June update

June 23-24th, 2011. **** warning long post'****

What a few weeks it has been. I will try to summarize it all but won't do it justice and I'm sure I'll leave forget to mention happenings, too.

Robb's time at home was a blur. He spent a lot of time crossing off home projects from the to-do list and cramming in family time. We went on at least one walk a day with the puppies, which I can only assume they loved, hence the recent poo-ing in the garden and sand-box... Gross-I know, which has added to the to-do list of putting up fences. Robb and my brother Jason took on pressure washing the deck and staining it. It looks so great.

And with that done we got the patio furniture out and bought fun lantern lights for under the table umbrella! Yay for a summer maternity leave! Robb had to miss his annual boys trip since it had only been a week after my surgery. I know it was really hard for him but I sure appreciated having him home. We got to spend a few night over at his aunt Lori's house watching Max swim and letting the grandma's ogle over Gracie! We took Max to the childrens museum one day which had the Lego castles exhibit. That was pretty fun. I found candyland the sweets store and we got some treats for the road home... What made it even more awesome was the Lego candies I found at the store! Max and Robb loved them!

Tuesday the 7th Robb headed back to work and left me with two kiddos! Which is when I realized we had KIDS now. Not just the kid or the boy but KIDS! Crazy! The day went fine.. Really kind of a blur most days. It is getting up changing and feeding the baby, changing and feeding Max. Changing, if I'm lucky showering and feeding myself and then thinking of what to do for the day. Tuesday we were lucky, we had an agenda. My friend Jilanne from work is having a baby girl next month and there was a surprise "sprinkle" for her at another co-workers house. So, that was fun to go to and fun to see everyone and their cute kids! Also, fun to see Jilanne and spoil her since her pregnancy has been stressful.

We did have a fun visit from my friend Erin and her two kiddos this week. She had made a trike from diapers, a couple burp clothes and a sippy cup. Too cool, the boys had fun playing too.

The rest of the week was getting through the day. Robby plays softball with some guys from work on Thursdays which make those days extremely long. I am lucky, though, my mom ( whom I am forever grateful for!) comes over to help keep me sane. That next weekend we ran errands and hung out at home. Sunday the 12th we went to the Twins game with my mom, step dad, sister, brother and his girlfriend Ashley. We took the northstar light rail downtown and it was perfect. It dropped us off right at the stadium at the actual gate where our seats were. We got there early and walked around out side taking pictures and looking around. It was kids souvenir jersey day so both Max and Gracie got jersey's! Twins won over the Rangers... I think it was 6-1. It was actually a weekend sweep and the Rangers are supposed to be the hottest thing in baseball today.... And the Twins the worst. My mom got the tickets through her work and they were in the skybox... They were definitely expensive but a great way to see the game, especially with a 2 week old and a two and a half year old.

To start the week of Monday June 13th we got a call at 6am from Robb's dad saying his uncle Dick had passed away the night before. The news hit us hard.. Especially Robb who had worked for Dick for a few years when we first started dating. He had also helped Robb buy and sell his first home. It was Robb's mom's twin sister's husband. The twins are very close and thus their families were close. So, we saw Robb's family a lot during the week. We had a fun visit for lunch from my beautiful cousins who brought us food! Thanks! I had my 2 week OB appt and then we meet up with my girlfriend, Andrea, from college for lunch, too! Friday was the memorial service for Dick, it was very nice but very hard to go to. It seems that uncle Dick has started our parents generation of funerals. So scary to think about. So, so scary. I absolutely love my parents and the impact/ relationships they have with my kids. Robb's parents, too. Saturday we went to the bank to open Gracie's bank account, picked strawberries at the local berry farm that i grew up living across the fence from

and then over to Lori's again to help pack up her house.. It turns out she was going to have to move out by the end of the month anyway so the packing began. We stayed there through most of the day, then headed to my aunt and uncles birthday/anniversary party. They both turned 50 at the beginning of June and celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary in June, too! Congratulations Mark and Katie! Max got ahold of his first water gun at the party and had fun soaking us! He also started the party with a terrific meltdown. He has been having these lately. I am thinking the combo of no nap and overstimulation from all the people were not helping. The bummer of this full Saturday is that I missed out on partaking in Jilannes benefit. I was really hoping to go to that. I heard it was amazing. Sunday was Fathers day and my 32nd birthday. We celebrated in high style bring taco bell over to my moms (that's what the dad's wanted :))playing croquet with the family and then heading to Chaska and my family to do the annual Book fathers day and June Birthdays.










This week was busy, too. Monday we had family pictures taken from my friend Ana from work. I just got the proofs back today and they are terrific. I am so glad to get some taken and to have them be done by someone you know is so great. She is so great with the kids and it's a relaxed atmosphere. Thanks for giving up your Monday evening Ana!
Tuesday evening my girlfriend Megan and her "trio of doom" soon to be "quartet of doom" came over for playtime and dinner. We had lots of fun watching the kiddos play and catching up with our chatting. We all walked the dogs and ended up at the park which was heavily doused with rain water. Eventually the four big kids ended up completely wet from splashing and playing in the puddles. It was hilarious to watch them swim in the puddles and thoroughly enjoy themselves. Thursday was softball night and I was lucky to have my mom and Sister come over. We had dinner, played with the kids (again.. I have KIDS) and my sister gave me a pedicure! Thanks, Lis!

Today is Friday. My baby will be 4 weeks old today. I will honor that by letting her get babysat for the first time while we bring Max to see Cars 2. We pre-bought tickets and are super excited to go!

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