So far this weekend has been a lot of fun. We cut out of work early yesterday and headed up to the lake to do a little fishing for Jasen's birthday. Blake fell asleep almost right after we got there (which makes boating/fishing a little easier). He is mobile enough that with the life jacket on he kind of falls all over the place on the boat and gets pretty upset about it, so it can be a little challenging...but still a good time. The fishing experience worked out good for my birthday...caught a whopper...check this out...5 lb walleye. Nice! I hadn't caught a walleye before so i wasn't really sure about what it was, but it was big...that's all the really matters. Actually it was pretty huge...good thing we had a net with us. It was a little tough to manage, the way it had been hooked, and it had teeth which makes the whole process a little tricky...i don't want to get bit by a fish :-) It worked out though...got some pictures, weighed in at 5 lbs and put up a good fight.
When talking to the neighbors about it we found out we should have brought it home so they could have eaten it. They were pretty dissapointed that we turned it loose. We don't really like fish, so we didn't want it...but they did. Next time we know.
We got to go to dinner for my birthday while some friends watched Blake for us. It was fun and nice to have some time just the two of us.
Blake is doing really well...getting bigger fast. He is about to start walking...i give him two weeks. He took a step forward yesterday morning and Abby and I were so excited that we didn't catch him when he fell. Pretty crazy how fast they learn that stuff. Otherwise he is saying dada and mama although we don't think he has really made the connections as to what he is saying just yet. We think he might be understanding some sign language that we are doing with him for food stuff, but he doesn't do any of them to us right now. We're really enjoying him a lot. He keeps us on our toes...he's a fast crawler and there is something about the dog bowls that he just can't resist.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Memorial Day Weekend
Memorial Day was nice this last week although a little rainy. We had a few storms roll through that kind of put a damper on the late afternoon BBQ'ing plans (literally). But, it was still a nice relaxing weekend. We spent a little time on the lake early in the weekend before the storm rolled in...Blake likes to drive the boat.
We did a little yardwork on Saturday and fixed up some trees that badly needed trimming. Between trimming trees and putting in a new brick ring around the front tree it turned into a pretty full day experience. We had a fun time doing it. It has been a while since we spent a lot of time working in the yard on projects around the house. Blake seems to really like the dirt. Guess that makes sense since he is a boy :-) He got good and dirty.
We spent Memorial Day taking a bike ride and stopping at a local Memorial that was recently built by the city...actually really nice and a good tribute to those who serve and have served. Then we went up to some friends house up near Loveland, did some fishing...and caught a nice 3 lb bass and then did some BBQ'ing (in the rain) and relaxed. It was a really fun time. Overall...successful holiday weekend. Got some relaxing in, got some boating in, got some BBQ'ing in and had a good time doing it all. Can't complain about that :-)
We did a little yardwork on Saturday and fixed up some trees that badly needed trimming. Between trimming trees and putting in a new brick ring around the front tree it turned into a pretty full day experience. We had a fun time doing it. It has been a while since we spent a lot of time working in the yard on projects around the house. Blake seems to really like the dirt. Guess that makes sense since he is a boy :-) He got good and dirty.
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| From Memorial Day Weekend |
We spent Memorial Day taking a bike ride and stopping at a local Memorial that was recently built by the city...actually really nice and a good tribute to those who serve and have served. Then we went up to some friends house up near Loveland, did some fishing...and caught a nice 3 lb bass and then did some BBQ'ing (in the rain) and relaxed. It was a really fun time. Overall...successful holiday weekend. Got some relaxing in, got some boating in, got some BBQ'ing in and had a good time doing it all. Can't complain about that :-)
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| From Memorial Day Weekend |
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Cancun 2009 - Swine Flu Survivors
Wow, i've been slacking on blog posts...i just looked as i was getting ready to post and saw i haven't posted since last month...oh well...things get busy i suppose.
We just got back from a much needed trip to Cancun. We almost didn't go with the swine flu scare, but the closer we got to leaving the more we felt that the whole thing was WAY over hyped by the media and we decided to go anyway. We talked to the CDC (Center for Disease Control) twice the week prior as well as our pediatrician and did our homework and kept an eye on the facts of the whole thing and after all was said and done we went anyway.
We stayed at the GR Solaris on the Hotel strip and it was pretty sweet. The hotel had really good reviews online and our experience there was great. With the swine flu scare a lot of people canceled their trips, so some of the resorts closed and combined to keep the ones that were open busy. Fortunately it worked out well for us. The resort was probably at about half capacity and it made it easy for us to get chairs at the pool :-) The food was good, the beach was warm, the pool was nice and the drunk people hilarious. We'll just say some people have no gauge on their drinking nor do they care and they sure are funny to watch try to compete in pool games when they can't hardly stand up. It's kind of sad i suppose, that some people go on vacation just to see how sloshed they can get and stay for an entire week.
We enjoyed the sun and the entertainment. Blake loved the pool and the ocean and we think he is going to be a water kid. He had one day where he was teething and it was a bit of a difficult day that day, but he woke up the next day feeling fine and the rest of the week was great. We had a REALLY fun time with him and it was good to get out and travel and see how he would do in a different environment and he did great. He made lots of friends at the resort (including a lot of the great entertainment staff) and many of the other vacationers. They deemed him the cutest baby to visit the resort that they could remember :-) What could we do, but agree?
Check out some more pictures from the trip here...
We just got back from a much needed trip to Cancun. We almost didn't go with the swine flu scare, but the closer we got to leaving the more we felt that the whole thing was WAY over hyped by the media and we decided to go anyway. We talked to the CDC (Center for Disease Control) twice the week prior as well as our pediatrician and did our homework and kept an eye on the facts of the whole thing and after all was said and done we went anyway.
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| From Cancun |
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| From Cancun |
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| From Cancun |
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