Grandma's handiwork

While my gram was in town for Labor Day weekend, she finished up Alex's quilt. It is SO cute and he loves it. We tried taking a few pictures with the boys, but they were not cooperating the best. This is the best we could do.

Alex cuddling up with gram and his new blankie.
Seeing it for the first time. He crawled on it, walked on it, rolled around on it, and rubbed his fingers on it. What great exploration!

The finished product. SO cute - thanks gram!

Labor Day Weekend

Labor Day weekend was filled with lots of family fun. We spent most of it with my parents, Jen and Jerry and my grandma. We began our beautiful Saturday with a trip to the apple orchard. It was the first weekend to pick.

The boys had lots of fun in the bounce house. It was Alex's first time inside. Here he is learning from his big brother.

Tons of fun!
My little pirate

Both boys loved the apple wagon ride. Grandpa was the lucky one to take them.

Brady especially loved launching apples with daddy. What little boy doesn't?

I thought this picture was just too cute as we headed for the trees and some picking.

Brady picking all of our delicious honey crisps!

He was so proud!

We followed up the orchard with a train ride in Carson Park. It was the first time we have done it and it was super fun. The boys loved it!

Ridin' with Aunt Jen and Uncle Jerry

Alex oohed for most of the ride. It's what he does when he's excited!

Can you tell he was lovin' it?

After the train ride it was play time. The boys played hard at Carson. Brady's favorite was riding the tube slides with Aunt Jen. They barely fit!

Sunday was lots of hang out time at the house. We did take in the old car show and the MDA carnival as well. Brady's highlight was his first mini-golf experience. He kept picking up the ball and moving it where he wanted it. It was pretty cute.

Brady's first homework

The week before school started, Brady had a bit of homework to complete for his open house at preschool. His school has a theme for each month and in September their theme is Space. So we had a rocket to paint and one to fill in wtih some info about Brady. He loved doing it and seemed to enjoy that he was doing his homework!

How long will this last?

In the last week, Brady has asked to wash the dishes and the toilet. Each provided a good 20 minutes of entertainment for him. Wonder how long that will last?

Rockin' Out with Daddy

Oh, I'm in trouble...

Adventures in the Cities

Just before school started we enjoys a fun filled weekend in the Twin Cities with my fam. Here are the highlights from our adventures.

We began our weekend with a picnic at Como Park, took in Como Zoo and Como Town.

Alex on his first carousel ride!
Brady enjoyed the ride too.

Kissin' the turtle for Aunt Jen.

Alex LOVES fish. I think he could stand for hours just watching and talking to them.

Our for a stroll with Uncle Jerry and Grandpa.

Brady's favorite rides at Como Town are always the cars. I think he rode them all.

Andy talked Brady into the teacups again this time. He was a little more brave and they were able to spin a bit faster than his first ride.

This is Jen dancing the Electric Slide with Alex. He giggled the whole time.

The boys both loved the train ride. Alex bounced up and down and said "Oohh!" the entire ride. He was so excited.

We polished off our evening with the boys first trip to Chuck E. Cheese. Brady was so excited he hardly knew what to do with himself. Alex really enjoyed this little car rides.

Alex played a round of whack-a-shark (what happened to the mole?). All he really wanted to do was hold the hammer and watch the sharks pop up and down.

Brady's game of choice - Skee Ball. He LOVES it. Here he is watching his jackpot of tickets spit out of the machine.

Yes, I mean jackpot. The kiddos won himself 125 tickets all in one game!

Little stinker beat us all by scoring 42,000 points all by himself. I think he hit those tiny corners worth 10,000 points a piece three times in that one game. He was SO excited!

Shootin' hoops was another favorite

Alex hangin' with Stuart Little

Even the big boys had lots of fun.

Brady enjoyed a few games of air hockey as well. It's always fun to beat daddy and Uncle Jerry.

What can I say, the kiddo loves the ticket muncher. 545 tickets for his big prize.

Brady was thrilled to pieces to come home with a new Chuck E. Cheese bat and ball. Like we need more of those around our house!

Sunday was a beautiful day, so Jen and Jerry took us to the Heart of the City. Great park! The boys loved playing in the water.

On this crazy fountain the water pressure changes when you touch the water. Brady thought it was great. Yes, he is trying to 'sit' on the water. :)

Alex sporting Uncle Jerry's hat and enjoying the cool water.

We love visiting Jen and Jer!

I just love the surpised look on Brady's face in this one. My poor sister was soaked, but Brady sure had a ton of fun!