Cole had a FABULOUS time at Vacation Bible School! He looked forward to it everyday. They had a little program today at church service so I took a few videos of our singer in action! Landry clapped and tried to sing along too. It will be no time before she'll be up there.
Saturday we drove to Cedar Falls to pick up our new furniture!! Whoa Who! After over 3months of waiting it's finally here! We are so happy to finally have it. We donated our other furniture to a neighbor who is going off to college. Leather furniture in a college apartment - I'm sure it will be the coolest hangout! We decided to make a day out of our trip so we stopped at the Lost Island water park. Very cool place - I highly recommend it! The kids had a great time. Even Grandpa Terry came and rocked the water slides with Daddy and Cole! Landry probably made 100 trips up and down the slide - she LOVED it!
Today we have about a million things to do around the house - so we're off to catch up!
The montage is a mix of the week. Cole had crazy hair day at school on Friday. He kept saying he was a "ROCKSTAR - BABY..."! ENJOY!
If you haven't visited the Landry Anna Designs website lately I encourage you to take a look (www.landryannadesigns.blogspot.com)! I added photography few months ago and the response has been overwhelming! I am so thankful... Check out the photography samples at the bottom of the site. We are starting to work on a "real" .com website. So stayed tuned for exciting updates on this new adventure!
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Playing in Nature!
Thursday night I took the kids to the new Natural Playscape area at Jester Park. They had a hay-day playing with everything nature. We grabbed some food on the way there and had a picnic. Cole was so excited because about every 200 feet deer would pass in front of us on the road through the park. So we ended up seeing about 25 deer up close. Then when we finally made it all the way to the Playscape he got to stand pretty close to some bison & elk. The kids got totally soaked and had the place all to themselves. Cole could not stop talking about the whole experience on the way home.
All this golf must be paying off... Tyler played in a 4 man best shot tournament last weekend and - THEY WON! He and 3 other neighbors played in a fundraiser for "Operation First Response" (supporting wounded heroes and their families). And this weekend he played in the Jester Park Amateur and won 1st place in his flight. Way to go Dad!
Friday night Tyler & I went to a dinner/pool party at his bosses house. We stuffed ourselves with unbelievable food, sang karaoke (Tyler), and relaxed in the hot tub. Saturday I tried to catch up on projects that have been on my "to do" list for weeks now. Fun things like painting, and cleaning our closet.... BORING! Sunday we got to relax by the pool with the kids.
Cole starts vacation Bible school tonight - he's really looking forward to it. It's a whole "Power Lab" theme, which means playing with slime!
Here are pictures from this weekend and last!
All this golf must be paying off... Tyler played in a 4 man best shot tournament last weekend and - THEY WON! He and 3 other neighbors played in a fundraiser for "Operation First Response" (supporting wounded heroes and their families). And this weekend he played in the Jester Park Amateur and won 1st place in his flight. Way to go Dad!
Friday night Tyler & I went to a dinner/pool party at his bosses house. We stuffed ourselves with unbelievable food, sang karaoke (Tyler), and relaxed in the hot tub. Saturday I tried to catch up on projects that have been on my "to do" list for weeks now. Fun things like painting, and cleaning our closet.... BORING! Sunday we got to relax by the pool with the kids.
Cole starts vacation Bible school tonight - he's really looking forward to it. It's a whole "Power Lab" theme, which means playing with slime!
Here are pictures from this weekend and last!
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Growth Spurts & Growing Up...
Cole is turning 5 next month and sometimes I think I already have a teenager on my hands. Like when he's eating...ALL DAY LONG! These past few weeks I have been amazed at how much this kid is eating. Where is it all going? And what makes me even more sick is that he is as skinny as a rail! The other night he sat down and ate 3 bologna & cheese sandwiches - and wanted another one! I told him he should wait as I was sure he was going to blow up! The next night he ate 2 hot dogs - in buns! - and a huge bowl of macoroni & cheese. I hate to see what he's going to eat when he's 16! He also seemed to have skipped a whole size in clothes this summer.
T-Ball is over and now he is gearing up for Vacation Bible School starting next Sunday night. It looks like a ton of fun - I know he will love it! Then I think we will do more swim lessons until flag football starts in September. Which seems like so far off - but September is right around the corner! Cole's 5th birthday party is planned and it will sure be a great time for the kids. He is really looking forward to it. He has the last birthday of all his friends - it's killing him!
Speaking of growing up - I thought that you didn't try to ditch parents until you were much older - like middle school. Suddenly it's totally un-cool to hang out with mom & dad. Cole would move in with the neighbors if we let him. He beggs to go over to their house everyday. I think he's just bored with us... at least I hope that's the reason and not that we're already "un-cool"!
Landry is talking/babbling like crazy! And she will attempt to say any and all words with great effort. It's so cute. She could live on "Crunchies" (which are like cheeto puffs - only for toddlers and have a lot less sodium in them!) And chocolate chips. She is hilarious - she will sneak into the cabinet grab the Crunchies and take off to hide so she can eat them. She even has figured out how to open the can with her teeth! She is very protective of them - she gets quite bent out of shape when Cole tries to eat any of them. Those are her snacks and she will let everyone know it!
It's been a long week. We had a cousins birthday party - Grandpa Terry in town - a neighbors birthday party - and a last minute visit from Grandma & Grandpa Nelson last night. It's to bed early tonight!
Here are some family photos I had a friend snap last weekend!
T-Ball is over and now he is gearing up for Vacation Bible School starting next Sunday night. It looks like a ton of fun - I know he will love it! Then I think we will do more swim lessons until flag football starts in September. Which seems like so far off - but September is right around the corner! Cole's 5th birthday party is planned and it will sure be a great time for the kids. He is really looking forward to it. He has the last birthday of all his friends - it's killing him!
Speaking of growing up - I thought that you didn't try to ditch parents until you were much older - like middle school. Suddenly it's totally un-cool to hang out with mom & dad. Cole would move in with the neighbors if we let him. He beggs to go over to their house everyday. I think he's just bored with us... at least I hope that's the reason and not that we're already "un-cool"!
Landry is talking/babbling like crazy! And she will attempt to say any and all words with great effort. It's so cute. She could live on "Crunchies" (which are like cheeto puffs - only for toddlers and have a lot less sodium in them!) And chocolate chips. She is hilarious - she will sneak into the cabinet grab the Crunchies and take off to hide so she can eat them. She even has figured out how to open the can with her teeth! She is very protective of them - she gets quite bent out of shape when Cole tries to eat any of them. Those are her snacks and she will let everyone know it!
It's been a long week. We had a cousins birthday party - Grandpa Terry in town - a neighbors birthday party - and a last minute visit from Grandma & Grandpa Nelson last night. It's to bed early tonight!
Here are some family photos I had a friend snap last weekend!
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Happy 4th of July!
What a crazy week/weekend it's been! We have been scrurring around getting ready for our big 4th of July bash at our house. It all started last weekend when we decided it was time for new patio furniture... Anyone who knows me knows I just don't go out and buy the first thing I see. I like to shop around and weigh my options. -WHICH DRIVES TYLER INSANE! By Tuesday he was ready to kill me - I couldn't find anything that I was in love with after going to every store in town (and neighboring towns...)
I finally found something I loved and we had it delivered and assembled in the knick of time (thanks to some neighbor help! - I love my neighbors...) And no, I'm not drinking right now! HA! We were literally putting the last chair together 1 hour before the party.
The party was a BLAST! The kids were in heaven. They had their own food table - filled with cookies, candy, chocolate, and endless juice barrels! They ran from yard to yard playing. We did sparklers, fireworks, and the kids even watched 2 movies outside. Our neighbors projected a movie on the back of their house. By the end of the night (past midnight...) half of the kids were knocked out in front of the movie. This gave the adults a chance to let loose... It was a great time. Can't wait to do it again next year! - Or next weekend works too!
Thursday we went to a pre-4th of July part at Tyler's bosses house. INCREDIBLE house with infinity pool. Landry is a little fish. She loves water and swam around the pool like crazy. She was the hit of the party in her 4th swimsuit - she looked so cute. Cole rode the jet ski, shot water guns, and jumped over and over into the pool. Cole gets so excited when we tell him we're going to "Uncle Mike's House"!
So the rest of the weekend will entail - recooperating, and relaxing...
Tyler has managed to fit into 2 rounds golf in 2 days so far. I hope he's getting damn good by now... Golf, golf, golf... Oh - well, as long as it's not softball I'm okay!
Enjoy lots of photos from the weekend!
I finally found something I loved and we had it delivered and assembled in the knick of time (thanks to some neighbor help! - I love my neighbors...) And no, I'm not drinking right now! HA! We were literally putting the last chair together 1 hour before the party.
The party was a BLAST! The kids were in heaven. They had their own food table - filled with cookies, candy, chocolate, and endless juice barrels! They ran from yard to yard playing. We did sparklers, fireworks, and the kids even watched 2 movies outside. Our neighbors projected a movie on the back of their house. By the end of the night (past midnight...) half of the kids were knocked out in front of the movie. This gave the adults a chance to let loose... It was a great time. Can't wait to do it again next year! - Or next weekend works too!
Thursday we went to a pre-4th of July part at Tyler's bosses house. INCREDIBLE house with infinity pool. Landry is a little fish. She loves water and swam around the pool like crazy. She was the hit of the party in her 4th swimsuit - she looked so cute. Cole rode the jet ski, shot water guns, and jumped over and over into the pool. Cole gets so excited when we tell him we're going to "Uncle Mike's House"!
So the rest of the weekend will entail - recooperating, and relaxing...
Tyler has managed to fit into 2 rounds golf in 2 days so far. I hope he's getting damn good by now... Golf, golf, golf... Oh - well, as long as it's not softball I'm okay!
Enjoy lots of photos from the weekend!
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