Happy 4th of July!

We had a great turn out to the annual 4th of July party at our house on Saturday. Thanks to everyone that came. It is always a fun time to get together. I didn't snap very many pictures. It seemed my camera was always in the house when I needed it.

The kids were trying to "escape" to the park. Even though they had already spent abuut 45 minutes there with the dads.

Everyone came back except for Brynn and Peyton. I think Brynn was trying to help Peyton get back with the pink stroller but Jeremy saved the day by carrying the "lovebirds" back to the yard ( I wonder which side was heavier, the left or the right?).

Peyton enjoying a piece of the Asleson 4th of July cake. An annual tradition.

Once the fireworks started we headed inside. Peyton was totally freaked out by them. It wasn't even worth the fight. Sorry no pictures I was busy watching the toddlers!

Big Boy Bed

Well we finially did it. We took the front off the crib so Peyton is now in a big boy bed (or daybed). We knew that it was time but we were very apprehensive because he slept so well still in his crib and he couldn't get out. But, on Sunday night I found Peyton straddling the top of his crib trying to get out. So on Monday morning the transition happened. Surprisingly it has gone better then expected. He hasn't even tried to get out yet...


UPDATE: PEYTON IS NOW BACK IN THE CRIB- we had to put it back together on Saturday because he had found his new "freedom" and we fought for 1.5 hours to take a nap. We have a new plan we are going to try in a couple of weeks.

Boat Ride with Mattie

This past weekend Peyton spent the weekend with Grandma and Grandpa Swanson so Jeremy and I had a whole weekend to ourselves. On Saturday evening we decided to take Miss Mattie out on the boat with us. She was very apprehensive at first and shook for about the first 15 minutes. Once she warmed up to the idea it was like she was made to be a boater.

Playdate with Brynn

On Friday we made a trip to the Asleson's for a little lunch and playtime (nap time for little Cara). Peyton and Brynn enjoyed themselves ouside in the heat and cooled off in the pool and the sprinkler. Thanks to Brynn for showing Peyton a good time once again:)

Welcome Cara!

Congratulations to the Asleson family on the new addition of Cara Noelle. Brynn is sure a great big sister.

We went to visit the Asleson's after Jen was home from the hospital. As you can see Peyton wasn't very cooperative with the camera. We are so excited to have another girl join the group! She is beautiful!

Wonderful Weekend

This weekend was perfect. We spent so much time outside. On Saturday Jeremy was getting the boat ready for a Sunday on the river. He invited out neighbors for a little test run at the local lake. But before they were able to go out they found a problem so the boat plans would have to be delayed. Needless to say our neighbor boy was pretty disappointed. So, his dad decided to bring out the Bonsai so the kids could play instead.

As you can see you might be a little hesitant to let your 2 year old Dare-devil go down a slide like that (no that is not Peyton, that is the 8 year old neighbor kid).

So we improvised. The big kids played on the BIG Bonsai and the little kids played on the Little "Bonsai" (aka Peyton's Little Tykes Slide and Slip and Slide). They played for hours. No one even missed the boat.

On Sunday morning we went for a long hike. We tested out the new rig for Peyton. He loved to ride on his dad's back but he is 32lbs. so the stroller went along also.

Peyton loved the park we stopped at during our hike. We couldn't get him off of the Motorcycle.

Softball Mishap

Last Thursday Peyton and I decided on a whim to go to see Daddy play softball in Red Wing. We packed up, made a quick stop by Grandpa's and then off to the field we went. Peyton being the crazy boy that he is, was running around like usual. Well, to make a long story short he slipped and fell into the bench. We ended up in the E.R in Red Wing that night. We opted for the Dermabond( loke superglue for skin) instead of stitches and this is what his forehead looks like as he is healing. Poor guy.