Labor Day Weekend- Clear Lake, IA

Easton and I went to Clear Lake on Friday after work and came home late afternoon on Saturday.  We wanted to spend some of the weekend with Daddy.
My Aunt Carmen & Uncle Bruce love to entertain at their lake house, and never come up shy of doing a great job!  We had amazing food, and lots of fun! Easton got to meet his 2nd cousin, Elle.  She's a cutie!  On Saturday there was a big rival game, Iowa State vs. Iowa.  And we had lots of support on each side :)

Easton was watching the game too!

The pink blanket was Elle's, but Easton liked it as his are the same but blue ;)

I love this picture, the rolls in his arm are so cute!

Bear crawl when the ground is ruff!

HOT! HOT! HOT!

We have been in a bit of heat wave these last couple weeks.  I won't complain, because it is still summer.  I just wish it would have been a litlte sooner.  The public swimming pool has closed, so this is what we resorted to! Easton loved it :)

Also new this week, Easton's first pair of tennis shoes! He seems to really like them. He even got excited when I put them on this morning.  They said at daycare he doesn't try to take them off, which is good.  I was thinking they might help him walk.  But if anything gets him ready for socks and shoes, he has to wear shoes in the 1 year old room, and come fall and winter it will be a must! His cute bare feet are close to being covered :)

Summer Fun!

The month of August has flown by, but not without some fun! Our mobile baby doesn't like to be confined so, taking him places has gotten harder.  He wants down, and of course crawls right into trouble in seconds :) He's started eating "real food" this month, and loves it! He hasn't turned down anything yet, so that's good.  His meal plans range from lasagna, to tacos.  He loves to eat and has gotten really good at drinking out of his sippy cup (with assistance).  But it's progress, before he would just chew on it.  It's hard to think that he will be moving into the 1 year old room at daycare, and the process of starting to wean him from the bottle is around the corner too!  My baby is turning into a toddler, and I'm not sure I'm ok with it! But I know he is :)

 

Brooke & Tyler- 8.16.13

Going to the chapel and we're, gooonna get maaarried!! Brooke has been in more weddings than I can count.  This sweet cousin of mine, has waited so long to finally tie the knot! I'm so happy for her and Tyler.  They are a great couple, very sweet, and I was excited to be part of their special day! It started with rehearsal dinner at Pinstripes (very cool place with an awesome view in Edina, MN) and ended with a fun family celebration!  It was great to see so many family members, and of course watch her shine as a beautiful bride! Mark wasn't able to leave with us on Thursday, but was able to take Friday off for the wedding.  He had to leave early on Saturday morning to head back to work, but I was very thankful he was there to assist my parents with Easton.  He's getting to be such a handful :)

Rehearsal Dinner

Make-up

Beautiful Bride!! 

Bride meets groom.....

Some of the girl Krug cousins

Cheers!!

The Bride & Groom

I don't know why I took a picture, it just looked so cute :)

Good view from the head table :)

Baby Case was only 3 weeks old! Made the long trip from Texas!

 This is only half of my cousins! My Grandparents would be so proud!



Easton's First Family Vacation- continued

We spent a lot of time outdoors, and Easton loved it! Here are a couple more pictures of him enjoying vacation and everybody that was there! The kids loved to entertain him in the mornings, and he couldn't wait to get out of our room to see if they were awake yet!

 

Lake Pactola- Easton's 1st Boat Ride!

Easton had never been on a boat, but what better time than vacation!  We brought his life jacket, but we could have left it at home! He didn't care for it at all.  I think it was a combination of tired & limited mobility, but he was not a happy boater with it on!  So after about 40 minutes I took it off! But we kept a hand on him at all times, and never had to worry about him getting in because the water was too cold for him.  On the other hand, the older kids didn't think so ;)

 

Easton's First Family Vacation- Wineries

One of my favorite things we did on vacation was visit wineries!  Terry & Lisa rented a pontoon for all of us, but we had to take shifts.  So while we were waiting for our boat ride on Lake Pactola, we went to Prairie Berry Winery (where Easton sampled his first oster crackers), and then we went to Naked Winery (which wasn't our favorite, but the guys got the opportunity to sample some home brews), and we finished at Stone Faces Winery.  I'd recommend going to them all, and make sure you try the wine slush at Stone Faces! :)