A Day That Makes You Go Awww

Today was one of the first days that I really noticed how much Dylan is starting to understand things. After his bath, while getting him ready for bed, he took the towel and pulled it over his face. He then proceeded to play peek-a-boo with us by lifting the towel up and then putting it back over his face. Every time he lifted the towel he would smile as we yelled "peek-a-boo!" I can't believe he's getting so big and so smart. Just makes me smile. :)

Minnesota!

Dylan and I made a trip up to Minnesota on September 5th. It was a great trip, our first trip without Daddy....oh, but that's not why it was great. We lucked out on the plane rides and scored ourselves the whole row, both ways. Good thing too because Dylan is not a sittin' around type of guy. He was ALL over the place. I'm glad "in lap infant" seems to be more of a suggestion than a requirement. So we arrived safely in Minnesota, and more importantly, we arrived without any enemies. Yay!

Mandy, Nanie and Ellie came to the airport to get us and we were off! We made a pit stop at Arby's and guess what? Somebody likes roast beef sandwiches. Not as much as Sammy liked them, but Dylan's still a fan.

On Sunday they had a BBQ and Aunt Spike & her boys came and other friends & neighbors were also there. It was fun to see everyone. Oh and guess what? Somebody also likes sloppy joes. Thank you Bapa. Mandy made me play volleyball. I protested because I stink at volleyball. And I think that's especially sad since Fritz is so good at it. Well, what do you know....I was right. I stink at volleyball. But it was good fun and I'm glad I went.

On Monday Nanie and Bapa had to leave, so we said goodbye to them and took it easy for the rest of the day. Tuesday was THE day. The Mall of America day! Wow, it is big. And we walked around pretty much the whole thing. Ellie & Sammy rode some rides while Dylan slept. The most amazing part of that day was that somehow we made it out having only bought 2 pairs of shoes. Actually, it was buy 1 get 1 free, so technically I only bought 1 pair of shoes. I think that deserves some sort of award. Oddly enough, there was no awards stand on the way out. Weird.

Wednesday was the day we had to go home and Chad was nice enough to drive us to the airport. We had a great time, they fed us well and kept us entertained. Dylan didn't sleep well at all, which means that neither did I, but I guess I can't blame him, new place, new bed, no Dad. Ellie and Sammy are FULL of energy and were a glimpse into our future. A very hectic, crazy, fun future. We can't wait for our next trip!

I've attached a link to the pictures we took. I say "we" because a lot of the pictures were taken by Ellie. She's pretty good. :)

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Gymboree!!

Today we attended our first Gymboree class. Never really thought I'd be in a Gymboree class, but it was fun! Dylan had a great time so we decided to sign up. Here are some pictures and videos so you can see for yourself how much he loved it...