What a Week!

What a week it has been. We started with a weekend full of house painting (thank you Grandma and Grandpa Tetzlaff for all of your help) We were so busy I didn't even get any pictures - we were all so wiped out by the end of the night. Curt and George were both snoring in the basement by 9:00.... so much for that frosty mug of Miller Lite George was looking forward to all day long!!! Here is the only pic I have - Jack in front of his new red door.

On Tuesday the ladies and kiddos came to visit. I think everyone thought we were crazy for getting 7 kids, 4 girls, a crazy dog & Curtis all together under one little Tetzlaff roof but it was great! It was so much fun to spend time together and the kids were wiped by Wednesday. We played outside and went to the zoo.

Here we are at Noodles - getting a team picture. As we're trying to round everyone up to have the Noodles guy take our picture - Kreighton decided to whip off her pants and show the restaurant her sweet little white bootie! That poor guy had no idea what to think... we may have scared him from ever wanting children

Here we are at the zoo - the bears were right up next to the window. They all thought that was pretty cool.

and Kyle...

Jack was in awe all day - loved the animals!

When we got home from our day at the zoo and night with the crew - Jack slept for 4 1/2 hours & got a good 13 hours of sleep that night. He had a blast and can't wait to see all of his friends again. Thank you so much for making the trip up here - we love you ladies!

Summer we will miss you!

It is about time to say goodbye to summer and hello to fall. It hit me the past weekend when the cravings for apple crisp and tomato soup kicked in. A few things we're going to miss:

Water - it took awhile to get used to the idea of having fun in the water, but the little man sure loves it!

Lake Calhoun

Backyard BBQ's - yeap that's a Newcastle.... can't wait till baby Gavle gets here....!

the zoo

sunday mornings at the park

playing fetch with the mad dog

and swinging boy do we like swinging!

Summer we will miss you... leaves, apple orchards & harvest we will see you soon!

The Haircut

So, I finally caved and let Jamie give the little man a real haircut. She had just been doing a little trimming here and there - we finally decided it was getting out of control! 

this is on our way to jamie's.... (a little bedhead...)

here jamie is explaining what is about to happen... 

and the finished product! his ears are a little bigger... it's his big brother haircut - he's getting ready!

Just a few pics!

I don't know when this happened, but our baby went from being a baby to a little man. I have been a bit camera happy the past few weeks and just wanted to share a few of my favorites. 

A few of the little man's favorite things now are:

1) brushing his teeth (this will keep him entertained for a good 45 min)

2) swiffering the floors (this is my favorite - we just have to work on strategy)

3) balls - he loves trying to say ball, grabbing, throwing, chasing - a bit obsessed

4) toilets - we need to break this favorite thing...

5) Maddie's water and food bowl - another lovely favorite

Uncle Brett's Farewell

We got to wish Uncle Brett off on his great European adventure this week! We are so excited to hear about all of his adventures & wish him the time of his life. 

And along with Brett came Grandma, Grandpa and Jaci - we just love every minute that we get to spend with family!

We love you all!

Grandma & Grandpa T's 34th Anniversary!

We got to help Grandma and Grandpa T celebrate their 34th anniversary this weekend. Those crazy cats drove over for the day so we had a picnic in the park here we go....

we're here!

this kid could swing all day long

sliding

and walking.... what a day - time to head home

Now I Understand..

So, I've always been amazed that people take pictures of their children when they are a complete disaster. Why is this so cute? sweet? They are a mess, right? Well, Jack has helped me understand why mom's insist on taking pics of their dirty children. In my eyes it is precious and I think he's the sweetest thing ever. You want to mess that spaghetti sauce up in your hair? ok - that's fine - because he's my little Jackman. Anyway, for some I know it's weird, blogging about my spaghetti faced kid. But now that I'm a mom I guess I rank with one of those weirdos that thinks it's cute. So here he is.... The best was his hair - why he felt the need to run his tomato covered fingers through his curls I will never know. 

you still love me right mom? my bib says grandma loves me (of course they do!)

hmmmm did i do something wrong?

notice Maddie taking her usual location during Jack's mealtime (I think this is the highlight of Maddie's day)

all shined up and ready to go!