minnesota statefair!!

we spent the day at the fair.

here our some photographs from our day.

^^ someone at more cheese curds than his mama!!

after getting some food and getting settled in, we made our way over to the animals. sheep, chickens, pigs, cows, horses.. oh my!! we are loving learning about animals here in our house, so seeing them in person was very exciting :)

 ^^ he loved watching this cow eat hay

  

 

^^ award winning chickens

  

 ^ he makes me SO happy

^2 seconds later...haha

i am not one to be shy about public nursing, however we found out these booths were air conditioned, had recliners, free water, sunscreen, free diapers, and coloring books/toy table....

 

^ staying hydrated on this hot summer day, it was "only" 85, but it felt like 105!

... so we went on quite the adventure to find a "lactation station". what a wonderful thing our fair offers.. from newborn to toddlers all mama's in there were laughing together because we were all so hot and sweaty and pretty much all were fighting over the fans.

 ^mee-maw met up with us for the late afternoon

the fair always is an indicator for me that summer will be coming to a close soon, school has started for most kids, and fall is just around the corner. trying to soak up the sun and enjoy everyday with this sweet family of mine.

summer saturday

 

 ^^ the baklava was truly heavenly!!


after greekfest, we headed down to our alma mater to explore for the afternoon

 ^^ walking the lakes, surrounded by bluffs

^^ sharing a malt at the drive in

dogg parkk

i am not sure who enjoys the dog park most these days...

mac because he loves to chase and play with other dogs and sniff around the entire park

nash becuase he loves all things dogs, and he screams and points everytime one runs by him. he even gets lucky sometimes and gets a kiss or a wet nose on the cheek from a puppy.

nick because he is so care free and happy and runs around with mac, or gets nash laughing so hard, i don't think nick is ever in a bad mood at the dog park.

or me. . . watching all this happening brings me so much happiness, i sometimes just stand there and watch all three of my boys have the time of their life, and nothing makes me happier than that.

park play

we have been going to the park a lot these past few weeks, now that nash is more steady on his feet he likes to explore and climb on the jungle gym's.

we met up with some friends and it is so fun to see nash get more intrigued and social with other kids/baby's

 ^^ waving hi to everyone and everything , hi tree, hi rocks, hi dog, hi mom, hi piece of garbage hahah

neil is only 2 months younger than nash, it has been so neat to see them both change so much and play together from being newborns to now walking, babbling 1 year olds!

matchy matchy

we are over here this summer with our matching overalls...

i have to do this now before he picks out his own outfits or no longer wants to match his mama!

a photoshoot

 

^^my two handsome boys, i am so blessed

 ^^ that face! i've never seen such a cute boy in all my life

 ^^ getting so close to taking those first steps

 ^ super nash

keeping up to date on current family pictures is a priority of mine. everyone is so right when they say time flies, and that baby's don't keep and that they change SO fast. why, why, why must they change and grow up so fast?!

we had such a fun time shooting with Kadi Tiede, if you want some unique keepsake photographs that capture who you are as a family and not a bunch of staged images THIS is her website.

mothers day

we celebrated nash's first birthday on saturday and had the best time with family and friends. that little boy is so loved by so many people.

for mothers day we got the house cleaned and organized from the birthday celebrations.

nick enlisted some help to get some yardwork done that i may or may not have been nagging him about for a little while ;) thanks nick! (and steve) for sprucing up our yard


and we also loaded up our bikes and a cooler of snacks to go on a bike ride along some of the most beautiful paths just alongside the river.

nash really likes going for bike rides, we got him a trailer that nick pulls behind his bike. its so fun to hear him squeal and point out things he sees!

i am the luckiest mama in the world.

and to my own mother, thanks for being a wonderful example. and to all you mothers out there, treat yourselves, you deserve it!

the happiest first birthday to nash

we love you so much nash! happiest happy first birthday!

red sunglasses

who knew a pair of plastic red sunglasses could provide so much entertainment. . .

^^ i think someone is all set for our trip! ;)

happy valentines day!

this year for valentines day we spent the day appreciating just being together as a family

last year on this day i was laying in the hospital scared that my baby boy was going to make his entrance into this world much too soon, thankfully i carried him to the day before my due date

love is a powerful thing, as is prayer

 

we did some last minute shopping for our upcoming trip to california. nash got his very first basketball. nick splurged on a go pro for us. it really has been a great investment. getting to capture so many memories with it is priceless to me.

we hope you had a wonderful valentines day spending it with those you love. whether that means your dog, cat, friend, family, children, or significant other.

Childrens Museum

today we decided to go explore the children's museum. since nash doesn't go to day care it is always really amazing to see him interact with other kids and babies. he is just fascinated by them and thinks the older kids are so funny.

anways here are a few pictures from our afternoon at the museum

discovering nature

reading chair

playing in the garden

building an ant

a foot injury

nothing like stepping on one of N's toys to put me on cructches and cause me to have a serious foot injury

i can handle the pain, but the fear of the vasospasms and having a cold blue numb foot peridoically is driving me insane

its the not knowing that is frightening

a big thank you for all who have helped me and my family out during this time. we are so blessed to have such wonderful family and friends

these are the best days

despite the cold winter

not leaving the house but once or twice a week for food

spending hours in front of the fireplace

playing with toys, diaper changes, early bedtimes and incoming teeth

these are the best days of my life

wild child

mac is our wild child. . .

he is getting a little stir crazy this winter. so am i mac. so am i.

he always keeps us on our toes, he can annoy us to no end... yet we love him so much and can't imagine life without him

stay wild fur baby

through his eyes

having a child makes me see the world differntly
watching him experience new things and his fascination with everything has made me see the beauty in all things
what a beautiful world we live in

a christmas video

here is a little video i put together from our christmas! hope you all had a wonderful day with loved ones. {sorry for the quality, can't seem to resolve the resizing/resoulution issue once its uploaded, it was filmed in HD, so any tech savy readers want to shoot me an email and help a girl out i wouldn't be opposed}