Lets Go Fly A Kite --

On Sunday we had a nice breezy day, perfect for trying out Maddy's new kite that she got from her friends for her birthday. After a trial run (and a tree in the way), she did great and got the kite up in the air; enjoy the videos......(I left the one out of me flying the kite after Maddy, which was seriously a lot of fun -- if you haven't done this in awhile, I would highly suggest it ;-))


Practice Run....

Here she goes.....

Road Trip!!!

It was a beautiful day yesterday so we decided last minute to make a road trip to Omaha with my friend Wendy and her sister and their kids to go to the zoo. We had a great time and Colby did awesome!! I was pretty wiped out when we got home last night, but it was worth it. Maddy loved the zoo; she hasn't been there in a couple of years, so she loved walking around and seeing all of the animals. Colby did great on his first road trip, so I was very happy that we decided to go. It was nice to get away and do something different and fun.


I'm ready to go!!!!

All the kids (minus Colby) at the zoo
Going home - I'm wiped out (mission accomplished ;-))

Going home - yeah, I loved my first visit to the zoo!

Colby's Baby Shower

We had a great time last weekend at a family baby shower for Colby. Thanks Angie for organizing this!! We went to Mimi's cafe in West Des Moines for lunch, cupcakes and presents. It was a great time! It was so fun with all the girls (big and little) being there! Thanks everyone for coming and for the great gifts!!

Happy 2 Month Old Birthday Colby!!!

Colby turned 2 months old today! Where has the time gone??? He is getting more and more alert each day and loves to look around at everything. We take him in on Monday for his 2 month check-up, so I'll update you on his stats at that time. He also has to get several shots Monday, so I'm not looking forward to that :-( He is doing good at night and only gets up one time in the middle of the night and then goes right back to sleep after he eats. He will get up between 6:00 and 7:00 in the morning. I'm anxious to see how much he weighs on Monday as he is getting so much bigger.

Colby Can Play!!!

Maddy and her friend Alex playing with Colby on his play mat for
the first time.

Colby loving his play mat!!!

Colby has been a little more alert recently, so we decided to get out Maddy's old play mat and see if he liked it. He absolutley loves laying on it and looking around! He will lay there for a good 20 minutes just looking at everything! He is starting to do some half smiles, but we are still waiting for the real thing. Maddy loves the fact that Colby can "play" now; it should only get better from here!!

Mom -- I Need Crunches......

Maddy had her 4 year check-up at the doctor yesterday and had to get 2 shots. She did so great and didn't even cry until the nurse left the room. She then cried for couple minutes and then was fine. The shots both went in her leg at the same spot, so her leg was pretty sore yesterday. She was limping around all afternoon/night. When it came time for bed, we were walking up the stairs and Maddy says to me -- "Mom, I need crunches (aka: crutches ;-)); my leg really hurts!" After I told her she did not need "crutches" and that she would be fine in the morning, she said, "well, can I have a wheelchair then, my leg hurts and I can't walk!"

Her check-up went great and she is in the 40th percentile for both height and weight!!

Fun with Aunt Tami!!!

Jeremy's sister Tami came out to visit us from VA last Friday and stayed until yesterday. We had a great time and Colby got to meet his aunt for the first time! Maddy had a lot of fun spending time with her aunt as well. Tami also successfully fed Colby his first bottle! Yeah! We weren't sure if he would take a bottle or not, as we hadn't tried it yet. Nice work Tami!! One more hurdle tackled!! Colby is missing his cuddling time with his aunt and Maddy is missing story time with Tami :-( We will have to plan a trip out to VA soon!!