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The weather has been so nice the last couple weeks we just cant resist spending the afternoons outside. It’s been great to go on daily walks and just fool around in the backyard. Which gives me ample opportunity for impromptu photo shoots. The boys are just over seven months and are now sitting independently and &hellip Continue reading »

We went to the apple orchard on Sunday with some friends. I was very excited to get some pictures of the boys with pumpkins. It just seemed like the standard thing to do in the fall with babies/kids. As usual it was nearly impossible to get them to both look at the camera. At the &hellip Continue reading »

September brought our family a new blessing. Harvey Wayne Carlson was born on Sept. 20th, 2011, to my brother Paul and sister-in-law Joa. They will be great parents and we look forward to watching little Harvey grow. I am very excited to become an aunt and for L & O to have a little cousin &hellip Continue reading »

For the last two years we have been having an annual Oktoberfest party up at Brian’s parents’ lake home in Breezy Point. We weren’t sure what we were going to do this year since the “cabin” has turned to their permanent home and with two 6 month old boys on our hands. We are quite &hellip Continue reading »

We started off Labor Day Weekend with our five year anniversary on Friday. Megan offered to watch the boys for us and gave us a night to celebrate. What a nice treat! We had dinner at Scusi in St. Paul. LOVED IT! It’s an Italian restaurant that encourages you to share every dish. Just my &hellip Continue reading »

The boys had their six month birthdays last Friday. This included a trip to the doctor’s office for their six month check-up.  They both did very well and the Dr. is very pleased with their growth. Here are their stats. LEIF Weight: 15 lbs. 13.5 oz (10-25th percentile) Height: 26 3/4″ (50-75th percentile) Head: 16 &hellip Continue reading »

I wish I was talking about a great Blow Out Sale that I made it too, but unfortunately I am not. This week was a week of firsts including my first diaper blow out. I have heard other moms talk about these blows outs, but in five months I still had not experienced one. I &hellip Continue reading »

This will be my first attempt at resurrecting our old travel blog. I have been talking about doing this since last January and finally have gotten around to start it.  I can’t promise this will be updated daily, weekly or even monthly but I wanted to start a record with pictures of our new life as &hellip Continue reading »

(1/2-1/15) So many things have happened it’s hard to know where to start. We are two weeks into our volunteering and are half way done. Time has gone by fast and we can’t believe that we only have two weeks left. I will run through our typical week so you can get an idea of &hellip Continue reading »