Anniversary

Today is Adam and my wedding anniversary, we have now been married seven wonderful years. Adam, I love you so very much, I can't imagine my life with out you. We make a great team; here's to many more years together.

Pictures from our Honeymoon so long ago...

Vacations End

We had a great vacation, not quite as relaxing as last year, but fun none the less! We had okay car rides, William started to get fussy about half way through each one. So I then rode in the back and did all I could to entertain, feed and comfort him. I am sure it will only get worse before it gets better.

Here is a picture from Treasure City, it is a souvenir shop on the way north in Minnesota and was a traditional stop for Adam's family when he was young.

The cousins are at ages which makes playing together difficult, but here they are all in one room, quite a challenge between naps and a high energy two and a half year old.

William and Declan on the floor.

Keegan climbing the couch.

We went to the park and William got to try out swings for the first time. He had fun with them, so we will either have to get one to hang from the deck or visit our near by parks.


We took a mini hike one day with the two little ones while Dan (my brother) and Keegan went fishing in Grandpa's green boat. Adam and William ready to go.
Brea and Declan all set, and off we went.

We walked to the northern most tip of our lake and enjoyed the view. By this time the motion had gotten to Declan and he was sound asleep.

And William succumb to the motion on the walk back.

William went on two boat rides and did pretty good, by the end of the ride he wasn't appreciating the wind in his face. We wanted to get him out on the canoe but didn't get a chance. So lots of firsts on this vacation and we hope for more fun in August when we make the trip again.

On Vacation

Having fun on vacation, here are a few pictures so far...

The Three Cousins: Keegan, William and Declan

Out at the fire pit yesterday after the little ones were asleep.

Will's first time swimming.

He started out pretty apprehensive of the water and just hung out in our arms, but by the end he was splashing with his hands and laughing at myself or Adam when we would blow bubbles in the water with our mouths. All in all a good time, I am sure we will be back to the little pool in town more this week.

7 Months with his bear

Pictures of William with his bear...

7 Months Old

William is 7 months old today...


Chewing on anything he can get in his mouth!

I think he looks a little like his Grandpa Mc (when he was a baby) in this picture.

Chilling with Daddy

A little upset, but see the tooth!

He has one tooth and one close on the way. Teething has not been too bad so far, he is just less smiley and a bit more fussy when hungry or tired.

He can sit on his own, but tends to want to straighten out more than bend to sit.

He is starting to show signs of being ticklish as Daddy's chin on his back and neck, and Mommy's nails on his feet seem to make him giggle and squirm.

William enjoys different textures and likes to scratch at the various fabrics around the house. He especially likes the little turtle stool I made that is in his room as it is made up of all different kinds of fabrics.

He still loves his Jumperoo and loves hanging out in the baby Bjorn while we walk around or outside the house. He likes to look at pictures of faces on the walls, whether his own or others.

He likes to laugh at Murphy when he is playing, so far the feeling is not mutual. Murphy has been getting in trouble lately for nipping at William when we are holding on to Williams hands and walking him around the living room. I called one of the vets in town that has a behaviorist, so hopefully we can schedule an appointment soon and get this resolved before William can move around on his own power.

William has graduated to a bigger car seat last week, which makes our outings a little more interesting. Yesterday we rode in three different carts at three different stores. He tends to lean a bit when sitting in the cart, so we found one of those fabric cart supports and the little straps seem to help him stay upright.

We are getting ready to head to Minnesota at the end of next week. The packing has already started as I don't want to forget anything. I hope William enjoys his first trip to the cabin. We get to spend the first couple of days with my brother, sister-in-law and nephews, then the rest of the time with my parents. So it should be a good time!

Peek-A-Boo

William's first tooth broke his gums yesterday. It's his bottom left tooth. He seems to be doing okay with it, just a little bit fussier. Tonight we were playing Peek-A-Boo and William was loving it.

Dr Apt Stats

William at 6 months (and 3 weeks) is 19 lb 3.5oz, 27.75" long and doing good.

Memorial Day

We had a mini adventure...

Yesterday we went to Horicon Marsh. They have a neat floating board walk over the water where you can see various birds. We saw pelicans, egrets, blue heron, coots, ducks, red wing black birds and some other swift type birds. We tested out Adam's father's day present (yes I know it's early, he always gets his gifts early). William enjoyed looking out and eventually got tired and fell asleep in the carrier.