading books to his brother. It just melts my heart.
Last week Breck ran in another race and did much better. Shawn still had to run with him, but at least this time he ran instead of a slow trot!
There were no mascots at this race either which helped a ton!!
Breck loves wearing Daddy's softball hat. I love seeing him in #29, too!
Cullen is enjoying wearing hats now too. He looks so cute...I think he should be the LT model!
What a smile! This kid makes me laugh so hard and has a good time making others laugh. All I have to say is "tickle tickle" and he giggles! Here he is tickling himself.

Rock Throwers

We headed down to the Lake the other day and had a great time throwing rocks in the water and getting our feet wet. It was a very hot day and the water felt wonderful!
We had a little snack in the only shade we could find (under a little bush) trying to stay cool.
Cullen watching the sailboats go by while throwing rocks. They were pretty interesting!
Breck did some fishing with his stick rod. He caught some bullheads, sharks, and sunfish! Quite the angler we had.
Always a little brotherly love... or choke hold!