Happy Turkey Day

We had a nice Thanksgiving in Arizona and held Thanksgiving at our house. Everyone was complaining that I was crabby....I just like things to be run correctly and everyone was chatting too much and I wanted to be sure we plated all foods at the same time. Anyway, I entertained Carsten with a doughnut while I was trying to prepare things in the morning and that worked well. Carsten also decided to take out the small vaccuum cleaner and used it in his playroom. Carsten went down for a nap around the time we ate in the afternoon, so it was nice being able to enjoy the lovely meal. We also went to Zoolights in the evening. It feels good to walk around after a day of overindulgence. The lights were beautiful and Carsten thought they were great. He was ecspecially excited to be able to ride the carousel twice. Thanks mom and dad for being our guests. We ended the day with Carsten being able to say "Happy Turkey Day," but Thanksgiving was too hard.

Making a Mess, or Nest

I see this is making a mess, but Carsten loved pulling the blankets, pillows and towels out of the linen closet and making a little nest. He grabbed his Vick's vaporizer box and that completed the nest.

Howdy Halloween

Carsten was a cowboy for halloween and he actually kept his costume on throughout the night. He loved when the kids came to the door for candy and ran as soon as the doorbell rang to look out the window. We also had a boo bash with other kids and next year he will be able to participate in the games, but he did try to play golf and I found 3 eyeball golf balls with him...we had to return them. It is nice to have nana and papa back around and the weather has been wonderful.

Cover Boys

Carsten and Mitch had a wonderful opportunity to do the cover for Raising Arizona Kids Magazine. Carsten certainly looks happy in this picture, but it is not easy to get a toddler to sit still and smile for a long period of time. We had fun doing it, but definitely are not pursuing a modeling career.

The Zoo and Pumpkin Patch

Last week was fun and the weather is really starting to be beautiful. Carsten and I visited the zoo and I think everyone in AZ wanted to enjoy the nice weather too. We saw a lot of animals and fed the giraffes again...that is my favorite part. Wedding season has started again, so Mitch and Carsten get to hang out and Saturdays and I miss the family time. We went to the pumpkin patch on Sunday and saw the animals, went through the corn maze, which freaked me out, saw pumpkins, and went on a train ride. It was a lot of fun to be outside and enjoying Halloween activities.

September & October

We have been busy the last couple of months with Carsten and Mitch doing a photo shoot for Raising Arizona Kids Magazine and going back to MN for 2 weeks and attending 2 weddings. Mitch and Carsten were lucky enough to do the cover of a magazine here in Arizona. The cover comes out in November and we are excited to see how it turns out. It was not the best thing getting a toddler to sit still, but they claim to have some cute photos to work with. We had a nice time back in MN, but both Carsten and I were sick most of the time we were there, so we weren't too much fun to be around. Mitch and I went to the MN/Wisconsin football game at the new stadium with some friends. We had a blast, but I lost my voice on vacation after a horrible sore throat, so I was no help to the Gophers. I went to Green Bay to be in a wedding for a good friend from college and also was a personal attendant in my cousin Anna's wedding. Both were beautiful weddings and it was nice to see family and friends I hadn't seen in awhile. Thank you to Grandma Diane for watching Carsten while I was at Anna's wedding.

The last couple of weeks

We have been busy the last couple of weeks. We went to the Children's museum, got our 2nd hair cut, continued being silly, watched the Vikes and went to Pinetop and Greer for Labor Day weekend. We went on vacation with our friends, the O'Connors and had such a nice time enjoying the weather and outdoors. We all fell in love with Greer and are already planning the next trip. Carsten had fun with his friend Selah, and liked playing with her toys and eating her snacks. The weather was beautiful and it was wonderful to just relax.