Girl's Weekend

My sisters (and niece) were here this weekend for a Karlen girls weekend - we had a GREAT time!! Picked them up at the airport around 5:00 on Friday afternoon and we ordered in Thai food and just chilled here on Friday night.

On Saturday, Jai and I ran out for coffee and we had some bagel sandwiches here thanks to our chef Marshall. Then went to Aspen Grove - an outdoor mall area to do a bit of shopping. Grabbed some lunch to go and then came back here so the kiddos could sleep. Jacki's friend came over for some Cosmos and then we went to the Great Northern Tavern in the Tech Center for some drinks and appetizers after D--man and AKG went to bed. We got home around 11:30 and D-man was up and didn't go back to sleep until 12:30. ugh.

Marshall made some breakfast burritos for us Sunday and then D-man took a 2+ hour nap so we were able to get in some boggle games! Or boogle as my sister would say! :) We just chilled out the rest of the day and were just all thankful to be together. AKG was a complete angel - sleeping through the night like a champ and just such a sweetie. The cousins took a bath together and D-man didn't even attack AKG in the bath. :)

What a great weekend - it made me sad to have them both leave. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone at Jai's birthday at the end of this month.

Nice weekend

Well, it is Sunday night and we're unwinding after a nice weekend. Marshall played poker on Friday night and I finally got D-man's pictures in photo albums. Saturday, we went to the park with D-man who enjoyed the slide and swings.

Saturday night, we went out with the friends and D-man had a sitter. It was a nice time. On Sunday, we went to neighbor's 1st birthday party and then had the other friends over for dinner. Tomorrow, I don't have to work so D-man and I will spend the day together - will be nice.

Enjoying the pool in North Platte

Enjoying the pool

North Platte w/ Nana and Pop

A quick trip to North Platte to meet mom and dad (aka Nana and Pop). Just a nice little trip to hang out and catch up. D-man enjoyed doing laps around the hotel room and also enjoyed time in the pool with the new ball he got from Nana and Pop for Valentine's Day. We toured around to scope out things to do in the summer - Cody Park with rides and an animal zoo; Maloney lake for boating; Buffalo Bill's Ranch. We also toured downtown and the UP railroad yard - the largest in the world. WOW! We played some games, watched a movie, and had a very nice time.

D-man Walking

D-man started to real put his walking skills to the test in January. He's definitely motoring around on 2 legs pretty well and many times, it is his chosen mode of transportation. To check out some of this first real steps - check out this short video

Little Wildcat! Go Wayne State!!  

HAPPY BIRTHDAY D-MAN

Happy Birthday D-man!!!! What a wonderful day. D-man had a great day. Although it was ordinary in many ways, it was very special to us. It seems hard to believe it was a year ago that we welcomed our son into our world. He has been such a blessing and we are so happy to have him in our lives.

I started the day early so that I could spend some more time with D-man in the afternoon. We had a nice time hanging out, making his cake, and just being together. We got a bit of a scare when I thought that he had an allergic reaction to the cake batter, but then we called the nurse and it appears he is allergic to the penicillin for the ear infection. We will be headed to the dr.'s tomorrow to find out for sure.

Marshall made it home around 6:00 so we were able to celebrate with the angel food cake that I made. D-man liked the cake and ate his dinner like a champ.
 
Happy Birthday boy - we love you so much.