The aftermath

Our left over bowl of candy!!!

Ashly had her candy split up and this ziplock baggy for Chadd before she even got home! Hmmm...do you think she was going for brownie points here???!!!

THE BAG!!!

Halloween 2009

My little ducky!!!

Ashly and her friend, Alexa, were "gangsters"! Whatever that means!?

Going after the candy bowl!

Naptime. Being a ducky is real tiring!

1990

Here's a picture from 1990. Can you find me?



I had a great 33rd birthday. Thanks for all the birthday wishes.



Christopher and I had our first swimming lessons together. There was a good turn out. Both moms and dads in the water. We went around in circles singing, the kids kicked around a big ball to each other, they played with water toys and we put them on the ledge and counted to three and had them "jump" in the water. At the end, we put them in floaties, and Christopher loved this part. He kicked and kicked and kicked!



After swimming lessons we went out to eat at my favorite restaurant in Forest Lake, 'Za. It was yummy!!! I got a wonderful birthday card from Ashly, she had a bunch of her friends sign it. That was very thoughtful.

Duluth Birthday Fun!

The four of us went to Duluth last weekend with Steve and Libby. We are keeping up tradition, we did this two years ago too. I considered this my birthday weekend since I have to work halloween weekend. We stayed Saturday night at the Comfort Suites in Canal Park. We had a beautiful lake view from our room and we could watch the horse and carriages go by. We went to a couple stores while we were there and went out to eat at Grandma's for supper on Saturday eve.

Aunt Lib highlighted Ashly's hair in the hotel room, just like two years ago!

Our Grandma glasses...strawberry crush and mt. dew, yummy!

Just hangin' out!

Smile!!!

This is why you want to know the people you stay overnight with in a hotel very well. The morning after can be so very scary...hey Steve, halloween is next weekend!

Uncle Steve and Christopher

Swimming fun with Ashly and Christopher.

Thanks to Chadd, Ashly, Steve and Libby for making this weekend fun and memorable :)

On a roll

It was bound to happen. It was only a matter of time. Let the fun begin...

Big yummy carrot!

What a great idea, Mom!!! I bought some of the big carrots and he loves them! There is plenty of carrot to hold onto while he enjoys gnawing on it!

Piano

Ashly played a few songs on the piano even though she has never had lessons. Very impressive. Christopher LOVED banging on the piano. He had so much fun! Grandpa would clap after he would play. Then after a while he would play, turn and look at Grandpa expecting him to clap, then he would laugh and play some more.

This is the very "well used" high chair at mom and dad's. It is the high chair that I used when I was a baby. On one side there, it is hollow, and Christopher kept sticking his finger in the hole. Interesting what entertains someone that age. It was awful cute!