Stillwater

Logan and I have spent a few days of each of the last two weeks in Stillwater. The first week of May, John had a regional meeting in Michigan, so I made the short trek to Stillwater from Thursday-Saturday for some help with Logan. This week, John was working on some projects at home, so we let him work in peace! We spent a few nights at my parents' house and John was able to tackle a few projects.

John and I often remark how we are glad we don't live too far from our parents' homes. Especially since the grandparents are always willing to help out now that we have kids! Its so nice to be able to jump in the car and see our families in just over an hour.

Both trips to Stillwater included shopping downtown, lots of time with Nana and Auntie Amy, and playing outside. My dad has been travelling internationally quite a bit, so its usually just been my mom at home. Amy works 4-day weeks, so if we're lucky, we catch her on her day off!

Amy and Logan at Leo's diner downtown Stillwater for lunch on Friday, May 8th. We go to have a yummy lunch in the window seat of this mainstreet diner. Logan LOVED watching all the cars, trucks and bikes go by. I think he could have stayed all day. He also really LOVED Amy! He only wanted to sit with her and have her push the stroller. The first thing he would say when he woke up was, "Amy?". So cute!

This weekend the highlight was seeing our friends William and Grace. My very good friend Sarah brought her kids out to Stillwater to play at my parents' house on Friday. I swear, she is supermom! It was her first week back at work, Mike was gone hunting, and she still managed to get both kids from Minneapolis to Stillwater by 10am for our playdate (both clean, and dressed, even!). She is my idol right now, considering I will be joining the ranks of two-kid-mommies very soon! Unfortunately, none of the photos I took turned out, but click here for a look at her blog to see our playtime with the boys (and Gracie, too!).

Saturday Logan came down with a virus and battled a fever for the rest of the weekend. So, I didn't take any photos of the sick little boy...I think he's on the mend! Hopefully we can all stay super healthy until Baby K arrives!

YL Golf Outing!

Once again, the skies were sunny (eventhough it was windy and a little chilly) for the Young Life Golf Tournament this year! All those prayers for nice weather must have been heard! John put in countless hours and long nights preparing for this great event and it was the best ever! Thanks to his office staff and some great volunteers, the event was exciting, smooth, and fun for all!

Grandpa Bob made the trip over with Uncle Scott (who came all the way from North Carolina to support John's event!), so Logan got to spend some bonus time with them during the casual dinner on the deck. This year was especially fun for us because in addition to Bob and Scott coming to the tournament, a large number of our friends travelled from the Cities for the day to enjoy a day off work and on the golf course! Its becoming a tradition for many of them and its always something we look forward to!

Logan got to run around on the mini golf course at the club - needless to say, he loved it!

The tournament offered a few new and exciting twists this year. One example was The Ultimate Putt...you'll have to participate next year to see how someone drove home with this scooter!

Grandpa Bob teaching Logan some golf tips.

Logan and Scott

Thanks to all our committee, friends, volunteers, and participants for making this event such a huge success!

Oh no...

Look at how cute Logan is in a hockey helmet! Our friend, Lisa, was going through her kids' old sports equipment and pulled out this hockey helmet for Logan. Of course, he loves it. And he's darn cute with it on!! But, NO, that doesn't change my feelings about being a hockey mom...

All smiles...

"Score!"

Even if I'm not a hockey fan...I'm a Logan fan!

This morning...

Logan has started to "pretend play" so much more! We can see his imagination growing by the day! This morning was so funny: after John left for work, Logan grabbed my wristlet/purse, put it on his shoulder, said "Bye Mommy", and gave me a kiss on the lips! Then he walked up the steps to the door and started to put shoes on, saying "work, work". Apparently, Logan was going to work, just like Daddy. It was enough to brighten my morning, that is for sure! So cute!

Logan now likes to walk up and down the stairs all by himself, holding onto the railing - what a grown-up!

"Bopbop Bike"

On Sunday we got a surprise visit from Bopbop (Grandpa Eiselt) when he was on his way back from a weekend motorcycle trip with some friends and decided to detour to EC and make a stop at our place. It was a fun surprise and Logan even got to sit on Bopbop's new motorcycle! Logan wasn't too sure about Bopbop's leather get-up or the noisy bike, but after Bob left Logan kept saying "Bopbop bike, Bopbop bike".

Biker Boys!

Olivia!

Today we got a visit from our good friend Olivia! She is home from Boston University, finished with her sophomore year, and about to start summer classes. So, she drove over to spend the day before she heads back to Boston. We had so much fun catching up and Logan LOVED showing off (seriously: how does a 20-month old know how to show off so well?!?). Thanks so much for the great visit, Olivia! We love you!

We had lunch, played at home, and went to the park...it was a great day!

A rare photo of Logan and Mommy!

May Day

May started with a beautiful day in Eau Claire! Logan and I had a quiet morning at home and then met John mid-morning to begin delivering May Day Baskets to some local friends of Young Life. We drove around delivering baskets for most of the afternoon and Logan was a champ!

After our May Day Mission was complete, Logan and I went off to do a few errands and visit my friends at Starbucks while John went to his track coach duties at North High School. Then we met back at home and gave Logan some much needed playtime outside. He even got to fly the kite with Dad!

Happy May!