Kite Flying - A First!!

We flew our Shrek kite on a windy Memorial Day at Tapley's Park in Wadena. It was a first for Michael and for ME! We had a blast!

Memorial Day Weekend Up In Wadena

We spent Memorial Day weekend up in Wadena at my mom and dad's house...or as Michael refers to it "Nana and Papa Jim's House". He loves going up there and just recently said to me "I want to sleep in my little bed at Nana and Papa Jim's house in Wadena." (His "little bed" is a bunch of blankets laid on the floor ... and he LOVES it! Go figure.) I told him we'd be returning soon...in just a few short weeks my parents will be coming from Florida for a visit.

When we first got there we met up with Aunt Judy and Uncle John and Aunt Bev and Uncle Kelly...it was great seeing them and also introducing them to our newest addition. My Uncle Kelly LOVES babies so was very excited to get to hold Justin. :)
There is no TV up at the Wadena house so we spent lots of time playing outside, going for walks and going to Tapley's Park. We also were able to spend time with one of my oldest and dearest friends Jil and her family...she has two adorable daughters Jane and KatieRae (unfortunately I forgot to take pictures of them...next time!)
I have to say thank goodness though for our portable Sony PSP player and the laptop. We were able to keep Michael entertained when we weren't outside and give us a little break by playing some of his favorite movies...Toy Story, Robots, Peter Pan and Bugs Bunny kept him happy.
Our last day in Wadena was perfect kite flying weather so we took our little inexpensive Shrek kite and amazingly this was a first not only for Michael but for me as well! I had never flown a kite before!! Michael held on for all of about 2 seconds and then was happy to hand over the reins to Daddy. (It was so windy that it was really tough for him to hold on!)
All in all, it was a wonderful holiday weekend and we always are a bit more relaxed and happy when leaving Wadena...it does that for ya! :)

I'm 2 Months Old Today!

Justin Matthew is 2 months old today...we had his checkup with Dr. Jennifer Gobel at Mendakota Pediatrics in West St. Paul today.
He is getting to be quite the chunker at 13 lb. 9 oz and 24 inches long - both of which is in the 90%! Poor little guy had to get his first round of shots today...ouch! He was a little trooper...
I think he's starting to look more like Michael as he's "filling out" - though he still does have littler stick legs. (Olson male trait?) :)

He Loves His SesameStreet.Com

Michael is such a funny little guy. I used to sit with him and our laptop and play sesamestreet.com games...until just a couple of days ago when I let him run with it. And lo and behold he surprised us by figuring out how to use the control pad and buttons! Now all I have to do is log on to the site and he's able to have fun with his friends Elmo, Zoe, Telly and Cookie Monster.

(And I didn't use my first real computer until I was in college!?!)

Almost 2 Months Old...

Justin Matthew will turn 2 months old on May 24th...he's a very sweet baby and we feel so blessed.

P.S. Cute dinosaur outfit from Lorie & Julie - Thanks girls!

More Professional Pics

Here are a few more cute ones...

Professional Pics of the Boys

This week, Thursday, we went to get the boys pictures taken...from John Engler (http://www.englerimages.com/) or as Michael refers to him "the silly guy that makes me laugh". :)

They turned out really good...even with Ole Cross-Eyes (Justin!) I swear almost every shot had him crossing his baby blues...so funny!

Grammie Rita & Papa Mike Visit from Oregon

Kevin's parents came from Bend, Oregon and spent an entire week with us (May 8th - 15th). It was a wonderful time! They were able to spend lots of great quality time with the boys. A trip is just not a trip to the Twin Cities without spending time at the Mall of America - so we went there twice! Michael also got to swim at the hotel pool and was a little fish! We loved having them visit and hope they return soon. We miss them already....