July and August PART I (a packed entry)

Lets get straight  to the point.  I have so many pictures to share from our last two months in Indiana/Chicago it isn’t even funny.  Here we go:

Waterpark in Indiana!  We all had such a blast.  I felt like an excited little child running around to ride the water slides over and over.  I never could have done that with out Jenny’s help!  Thanks for being pregnant : )

Nauvoo!  We had a great time at the Carlsen Family Reunion!  We loved seeing the historic church sites as well as spending a non-stop 72 hour period with family! 

    

                      

On Julie’s last day in Indiana we went to Red Robin for lunch : )  I love these girls.  I sure miss seeing all of them everyday!

Brian’s Birthday and other Hoopla

First off just wanted to show our BIG BOY off!  He loves this train and puts anything he can find in it.  Then he pushes it around the house on his knees for an hour at a time! 

 

Tyson with Daddy on his 30th birthday July 1st!

 

I threw Brian a surprise birthday party on July 5th.  I rented out the clubhouse and some friends helped me decorate.  I came up with some story to throw Brian off.  It worked out perfectly.  He was shocked and had lots of fun visiting with his co-workers and playing horse shoes outside after the cake.  Tyson loved the black balloon frosting! 

 

A picture of Brian’s dog bite after a few days and then the next picture is the allergic reaction Brian had to the antibiotic that he took so the bite wouldn’t get infected.  They don’t look as bad as they were in person.  Brian is amazing for still doing his best working after those awful two weeks!!!      

    

Tyson today playing on the balcony while it was raining.  He loved it!

and speaking of rain…this is how deep the water was getting into the car after going out to eat with Jenny and Carlos!  Makes me think back to growing up in Texas.  It came down so fast and within 20 minutes it was flooding!

Flash back to the 4th of July weekend fireworks!

Jeff sharing is ice cream cone with Tyson and Cohen

Not the best quality picture but LOVE it!  He’s clapping for the fireworks!

Shopping trip to Chicago.  Here we are waiting for the Water Taxi…

What we saw from the boat…

Taking a break from shopping and Tyson running around at a little park and of course being the center of everyone’s attention!

  

This weekend is Brian’s family reunion in Nauvoo.  Can’t wait!!!

Time to catch up!

I have done alot in the last month. Let me just get straight to the pictures. Above: Tyson this morning in a good mood. The next 3 pictures are of our 4th of July. Brian worked so Tyson and I went to the parade. It was mainly tractors and fire trucks. It was a small town parade but it was still nice. Tyson danced in the street before it started and made a cute face when everything passed. Then we all meet up to eat at the Cheescake Factory. Brian was late because he got bit by a dog and had to go to the ER. He's alright but it was a stressful holiday.

Last week we went to a farm to pick raspberries and strawberries. It was hard work but it was peaceful and the fruit was amazing!

The beach was a blast. Tyson loved every minute of it.

Tyson and his girlfriend, Addison, at the pool.

Above: Me and Tyson at Navy Pier. Below: A video of this adorable Thomas the train ride at Navy Pier. Tyson is in the green shirt and is riding with some of his friends!

Tyson is growing like a weed and is so fun! Next post will be Brian's birthday and surprise party!

Video from the ZOO

Make sure you check out the novel below but I just have to post this video from the zoo. Tyson LOVED these monkeys. You are about to see how much...

We are alive, I promise

Pizza at Gino's in Chicago!

I know, I know...I am suppose to blog once a week. It is a little hard to do that with no computer but thanks to my friend, Melanie, I get to sit down and write how our lives have been the last few weeks. We are living in a small town in Indiana (I'd rather not share where that exactly is since this blog is not private) and let me tell you it is small. I have to drive at least 15 minutes to get to Wal-Mart, Target, Costco, and Wells fargo. However, none of these places are in the same city and they are all in opposite directions. I'm just grateful these stores are around here. The apartments are really nice that we are living in. So nice that I am scared to death of a scratch showing up on the wall. These are brand spankin' new so it would be easy for them to tell that WE did the scratch. As some of you read before I was learning how to do grocery shopping with out Brian. I am getting better at it and I am starting to learn what a good deal is (Brian always paid attention to that stuff for me : ) I would never make it through a trip though if it weren't for raisins and animal crackers. I am enjoying looking for new recipes. My friends out here have got me all excited to try something new every week for dinner. That has been fun since I was stuck in a big rut of making the same things over and over. I still miss dance and teaching. Brian is so tired every night when he comes home. Since they are working about 2 hours away right now he gets home at 11 at night. He eats dinner and within 5 minutes he falls asleep. I have some funny pictures of how and where he falls alseep. Just really proves how tired he is. Sometimes I try to get him to move and come to bed and sometimes I just give up. He is doing well out here. Not as well as he would like but he is such a trooper. I know he can reach his goal. He works so hard and never gives up! Tyson and I are very proud of him. We have enjoyed a few shopping trips as well as going to the park and Zoo! Tyson is getting really good at waving now. He says "Nummies" when he wants food and cries when Brian leaves in the morning. I just know that poor kid is so tired of me! We cut Tyson's hair a few weeks ago and it is short. At first I didn't like it but I really like it now. Tyson plays well with the older kids but seems to be a bit of a bully to the younger kids. I am not quite sure what to do about that. He has some girlfriends out here. He loves playing with the other kids though. I think it must be the highlight of his day besides watching Elmo and eating lunch. Tyson does really well eating lunch and breakfast but he hardly eats anything for dinner. He is getting better at drinking milk but for awhile there I was a little scared about him. Wow this is the longest post in this century. I will just end there. We are happy and healthy out here. Keep us in your prayers. We thank you for always doing that anyways. We have faith that we are in the right place. Enjoy the pictures! They will probably be a bit out of order but I can't help it.

yeah, the couch is right there!!

Another tiring day...