Weekend Away

This past Thursday Iowa State opened up the college football season. So Regina put the boys in their ISU gear. Below is a picture of them together.

This past weekend we went to Austin, MN to visit my parents. We stopped at my dad's golf course in Charles City on the way up to play a little golf and let Isaac on a golf course for the first time. He loved it. He really liked to drive the golf cart. Below is a picture of him in the golf cart.

On Sunday morning, we went to my dad's farm and went out on the boat to go fishing. I caught one right away and then Isaac helped me reel it in. Below is a picture of the fish with Isaac and grandpa.

Isaac got tired and disinterested in fishing pretty quickly. He just wanted to drive the green tractor. So later, he got to drive the tractor with grandpa. Below are some pictures.

Iowa State Fair

On Saturday we went to the Iowa State Fair. The City of Des Moines gave us some free tickets to get in and $6 for food. So we went to the fair. The first thing we saw when entering the fair was Elmo. Isaac likes Elmo and he and Regina got a picture with Elmo.

Next we went to the Little Farmers site so Isaac could be a farmer. His hat was a little big.

Isaac got to ride on a green tractor, which he loved.

Picture of Caleb at the fair.

Regina and Isaac went down the big slide. Isaac enjoyed it.

It was a little hot at the fair, but we enjoyed it. After the slide we found something to eat and then went home to take naps.

Pictures

Last Friday we picked Zach up at work and went to West Des Moines to take professional pictures. We haven't taken any since Isaac was 18 months and didn't know if Isaac would take any good photos or not. All of our other experiences have been terrible but this one proved us wrong! Isaac was hesitant at first but warmed up to the photographer when she showed him a stuffed monkey. Here are a few of the pictures:

Brothers:

Isaac:

Caleb:

Things are going well at our house. Caleb is sleeping from about 9 PM to 6 AM each night and we are so thankful. He is growing like crazy! At his 2 month check up he was 13 1/2 pounds and 24 inches long! Isaac continues to amaze us, we are learning to watch what we say as he repeats everything! He loves to play outside and mow with daddy. He also gets very excited about Papa's tractor. He loves tractor rides and tells us about them daily! Isaac has learned how to operate the phone and is known to call daddy at work or Papa without mommy knowing!

I am back to work and enjoying a day without children. I am only working one day a week now so it's a full days work in order to get all the finances done! Monday evenings are early to bed evenings!

This weekend we are headed to my parents for my 10 year class reunion. Isaac is so excited because that means he'll get a tractor ride! Zach and I are happy to have a golf outing with our friends. Hopefully the rain will stay away!

Balloons

Last week Isaac wanted to get into the crib with Caleb. So we let him. Below is a picture of the brothers laying in the crib



My sister was back home this weekend. My mom, grandma, and her came down on Saturday to visit Caleb and Isaac. They went to the balloon parade with us and then we went out to Pickard Park to watch the balloons launch in the evening. Everyone enjoyed the balloons. It was a good time. Isaac and Caleb enjoyed having their grandmas and aunt around for the day.

Picture of my sister holding Caleb.

Grandma and Isaac at Pickard Park watching the balloons

Isaac with great grandma and grandma watching balloons

Balloons fill the sky

Trip to the Zoo

We went to the Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines this past weekend with Regina's parents and our niece and nephew. It was a good day for a visit to the zoo. It was sunny out but not too hot. Isaac enjoyed the trip and Caleb slept the whole time in his stroller.

Above is a picture of Isaac and me inside the Prairie Dog lookout. You can crawl through a pipe and get to the inside of the display and see the prairie dogs better.

This is Isaac with his cousins, Garret and Alyssa. They are in front of an aquarium.

Regina took this picture this week. Caleb has started to smile. This is Caleb showing off his smile to everyone.

Weekend

This past weekend my parents and grandparents came to visit and see Isaac and Caleb. Both boys had fun and it was good to see everyone. The boys are now getting caught up from missing their naps and getting back into a schedule. Caleb is doing better at sleeping through the night, but some improvement in going to sleep at night is still needed. He is a little fussy on some nights. Below are some photos from the last couple of weeks.

Regina with Caleb

Regina with her boys

Caleb was laying on his blanket on the floor and Isaac wanted to lay down as well

Caleb Update and Swimming

We haven't posted since we returned from the hospital with Caleb. It has been 6 weeks at home now. We have been getting a little sleep. Caleb went through a time period where he was awake and fussy from about 8 pm until 2 am. Recently we decided to stop giving him gas drops and now he is a lot less fussy. He is growing and doing well. Below is a picture of the family when we left the hospital. Picture of Caleb at home.

Above is a picture of Isaac swimming with me. He had swimming lessons the last 4 weeks. He is doing pretty well in the pool and likes to play in the water. Here he is kicking while I pull him in the water. When you do something he doesn't want he will tell you "no".

Above is a picture of Regina's 3 boys. Isaac now almost says Caleb's name. It comes out more like Cayba. It is pretty funny. Isaac continues to repeat our words and say more and more.