nap cot

little guy has not been napping at grandpa's house. I'm positive it's because he's outgrown the current nap routine involving the pack n play. so we got a cot at babies r us to try - it was only $30. it has a sleeping bag that fits over the top of it. this will be awesome for camping too. here he is trying it out.

lion

eye-nin says rrrraaaarrrrrrr.

big boy vocab

motorcycle has now evolved from moe-car to moe-key-cycle.

adorned

had to post pics of this beautiful arrangement that gregory and company florist of Brookfield did for the altar flowers at church to celebrate our birthdays.

two already

the little man turned two on the 14th.

unbelievable.

progress

my BMI is now down to 33, I've lost almost 40 pounds, and I wore my new size L workout shirt to boot camp tonight. I'm feeling pretty good about my birthday on Sunday.

photo shoot

i got a groupon a few months ago for a sears portrait studio shoot. we went on sunday afternoon, then went out to Fuddruckers for dinner to watch the end of the Packer game. On another note, little guy now yells, "go pack go" and "all done, packers" when there are commercials. here's a link to the photo shoot. Unfortunately, the two-year-old was feeling not so camera ready, and we had a really hard time getting him to be still for the camera, much less smile for it! so, there are quite a few mug shots, and some other interesting facial expressions. whatever - there's always next year.

aunt arlene

my aunt Arlene passed away on labor day. here we were in June celebrating her 62nd birthday.

these are a few of my favorites.





the little guy and I drove out to Nebraska on Thursday and came back on Saturday. he is a very good car traveler. here are a few moments from the trip.

we stopped for lunch in Dubuque and instead of locking him into a high chair, he got to sit in his own booth.








he enjoyed riding the elevator, especially jumping in the elevator.





here is the little man sitting with grandma on a bench swing at the woodworker's store while papa was looking around.


had to say hi to the horsey at little amana.

ball go nigh-night

after playing with the basketball in the yard, he had to take the ball up the stairs to put it away.

sept 2

mr c is in a wedding in a few weeks, and we spent the day at the bride and groom's house getting to know the wedding party. little guy had a fun time.

he got so dirty running around and playing outside that he took a bath before we came home. here he is riding a little tiny tricycle.

towel time

my baby boy is turning 2 on friday. here he is at 1 month old, and a couple of weeks ago with the same towel after bath time.