Oliver H. Kelley Farm

The kiddos and I trucked out in the 90 degree sun today to join our good friends, at the Oliver H. Kelley Farm in Elk River. It was a very educational experience for all of us. We got to see what life was like in the 1860's. We saw how they grew and cooked their food, what they wore, we ran all over the place with farm animals, and saw how they washed their clothes. Ironically, the children seemed to have the most fun getting water from the well, but who would not enjoy ice cold water today?!? All in all it was a very fun morning and made me really appreciate living in 2012!

All the kiddos with our good friend, Jill who works at the farm as a gardner

 Caleb was not so sure about the sheep :)

Even and Shorter

Elyse finally got her first official haircut Saturday.  It was probably harder on me than her, but it was time.  She needed a little shape up to make it even with a little more of a style.  She did great and happy to say the haircut turned out great too.

Caleb Turns 18 Months

Last Saturday, Caleb turned 18 months.  We did not forgot to celebrate him, but we were out of town (post to come) and he had his doctor appointment today.  The boy successfully passed everything, and according to his stats, he still is our little, adorable peanut. 



Caleb's 18 Month Health Stats

Weight: 21 lbs, 15 oz (6%)

Length: 32.5 inches (56%)



Happy Belated 18 Month Birthday, Caleb. 

We love you so much!

Kallen Turns 3 Months

Happy 3 Month Birthday, Kallen. 

We love you so much!

Click on the link to see our adorable, happy and talkative little boy :)

http://player.vimeo.com/video/44287882



Happy Father's Day, Dada

Dada,

Thank you for all you do for us. You are the best Dada in the world and we love you so much! We hope you have a Happy Dada's Day.

Love,
Elyse, Caleb and Kallen

Wishing all you dads, especially Nate, my dad and father-in-law a Happy Father's Day! 

May your day be memorable, enjoyable and great.
 

McDonald's Fun

Thanks to a random scheduling change, my mom had today off work.  Therefore, since it was such a special treat, we decided to add to the fun and take the kiddos out to eat at their favorite and my least favorite place, McDonald's.  It sure ended up being a lot of fun, minus the fact that I had to go up the play area to help Caleb come down.  But don't tell anyone, especially since I was over the age limit and I had no socks on ;)

Good Choice

I often find Elyse making poor choices when it comes to Kallen; for instance, kissing too hard, singing too loud, or tickling a little too rough. I know she does it because she loves him so much and believes expressing it aggressively is a way of showing that.  Even though she tends to make poor choices, every once in a while she will make an amazing, great, big sister choice like I caught a couple days ago.  I placed Kallen against the Boppy, went to help Caleb in the kitchen with something, and when I went back to get Kallen, I found this beautiful image: