The boys simply could not wait for Sunday to wear their Packer gear and play more football. Only having one helmet in our house poses a problem...I solved it with a cheese head!
Football with daddy = two happy boys!
Friday, September 23, 2011
Anna is 6 months old!
I can hardly believe that Anna is 6 months old already! She has been growing and changing so much. Yesterday we were in for her check up and she weighed 14 lbs. 7 oz. and is 25 inches long. She also got her first tooth on the 21st! Happy half-birthday my little peanut!
Twins Game
This past Sunday we braved the rain and headed to Minneapolis for a Twins game. The Statesmen and alums sang the anthem for the game. Through all the rain and cold the kids were great troopers. I didn't get too many photos, but here are a few.
Anna, bless her, slept through the drizzle for an hour before she woke up and wanted to eat. She and I headed inside for bottle time. Brady was just happy to be watching baseball!
Alex was a little serious through all the rain, but had a lot of fun and did great in the drizzle.
A little misty from all the rain, here are the boys on the field to sing. They sounded great!!
Even as we left after the 6th inning, the boys were still smiling. Now that's a true baseball fan! Don't you love that we were at a Twins game, though the boys wore their Brewer hats!?!
Happy Girl!
Our Anna is all smiles and giggles most of the time. I just loved this one. She is often sticking her tongue out lately along with all her slobber. I fear we are entering the bib phase soon...
We had this toddler seat for Alex when he was little since he sat up in the papasan so early. Anna really like it and the mobile of singing animals that comes with it. She is such a happy girl!
Peeking over her seat during dinner the other night and wondering "What on earth is going on over there?"
Hold Anna!
Alex wants to be a big boy just like his brother. Lately I hear "Hold Anna!" quite often throughout the week. He loves holding her and she loves it when he sings to her!
Getting So Big
What did I just do?! Anna has been working hard for a couple of weeks to try and sit up in her papasan chair. Last week she finally succeeded. A sad day for me...I love that chair!
So proud of herself!
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Brady's first day of 4K!
Tuesday was Brady's first day of 4 year old kindergarten! He has been so excited to start. Andy took him for his first day. Here they are all ready to go.
Our first day of school picture. No backpack this year since it was already at school with his supplies from orientation day.
My big boy on his way there.
It took him no time at all to find the trucks and cars in his new classroom.
Brady with his teacher Ms. Michelle. It's going to be a great year and he loves it already!
Happy Birthday Grandma!
On Monday we helped Andy's mom celebrate her 60th birthday! It was fun to have everyone home for her special day. It was an added bonus for the boys to play with Uncle Matt, Aunt Lisa, and Uncle Patrick.
The boys had to get in on the present opening action.
Tub Time!
Anna has graduated out of the infant sling in her tub - finally! I gave her her first bath without it earlier this week and she had so much fun kicking in the water. I love this picture since you can see the water flying as she kicked. We might have to start using this tub in the big tub since she splashes so much water!
Anna has a hard time sitting up without tipping to the side. :)
Friday, September 2, 2011
The boys lately
I can't believe that Brady is starting 4 year old kindergarten this next week. Early this week we toured his school and Thursday he got to go for orientation day. They brought in their school supplies, read a story, had a snack, and some play time. Brady was so excited when he left. He is really looking forward to his first day of school on next Tuesday!
We have tried only a few times. No success yet for Alex, but he is beginning to show some interest in taking the next step of being a big boy!
Yet, he clearly missed this baby toy. Since the Jumperoo came out I cannot keep Alex out of it! He can get in by himself, but he can't get out!
I love that our boys love playing together. Most of the time it's cars or chasing. On this particularly warm summer day we decided to get out Brady's ping pong set. It was good fun for a while...just need to get better at hitting the ball. :)
Thanks to Andy's dad we got to join Bob and Diane for a night at Target Field. Thanks to my parents it was a night for just the boys as they enjoyed a night with Anna. The boys loved the game and seeing the new field!
Anna at 5 months
It's hard to believe that Anna is 5 months old already. She is rolling over both ways, pushing herself up on her tummy, trying to sit up in her papasan chair, and jabbering constantly. She is full of smiles and loves to have people talk to her. The 5 month mark brought back the presence of the Jumperoo in our house. She loves playing with the toys and is just starting to bounce in it a bit.
In August we had a visit from a distant Schwartzhoff relative from Germany. Henrich joined our family for dinner one evening and we shared many old photos together and stories. We think he is the oldest of the Schwartzhoff family along with our youngest. Very neat.
One of Anna's new tricks is putting nearly her whole fist in her mouth.
Can't believe she is getting so big! She loves her tubs!
My sleepy little girl feel asleep in her bumbo the other night. Oh sweetie...
Surprise!!!
We did it! August 20 we surprised my mom and dad with a big party to celebrate their upcoming 60th birthdays and 40th wedding anniversary! They were completely surprised and it was a wonderful day spent with friends and family. We are thankful for all those who were able to come and help us celebrate!
Colorado Adventures Part 2
Following family pictures, we loaded up the kids and headed up into the mountains. After missing out on the day our car broke down, we were anxious to get into the park. Brady and Andy enjoyed doing some rock climbing together.
He was pretty excited to get to the top!
Snow! Snow! After being in CO last year in June when it snowed the first two days we were here, Brady was determined to find snow. We did find some for him to play in near the arctic tundra line. Sweatshirts on, let the snowball fight begin! Brady, Alex, and Andy had lots of fun!
Helping out his little brother.
Neither are looking at the camera, but I still love this sweet picture.
Can you ever get enough of a view like that?
After our afternoon in the park it was Christmas time! We enjoyed a gift exchange night with the family and our traditional Christmas meal of egg bakes and cinnamon rolls! One of Andy's cousins even found Anna a little hat!
The kids were all anxious to open their gifts!
Brady got a cool Cars play dough set. It was a big hit! Alex got a great moon dough set (which we waited to open until we got home) and Anna got some wonderful little girl toys complete with a diamond ring rattle!
The biggest four kids enjoyed playing lots of games together. It was so much fun to see them all playing together and loving every minute of it!
We spent one more day up in the park. We took a picture here last year as well and wanted a new one with Anna in it as well.
This was the one and only stop that I took Anna out at up in the arctic tundra. Most of the time one of us stayed with her in the car due to all the wind and cold that I knew would just take her breath away. This particular day it was windy, but not quite as bad as other days we have been there. She still wasn't such a fan of the wind.
We found a great picnic stop for lunch in the park. We were surrounded by wild life and beautiful views. When we finished we hiked around another lake as well.
The pure joy of throwing big rocks into the water.
This is one of a few herds of elk we saw on our trip. Amazing!
More beautiful scenery
We surprised Diane with a special evening to celebrate her upcoming birthday. There were decorations, songs, and ice cream sundaes!
The parents of the little ones decided a movie night was in order one evening...we were all tired of dirty, brown children and giving nightly tubs!
Cousins night! Thanks for all of the grandparents, we were gifted with a night out away from the kids with all the cousins. We hit up downtown Estes Park for an evening of fun and lots of laughs!
Our last evening in CO we went to an old lodge for a chuck wagon dinner. The food was great and the entertainment was fun. Here is Alex enjoying his dinner.
Brady and Andy gave it two thumbs up!
Anna enjoying the show.
While watching the performers, Alex started hollering that he needed a hat. They were all wearing cowboy hats so naturally he thought he needed one too. A napkin on the head was the best we could do. What a sweetie!
It was a great trip that made many wonderful memories!
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