Monday, October 18, 2010
A Fall Day
After Church on Sunday we went to a place call Mill Race Historical Village in Northville. It is this little village that is to resemble the era prior to the 1900's. It is a pretty famous hot spot for photography, as I think EVERYONE we saw was there taking pictures. We even saw a bride and groom getting there pictures taken. Hayley was smitten with her, it was really cute. Here are some pics from the day, however, there are a lot more on facebook.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Nine Months...
*GASP*
Is it getting old yet? How can he be 9 months already? I am so not ready for this, but yet at the same time, I have been planning his 1st Birthday in my head for two months! Ha!
Cole is doing great! He is eating like a champ! He is eating a lot of solids... puffs, O's, bread, cheese, banana's, strawberries, the occasional piece of dog food (I know, I know, I just can't get to it fast enough!), and this morning I gave him some pancake and he "tore it up", as Hayley quotes! I have a feeling my grocery budget it about to need an increase! He also had some (clear my throat noise inserted) ice cream last week... (see previous post for the culprits!)
He is pulling himself up to standing on about anything and everything. He has also climbed up onto the fireplace (which just happens to be where I have been putting the dog food "out of reach").
We are working on him with signing, but he hasn't shown any interest in signing back. When I ask if he wants "more" he just gets a big smile and starts to bounce in his seat. I take that as a "yes".
I need to get him an appointment for a 9 month well visit and then we will be able to see how he is growing.
The little punk will not leave my blocks alone! : )
Is it getting old yet? How can he be 9 months already? I am so not ready for this, but yet at the same time, I have been planning his 1st Birthday in my head for two months! Ha!
Cole is doing great! He is eating like a champ! He is eating a lot of solids... puffs, O's, bread, cheese, banana's, strawberries, the occasional piece of dog food (I know, I know, I just can't get to it fast enough!), and this morning I gave him some pancake and he "tore it up", as Hayley quotes! I have a feeling my grocery budget it about to need an increase! He also had some (clear my throat noise inserted) ice cream last week... (see previous post for the culprits!)
He is pulling himself up to standing on about anything and everything. He has also climbed up onto the fireplace (which just happens to be where I have been putting the dog food "out of reach").
We are working on him with signing, but he hasn't shown any interest in signing back. When I ask if he wants "more" he just gets a big smile and starts to bounce in his seat. I take that as a "yes".
I need to get him an appointment for a 9 month well visit and then we will be able to see how he is growing.
The little punk will not leave my blocks alone! : )
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Mom Mom and Pop Pop's Visit
While we were in Denver for our anniversary (see previous post) my parents came out and stayed with the kids. We are so thankful that they took the time to come out and do this. I wish I could have spent more time with them myself, but I know the kids enjoyed all the attention that they got.
Happy 6th Anniversary to US!
Jeff and I celebrated our 6th Anniversary on October 9th! We were blessed to be able to go away for a long weekend to celebrate! My parents flew out and stayed with the 3 kids while we enjoyed a nice relaxing weekend in Colorado!
Jeff had a conference out there, so he went out on Thursday and then I flew out on Friday. I got there about 5pm Denver time. We went into downtown and had dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe which is on the 16th Street Mall ( a very cool pedestrian only street with shops and restaurants right in the middle of downtown) After dinner we walked the street a bit and then we headed to "d bar desserts" (http://www.dbardesserts.com/) The owner Keegan Gerhard is the former host of the show "Food Network Challenge". He was there, however I didn't get a picture of him. Nobody else was making a big deal out of it, so I didn't want to be "that" person. Anyway, we had to wait about 40 minutes to be seated, but it was SO worth it. It was delish!! Check out our desserts...
Saturday, Jeff had to go to a few more sessions, so I was able to head out and do some shopping. About 5 minutes from our hotel, which was right out side of Denver was, "The Container Store". TCS carries every organizational tool, caddy, or whatnot that you could possibly ever need! I love just taking my time looking at every single thing! I was then also able to go in my first ever, "Super" Target. Another amazing store! Why don't we have one of those?
Saturday Evening we drove to Boulder and we went to dinner at a restaurant that was recommended to Jeff by two separate people at his conference. Flagstaff House Restaurant sits on the mountainside and overlooks the city of Boulder. We sat right by the glass wall that overlooked the mountains and city. It was absolutely beautiful. The food... oh. my. word! It was excellent! I got the Filet and Jeff got Duck. They brought us appetizers "compliments of the chef", a palette cleansing grapefruit sorbet, and also a dessert sample plate "compliments of the chef" and then even a mini loaf of blueberry bread to enjoy the next day! This place was high class all the way!!!
Sunday was our sight-seeing day. I told Jeff I would go for a hike with him. He picked out a hike for us to do that was in Rocky Mountain National Park. Our 2 - 3 mile hike ended up being 6+. Jeff blames National Geographic for incorrect mileage labeling on their map... but... I'm not quite convinced he didn't know better! : ) The first part was great, beautiful sights, not too rough terrain and I was feeling pretty good. However the end was not great. I was ready to be done, I kept loosing my footing on the rocky and rooty terrain, and I was just done with a capital D. All in all, it was an awesome experience, and I would do it all again just to see the smile and excitement Jeff gets out of doing it. Some pics from the hike...
After the hike we went and grabbed some pizza, and then went back into the park to just drive around and see different areas. During our 30 minute drive we encountered, clouds, sun, rain, a rainbow, snow and about a 20 degree drop in temperature. Craziness! As we were leaving Estes Park (the city right out side the National Park) we encounter some Elk walking IN the street. They were huge! Walking around like they owned a place. We saw a road sign when we entered the city, that I now wish I had taken a picture of "Watch out for Animals on ALL roads in Estes Park". After our hike we went back to the hotel, showered and then went to dinner at Red Lobster.
