Here's what's been happening on our end:
We celebrated Alex's 3rd birthday the end of May. He requested a Mickey Mouse cake. I quickly found that the cake pans that are supposed to outline the designs are anything but easy. Thankfully I was able to free-hand most of the design. My aunt was able to fly up for Alex's birthday and meet Aaron for the first time. We don't get to see my family too often. It's always bittersweet when they come to visit.
June's big event was-- Aaron decided to crawl.
July was very eventful:
Alex and Aaron got to meet the M&M's from WY and see Grandpa Bede and Grandma Rose. He's yet to stop talking about his cousins.
My aunt and uncle from AR came up.
We went to the fair. Alex LOVED feeding the animals. He was disappointed he couldn't pet a turkey!?
I turned 30 on the 11th. It's something I had been dreading for over a year. I'm not really sure why. I guess I figured I'd no longer be able to relate to young people. 29 sounds so much younger than 30. Paul made the transition very easy for me. On Friday he brought home chippers and a chocolate rose. Saturday morning he gave me a really cool necklace. On Saturday night he surprised me with dinner and play. I knew something was going on that night, but I didn't know the specifics. Nancy and Todd were at Toscana to surprise me. It was pretty neat. Then they treated me to dessert. You should have seen us eat our way through over $4o worth of dessert....yum, yum. Sunday was my actual b-day. I woke up to a fresh chocolate chip pancakes and a mocha. The boys got me an MP3 player and arm band for the gym. I was finally able to get rid of my junky radio that didn't work most of the time! That days we smoked ribs. Monday came and it was like the day after Christmas. I guess I'll have to wait until my 40th for another b-day celebration like that....AHHHH.
Towards the end of July we headed out to MN to pick wild blueberries and raspberries. It was so peaceful. We even stayed out through a pretty strong t-storm. We ended up with a bountiful harvest and fairly tick free.
I'm pretty sure August will be just as busy. Maybe some day I'll find those lazy days.
