Wow, before you know it summer's over!

Summer was BUSY! Cabins and babysitting, weekend trips to Chicago, the zoo, bunk house building, wine making, even the RNC and school's out for the summer.... school's out FOREVER! It's nice to finally have a life again. The craziness started out at with our nieces and nephew at the cabin, so much for a vacation, 3 kids under 6 can keep you pretty busy.

From there is is on to Hilary & Sug's 1% cabin weekend. Lucky for us we were their first guest. Their lake is absolutely beautiful, we had a good time minus the insane wind storms.

Next on the agenda... babysitting. Love the kids but there is a reason why childern should never out number adults, it is physically and mentally exhausting. We attempted the zoo... Caleb was an angel, Alivia on the other hand simply sucked... she was not about to ride in a stroller all day and for that matter not in Matt's arms either, only mine, all 25 pounds of her and as for Amber all she wanted to see was the giraffes and do you think the Minnesota Zoo has giraffes? Of course not! Lovely day at the zoo.

Made from the same mold

Turkey Days = 2nd Birthday....

In my world Turkey Day and the days surrounding it have always been one of my favorite times of year (ignoring my birthday). Especially the 25th of November, since 1986 it's been like a second birthday.... this November 25th Davio turns 21. For pretty much 20 years I have helped him unwrap his gifts, read cards and decide where to go for birthday dinner. He is so lucky to have a sister like me, always there to grab a gift and rip it open when he's to slow... always there to pick the restaruant when he can't make a quick decision... I mean really who could ask for better? So Happy Birthday to Kayla Ranae :) we've finally come to a common point in life... where we can drink in the bars together! Cheers!

The Wild get Wilder

Today we celebrated Amber's 3rd Birthday. It's hard to believe she is that old already.... precious time goes too fast. Not unlike any other family get together at Jon and April's the house was a zoo of people. So many little kids, we've barely learned who all of April's siblings are, let alone all of their kids. It was Amber's golden birthday, being the creative aunt and uncle we are, we could not think of anything special... but a Dora Explorer camera seemed to take care of that. Not only can Amber tell you thank you, but she can sign it and she is working on her spanish. Which is good since the bi-lingual camera we bought her only says Spanish phrases...

As always we left there exhausted. We tried to make the best of fall by stopping at an apple orchard and taking a walk along the Mississippi in search of fall colors, but it is hard to do when it's 90 degrees out on Oct 5th! The night brought a Wild game, with the biggest decision being by Matt "should I wear shorts? I mean I've never worn shorts to a Hockey game before" (and some say women have a hard time getting dressed) The game was very good and a lot of fun. We had 18th row tickets off the ice and on a corner. I've learned hockey is much better from there...

Judgement Day...

We're Godparents! Ms. Alivia Catherine. We are so happy that Jon and April asked us and couldn't be more honored. We just hope we can live up to the high standards of being her coolest aunt and uncle. She's 5 months old and a chunker! Jon and April told us that she's so chubby she's getting diaper rash between her rolls and wearing the same size diaper as Amber! She's one of the happiest babies I have ever met. She definitely has the Jacobson eyes and for some reason I think she is going to have a sense of humor.

Labor Day... the Day the Circus Made it up North!

Labor Day at Punky and Jake's. It was the first time in 5 years Jon and April were able to make it up.... it was like a three ring circus came to town. Everyone had their new babies, a huge change from prior years. We got to see our top 3 kids. They kept everyone busy... especially Amber. She found our camera and wanted nothing but to take pictures of everyone and everything.... "Say Cheese, Oh d'there you are!". The weather was absolutely perfect. What a difference having a boat makes! Couldn't give Matt quite the ride of his life on the tube.... lack of health insurance always makes a difference...