Friday, October 21, 2011

The Last Couple Months...In a Nutshell

Patrick went to his first outdoor music festival to watch Grandpa play in his band. It was a great time, and we got to enjoy the nice weather! 



Taking a break for some snacks!

Hanging out with Jessi and Auntie Em.
We went to visit the other adorable addition to the Wayne family!  Congrats to Kelsey and Matt on thier little bundle of JOY, Bergan Mattew.

Auntie Emily and Uncle Brent invited us up to barbeque for Emily's birthday!  Matt had to work, but Patrick and I headed up to Lindstrom for some delicious food and fun! 




 We took Patrick to the Como Zoo for his first time.  His favorite animal (we are 98% sure) was the giraffe. 



Steph, Elliott and Reese invited the whole Perrault family over for a Labor Day barbeque, and we got to get a group shot of all of the boys together!  So cute!  Love these guys so much! 


Reading books!
I had a little nine months old photo shoot of my own!   He is getting so big, so fast!  I cannot believe he is already almost one!




Love this little track suit! 
Elliott was nice enough to come and do some electrical work in our house for us, so it was a good opportunity for the kids to get together to play.  Everything went great until a mysterious black eye appeared.  No one knows the truth except Reese, and I don't think she will be sharing any time soon! 





Tough little guy...guess I could've wiped his mouth first...!  Whoops.
This was the first year, I ran in the Twin Cities 10 Mile from the Metrodome to the State Capital!  It was such a nice race.  I could have used a couple more weeks (months) of training, but it was absolutely beautiful.  Matt brought Patrick up to watch mommy cross the finish line....only they missed me! :(  It's ok, there's always next year, right!?


Jessi and I at the finish!
I just love this picture, because he can't resist putting this bowl on his head!


Quick visit to the Apple Orchard.  Daddy got called out to go diving, so we got some apples and a pretty little pumpkin!


One pumpkin wasn't enough, we decided we needed more.  

Anyway, that's all for now.  The months have flown by, but we have enjoyed every single second! 

Lovin My New Baby Cousin

Baby Benjamin Edward was born on August 18th, 2011!  We are so happy for Chris and Christy, and are still amazed that this little peanut was as big as he was.  9 lbs 2 oz!  He is such a cute little boy with adorable, squishable cheeks.  It doesn't get much better than watching Patrick give his little cousin a big old kiss.  We are very excited to watch them grow up together.  Here are some pics from his birthday and beyond.






Congratulations Chris and Christy!