monday iPhone selfies

hi there!

happy monday from me and this cute boy in the corduroy overalls!

this week will hopefully be filled with good weather, allowing for lots of walks and playing outside.

a wisconsin wedding!

this past weekend we took a mini road trip to wisconsin to celebrate our good friends wedding.

the 5+ hour car ride was a bit stressful for nash at times, but overall he did great!

there is something so beautiful about seeing all our friends meet nash for the first time. he was such a good sport through the entire ceremony. we were thankful the reception was back at the hotel so i could sneak away and change diapers, feed him, and get away from all the chaos.

we also got to do our first photo booth as a family of 3!

i am obsessed with these boys! ^^

nothing is better than getting reunited with all your friends and getting to basque in pure happiness with your family. agh, do i sound like a broken record?! i can't help it, my heart just feels like it is going to burst.

have a great week everyone!

bumbo seat fail

i was gifted a lime green bumbo chair at my baby shower... and i have been so excited for nash to be able to sit in it. i've had it sitting out in his nursery since i was pregnant just waiting for him to be able to hold his head up so i could have him sit and play in it!

however due to some chunky legs this baby boy of mine has, it hasn't gone as smooth as i would have hoped.

i have tried multiple times to squeeze him into it, but he hates it because his legs get pinched. (i don't blame him)

nick and i tried one more time last night... and he tolerated it for about 2 minutes [enough time for me to snap this picture]

oh nash how i love your pudgy cheeks and leg rolls. i will squeeze em' all day long- even if it means my dreams of you loving your bumbo seat is shattered.

a 50th birthday celebration

my dad's 50th birthday was this past week!

what better way to celebrate than with family.... and make it a surprise!

it was so great to see the confused look on his face when he walked into the restaurant and saw my family standing there :)

happy birthday to the best dad ever. thanks for celebrating with us!

the great minnesota get together

hello! as i type this i am still recovering from all the junky food i ate at the fair... fudge puppy//cheese curds// cookies//freezie pop//endless milk.

my stomach hurts just thinking about how much i ate! but totally worth it ;)


here are some photos from our day!

it was so great having nash enjoy the day with us. his first state fair at only 4 months old... he was drooling over all the food we consumed..... you are definitely part of this family baby boy.. (or maybe its because he is starting to teeth....) either way!  this boy loves the outdoors and fresh air, me too nash, me too.

^^can't believe how well he napped in his stroller with all the noise

i think it is so important when doing activities like this with young kids to keep an open agenda and be flexible! nick and i weren't sure how the day would go, but we decided to go into it without a plan and an open mind... and it was a success!

now time to begin my 5 day juice cleanse to detoxify. (just kidding)

a weekend in san francisco!

woodfire pizza + music

every wednesday night during the summer we have the opportunity to go get a homemade woodfire pizza and enjoy a music concert.

so why not?!

 ^^ my handsome dates. everyone can bring their own chairs and blankets and beverages, side dishes, yard games etc. its like one big community picnic!

yardwork + downtown dining

since nash has been born our poor yard has not gotten any attention

we asked our in-laws if they would be able to come help us.

my mother in law spent they day inside with N and my brother in law helped outside

i was between both. . . it felt so good to get outside, get on my gardening gloves and work up a sweat under the hot summer sun. but when nash would get hungry, i was usually always ready for a break from the heat and to kick my feet up for 20 minutes... the perks of being a mama!

we went out to dinner downtown at a new restaurant.

i order bruschetta all the time; this one takes the cake for being the best i've ever had!

nick and i love eating outside on the patio's; nash snoozed right through dinner. if you look close enough you can see nick caught a group picture in the reflection behind me and N.

we are so blessed to have such a helpful family. i think our yard (and our neighbors) really appreciate it too ;)

the dog park

"finally my humans took me to my favorite place! the dog park!

all my friends had been missing me, but i told them i have a new brother to look after at home so it is hard to get out as much.

 ^^ i yelled at mom to get an action shot of me, but she didn't get my best angle

 ^ my humans

^ i had to have her take a photo of me in this luscious green "grass", i thought it really made my eyes stand out

i would have taken a selfie but my paws don't bend that way... and mom&dad refuse to get me a selfie stick :(

i see while typing this that mom still hasn't figured out the image quality issue. . .  blurry pictures don't do me justice!! i'll post again soon so you can really see how handsome i have been looking this summer.

well got to go, i hear my pool getting filled up in the backyard, time to play"

-mac

baby friend

N has a new baby friend!

neil!

congratulations to my good friend cindy on such a handsome baby boy. We swapped baby's for the photo. . . i can hardly remember Nash being that small.

i'm not sure if the light in the hospital room was too bright, but poor N wouldn't open his eyes very far haha

we are so excited to have some play dates :)