Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Summer Fun in the Sun!

     It was a gorgeous summer, hot and sunny, with many days spend at the lake! When we weren't at the lake, we enjoyed hanging out with friends and family, swimming, and playing outside! We also added a puppy to our family at the end of August! Here are some pictures of our summer days...

Our boat captain!



We enjoyed lots of friend time at the lake!

Bode loves getting decked out for the pool!

Strawberry picking! Yum!




A well deserved trip to Cherry Berry!

We had a nice visit with Jon's grandparents.

We hit up Oxbow Zoo!

We spent the 4th of July at the lake!
It was perfect!





I spent a weekend with some of my college girlfriends. It was so nice to see them again after YEARS!

Brooks and Kylie spent a week at Camp Victory!
A favorite summer tradition.

Brooks, Kylie and Quinn entered some baked goods into the Olmsted County Fair. All three of them won blue ribbons!

We obviously had to get some of our favorite foods as well!


We played many different sports including volleyball, golf, tennis, swimming lessons, and baseball.




Jon and I took a cooking class in Stillwater! It was really fun!

We ran a 3k/5k together!


We visited the Science Museum on a rainy Friday!



And most excitingly, we brought a new puppy home! His name is Abe - born on the 3rd of July!

Happy 2nd Birthday to Bode!

 Happy Birthday, BoBo!




Kylie made Bode's football cake! She is really becoming quite the baker extraordinaire! 

    Bode Jonathan turned TWO on May 8th! He is a such a sweet boy, who is becoming the flexible 4th child that I'd hoped for! He can go with the flow and follows Quinn and Brooks' rigid games and rules without complaint. He loves playing with his siblings, but can play by himself for long stretches as well. He's becoming a little chatterbox these days, and I'm really enjoying getting to know his little personality.

He currently loves Paw Patrol, Mickey Mouse, and playing outside. He likes to build towers with his legos, reading books, running fast, and going to our friends' houses. He still loves his pacifiers and hanging out with mom, especially when the other 3 are at school. He doesn't love going to church child care, but he is getting much better with babysitters who come to our house. He's our pickiest eater, and isn't really food/dessert motivate. He doesn't like being told no, but his temper tantrums are short and he gives in pretty easily.

Bode is an excellent sleeper, probably partially because he still sleeps with his pacifier. That will be gone by his third birthday, so we'll see if we're saying the same thing next year! He sleeps from about 7pm-7am and naps from about 1:00-3:00pm. He typically eats a nice, hearty breakfast, a medium lunch, and a measly dinner!

Bode has changed and grown A LOT since his last birthday! He can obviously walk well and even run and jump now. He started walking around 13 months old. He is a great talker, and can clearly communicate everything he is thinking. He does have a little lisp, which is super cute right now, but will hopefully go away on it's own before too long. With enough coaxing, he tries most foods that I offer him, but his favorites are clif bars, all fruits, cereal, milk, chickpeas, PB and J sandwiches, chicken nuggets, and spaghetti. He still doesn't love most vegetables, but will usually eat carrots, peas and peppers. At his 2 year check up, he was 36 inches long, and weighed about 26 pounds, which was aroudn the 80th percentile for height and 25th for weight. But sadly that put him in the 2nd percentile for BMI. He's our skinny, little guy! He wears 2T clothes, and size 8 shoes. He's still wearing diapers, but hoping to potty train before his third birthday! :)

We loves our little Bode Bo so much, and we love getting to be his parents and watch him change and grow into a sweet, sweet boy!

Easter!

  Easter was a glorious, hot, and sunny day! The nicest I can remember! We loved having the King family over for brunch and doing our Easter egg hunt outdoors in short sleeves and dresses! :)

HAPPY EASTER!

Egg coloring!


Egg huntin'!



Spring has Sprung 2021

     Spring was beautiful and warm. We spent a lot of time outdoors, and even got to enjoy the lake in May! Here our some pictures of our spring adventures...

Quinn started gymnastics!

The kids did some science experiments!

Walking the trail in short sleeves in March!

Bode's first haircut! 
Before and after!


We bought our first boat!
Jon and Brandon were able to take it out for a joy ride in April!


We enjoyed a day at Lark toys!



We got the slip n slide out in May! It was so gorgeous!



Track and field day may have been the highlight of the whole school year!
The kids had a blast, worked hard and won some awards!


We went up to the lake a couple of times in May,
It was a little chilly, but that didn't stop us!

We found this sweet, baby fawn in our yard!

We played at many different parks with our friends.

Quinn graduate from preschool.
She went to Rainbow school for the 2020-2021 year and start at RCLS for PreK in fall of 2021.



Kylie and Brooks finished 2nd and 4th grade!
Brooks wanted to dress himself for the last day of school.
He chose this pineapple shirt and I was loving it!