Monday morning we got up and went to breakfast at Chic Fil A and then went and enjoyed the hot tub that was out on a deck at the hotel. My legs needed it!
After that, it was time to get packed up and get ready to head home. We grabbed lunch at TGI Fridays and then headed to the airport. Jeff got bumped up to First Class and he gave it to ME!!! Such an awesome hubby! It was my first time flying First Class!!! All those work trips he's had finally did pay off for me! : )
It was an amazing weekend, and it has been and amazing 6 years! I love you Babe!
Jeff had a conference out there, so he went out on Thursday and then I flew out on Friday. I got there about 5pm Denver time. We went into downtown and had dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe which is on the 16th Street Mall ( a very cool pedestrian only street with shops and restaurants right in the middle of downtown) After dinner we walked the street a bit and then we headed to "d bar desserts" (http://www.dbardesserts.com/) The owner Keegan Gerhard is the former host of the show "Food Network Challenge". He was there, however I didn't get a picture of him. Nobody else was making a big deal out of it, so I didn't want to be "that" person. Anyway, we had to wait about 40 minutes to be seated, but it was SO worth it. It was delish!! Check out our desserts...
Saturday, Jeff had to go to a few more sessions, so I was able to head out and do some shopping. About 5 minutes from our hotel, which was right out side of Denver was, "The Container Store". TCS carries every organizational tool, caddy, or whatnot that you could possibly ever need! I love just taking my time looking at every single thing! I was then also able to go in my first ever, "Super" Target. Another amazing store! Why don't we have one of those?
Saturday Evening we drove to Boulder and we went to dinner at a restaurant that was recommended to Jeff by two separate people at his conference. Flagstaff House Restaurant sits on the mountainside and overlooks the city of Boulder. We sat right by the glass wall that overlooked the mountains and city. It was absolutely beautiful. The food... oh. my. word! It was excellent! I got the Filet and Jeff got Duck. They brought us appetizers "compliments of the chef", a palette cleansing grapefruit sorbet, and also a dessert sample plate "compliments of the chef" and then even a mini loaf of blueberry bread to enjoy the next day! This place was high class all the way!!!
Sunday was our sight-seeing day. I told Jeff I would go for a hike with him. He picked out a hike for us to do that was in Rocky Mountain National Park. Our 2 - 3 mile hike ended up being 6+. Jeff blames National Geographic for incorrect mileage labeling on their map... but... I'm not quite convinced he didn't know better! : ) The first part was great, beautiful sights, not too rough terrain and I was feeling pretty good. However the end was not great. I was ready to be done, I kept loosing my footing on the rocky and rooty terrain, and I was just done with a capital D. All in all, it was an awesome experience, and I would do it all again just to see the smile and excitement Jeff gets out of doing it. Some pics from the hike...
After the hike we went and grabbed some pizza, and then went back into the park to just drive around and see different areas. During our 30 minute drive we encountered, clouds, sun, rain, a rainbow, snow and about a 20 degree drop in temperature. Craziness! As we were leaving Estes Park (the city right out side the National Park) we encounter some Elk walking IN the street. They were huge! Walking around like they owned a place. We saw a road sign when we entered the city, that I now wish I had taken a picture of "Watch out for Animals on ALL roads in Estes Park". After our hike we went back to the hotel, showered and then went to dinner at Red Lobster.
Monday morning we got up and went to breakfast at Chic Fil A and then went and enjoyed the hot tub that was out on a deck at the hotel. My legs needed it!
After that, it was time to get packed up and get ready to head home. We grabbed lunch at TGI Fridays and then headed to the airport. Jeff got bumped up to First Class and he gave it to ME!!! Such an awesome hubby! It was my first time flying First Class!!! All those work trips he's had finally did pay off for me! : )
It was an amazing weekend, and it has been and amazing 6 years! I love you Babe!
The finished Patio
Well, a month after I (with much support from my friend Lisa - see blog post "and the walls came tumbling down") decided to rip down the wooden privacy fence around the patio, it is completed with it's new look!
Jeff worked very hard and put in some hours (even took days off work) to get it done. He did a fantastic job and it looks GREAT! I must give credit where credit is due... I power washed the patio AND I put the mulch in the bed. I know, I know... my part was very strenuous! Jeff is so meticulous, but it is one of the things I love about him! The wood bed is perfectly level all the way around. Starting with only one level of wood, going to 5 levels out in the far corner... all level! He also, has such an eye for detail. I couldn't quite picture in my head what he was describing, but he knew it would look good and it does. The one bed with the Feather Reed Grass and the mulch and Wood border, then the other bed has a stone border with tiny stones and the circular fire pit. The Patio, wood bed and stone bed are at all different levels and it all comes together wonderfully!
Next time you see him, be sure to tell him how awesome it looks! Check it out...
Jeff worked very hard and put in some hours (even took days off work) to get it done. He did a fantastic job and it looks GREAT! I must give credit where credit is due... I power washed the patio AND I put the mulch in the bed. I know, I know... my part was very strenuous! Jeff is so meticulous, but it is one of the things I love about him! The wood bed is perfectly level all the way around. Starting with only one level of wood, going to 5 levels out in the far corner... all level! He also, has such an eye for detail. I couldn't quite picture in my head what he was describing, but he knew it would look good and it does. The one bed with the Feather Reed Grass and the mulch and Wood border, then the other bed has a stone border with tiny stones and the circular fire pit. The Patio, wood bed and stone bed are at all different levels and it all comes together wonderfully!
Next time you see him, be sure to tell him how awesome it looks! Check it out...
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