Congrats!

A huge congrats to the expecting parents of Jackie and Karl Gieb! She is due three days before my birthday....January 24th and is having a girl!!! Pigtails and cute dresses!!!!!! I can't wait.
Don't worry Karl! I'm sure she'll throw a ball with you in the backyard someday...It'll just be a pink football! Best wishes to you and your family!

Wonderful Labor Day weekend

To start off, we had a slight crash of our computer. Now we have a much better computer and hopefully do not have to go thru the feeling of losing an appendage ever again(or at least for a long time)!

We began the week with a visit from Chelsea, Dayven and Wyatt. They were passing thru on their way back to Edmonton. The boys were awesome together. Emmett and Wyatt played nicely, danced and sang together when their fav cartoon came on, and even played in the tub together. It was a short and very sweet trip. (My pics of the event were on the crashed computer and will hopefully come back to me this weekend when I attempt to move my hard drive to the new computer. Chelsea sent a few!)

We then took off for Denver the next day. Packed up the car and away we went. We decided to try the wake-up-really-early-and-drive method. Seemed to work the best so far. Emmett was really good for most of the trip. He was on explode mode when we pulled up to the Christensens' home! We got to see Sarah's brother Aaron and his new bride Sherry, along with their friends John and Paul. We had a wonderful dinner and plenty of drinks, in fact I haven't seen the early side of 4am in a really long time! Ryan and Sarah's neighbors, Mark and Laura, had also come over to join in the fun. They are a really wonderful couple and we've enjoyed getting to know them!

The next day was rough. HUGE hangovers all around. We had pedicures scheduled for 10 am and we barely made the appointments. Luke and I then headed over for an early check in at the Hotel so we could get Emmett down for a nap before the rehearsal dinner for Emily and Charles' wedding. The rehearsal was nice, except the pastor was stuck in traffic and never made it to the rehearsal. It seemed to go alright without him, so we all proceeded to dinner. Great dinner on the golf course. We had to take off early due to the munchkin tossing mac n cheese everywhere and yelling(In his defense, it was past his bedtime!!!). We went back to hotel and met up with Mark and Deb. The plan was to play cards and have a little fun, but Luke and I were party poopers and went to bed by 9:30pm! Which was great, for the wedding day was busy! Luke and Mark went golfing and Deb drove me to my hair appointment. She got to play with Emmett all day til the boys got home! Good Grandma time!

Emily's wedding was beautiful. The backdrop was Fox Hollow golf course with a beautiful pavilion that was set up for dinner and dancing. The weather was just perfect for an outdoor wedding. It got slightly cool by the end of the night, but there were so many cocktails had, I don't think too many people noticed! Best wishes for the newlyweds!

Camera boy

We have had to re-move the basement furniture out of the basement for upcoming carpet installation. That means our dining room is full of mattresses and old baby toys. Emmett has rediscovered his old swing and walking/bouncing toys. He loves to turn on the music and dance! They are not assembled and in pieces. I have found these pieces all over the house! He cannot keep his hands off anything these days. He has also become a big fan of the camera. Seeing things thru the view screen is such an interesting game. He is such a ham- definitely not camera shy! Emmett has become available in several colors these days. I am starting to lose count on how many crayons he has nibbled on or ingested. Technicolor diapers are the excitement of the week.
We have company coming tonight, they should arrive just before dinner time. Dayven, Chelsea and their son Wyatt are going to be staying with us on their way back to Edmonton. They have been in Denver visiting Dayven's Mom, Karen. Our thoughts and prayers are with you Karen! In Luke's words" Give 'em hell, Karen!" We can't wait to see them and spend some QT in the few hours they will be here. I'm sure there will be some great Kodak moments of the boys, both young and old! Then, we head towards Denver for Emily and Charles' upcoming nuptials!

Goofing around

Today is the first day of Emmett on one nap. We have been having trouble with pm naps not lasting longer than 45mins. So today we skipped past the morning nap(which seemed like an eternity!) and ate lunch a bit early and went down for the one and only nap just a bit ago. We'll see.....

He also has multiple teeth coming in: 3 molars and one tooth in front. So he has been a tad fussy lately. Luke and I might be bald by the time we get to Emily's wedding! Hopefully the new nap time will help. Otherwise, he is growing like a weed. He seems to be in a fill-out phase which will soon lead to another up-phase. We have a lot of fun during the day when he's not screaming. He likes to be in the kitchen when I'm cooking dinner. Pots and pans and lids and potholders. Sometimes it can be quite noisy....that's when I pour myself a glass of wine. and laugh.

Muddy Buddy

Well, it's that time of year again. Time for the Muddy Buddy outside of Boulder Colorado! Chrissy and Jen paired up for the race again this year- Chubby Bunnies Rock! I guess it rained the couple days before the race and really muddied up the entire course, where normally you just army crawl thru the mud pit at the finish line. Congrats on a race well done!