Minnesota Zoo!

This week we went up to the Minnesota Zoo again with Auntie Erin & Auntie Holly. We also went a few weeks ago w/ Erin and Kailee. Its a lot of fun, and now Erin and I have the whole car pool / picnic / Zoo / scheduling thing mastered! This last time was a lot of fun since we brought Holly and Kailee's Grandma, more room and more people! Enjoy some pics from our trip!


Yea! Zoo Trip!


Watching the fishes



OMG - look at the monkey! They loved it!

Hi there Mr. Prairie Dog

Cute pic! Someone wanted to take charge of the camera

Hmmm....wonder what sort of trouble I can get into down here?

At the MN Zoo w/ Erin and Kailee

Safari Kayden ready for the Zoo

I love my mommy!

Prior Zoo Trip Pics

Whoah, Big Bear

11 Months Old....

Our little man is 11 months old already, I can hardly believe it. These past few weeks he's really grown into a little toddler...here are a few examples

~3 TEETH! The first 1 on the top popped through this weekend, Yahoo!

~A couple weeks ago he started actually using his walker thingy bobber. He cruises with it, and even tries to turn it, its hilarious. He'll sit when he's tired, but he does it in slow motion and sticks his butt strait out, we really get a kick out of it. We have to stop him before he hit the kitchen floor, b/c he lets the walker get "away" from him sometimes.

~He throws tantrums

~He walked the other day, just holding on to 1 of my hands and he had the other one balancing, we walked all the way to dad!

~He got upset w/ me yesterday and threw his whole body on the floor and even arched his back. He stopped when he heard me laughing hysterically at him, then he started laughing hysterically.

~He does this fake / deep laugh that is soo pushed out - it brings Eric and I to tears.

~He has been sleeping through the night, most of the time. He usually just wakes up if he loses his nuk, or has a cough or is just really in need of a bottle.

~He stands and balances all by himself (longer if he's wearing his shoes) just like a big boy!

~He crawls in what I call "high gear" - he like runs while he's crawling so it sounds like a freight train cruising down the hall! lol

So now I am busy planning his big 1st Birthday Party! Can't wait to see everyone and see him tear into cake. Hope the other tooth on top is on its way...he's still fighting yet another cold and double ear infection!

Holly & Kyle's Wedding

On Saturday, our really good friends Holly & Kyle got married. They asked Eric and I to be the Host and Hostess, and we were honored to do so. It was a lot of fun. We even got Eric AND Kayden in ties! Kayden stopped by the dance and played and danced and gave plenty of hugs and kisses. Here are a couple pictures from the evening! (anyone who knows me, knows its never just a couple pictures!)

Congrats guys, we love you!


Wow...we clean up pretty well!


Mr & Mrs Holly & Kyle Meyers!



Muah!

Eric maintaining his position as Host / Bouncer :)

Somebody loves his Uncle Kyle

A little bussel repair

Dancing with Mommy & Daddy

Dance coaches & friends!

Somebody saved his mommy a dance

Auntie Holly looked so pretty, K just kept staring at her

Kayden is quite the ladies man, he had many girlfriends. Here he is with the groom's sister, Lacy

K with his Auntie & Uncle, all smiles!

Kailee & Kayden, buddies!

They kind of danced :)

Kayden the Beach Bum

SO I bought Kayden this super duper cute Baby Gap beach outfit...no need to have a heart attack, I only shop at Baby Gap in the clearance section. And it was my lucky day last time, b/c ALL clearance was an additional 25% off, I went nuts in there! I know - exciting! Yesterday we tested out the new outfit and the new baby pool. Success, he loved them both! And we loved being able to sit on the deck in our new patio furniture...come on over, its super comfy! Its funny, Kayden's "trunks" are so long, they look like really big pants! Can't wait to get more use out of the outfit and to wear it to the beach when we get to go see Tanya and Bill and Lear!! Hope he doesn't grow too much! :)



If this isn't the cutest picture any of you have ever seen, I mean COME ON! ;)


Ready to hit the beach...I mean baby pool...on the deck


Always wear your sunscreen!

CHEESE!

I'm outta here

Pool time

Look an umbrella!

I said to wear your sunscreen Mom...nice farmer tan.

No I am not wearing a t-shirt, that is a burn line. I know, awesome.

Recent Pictures

New favorite toy...choo choo


2nd most favorite thing...ball pit


Kayden dominating Connor (yep that's Connor locked in the clothes basket)

Kayden's 1st Ranger Ride at Julie & Quentin's

Oxbo Park - Memorial Day Weekend 2009

Mr. Super Cool

Lordy, when are the rest of these teeth coming??

Someone's a big boy! He looks like such a little man in this outfit, it cracks me up!

Mom & Dad's Trip Away!

Eric and I recently got to escape to the cities for a couple nights away. Thank you to my mom for moving in and watching K for a couple nights. I think our active little boy is getting a lot more active, he tires us all out! Eric and I went to Albertville Premium Outlets (LOVE IT!) and then to Roger's Cabelas. Even Eric wanted to stop at Mall of America on the way home, YA - Eric's request. He was looking for shoes, didn't find any.


A few days away!


Okay I swear to God we were the only people from MN at the Outlet, EVERY PERSON there was from Manitoba, 95% of the plates looked like this. And they were like Japanese / Chinese Canadians, and all they did was push us out of the way and do their crazy mean shopping, none of them talking in a language that we could understand. It was crazy!

This sign made me laugh.

Okay...anyone who knows me know I enjoy sprinkled long johns, they are perhaps one of most favorite breakfast items. We were at a grocery store in Albertville and I bought the BIGGEST ONE I HAVE EVER SEEN. I had to measure it to my hand so you could all see how huge it was. It was just as yummy. I know, I live a sad, sheltered life - but it was soo yummy!