Night at the Dells

We planned to travel as far as Madison our first day...

We stopped an hour earlier then planned and stayed the night at Great Wolf Lodge in Wisconsin Dells. We had a wonderfully relaxing stay! :)

The outside view...

We spent quite a bit of our evening in here...

Grace had a blast!

The giant wave pool...

Eli thought this place was pretty cool too...

Taking a little break from all the water fun... :)

Grace had the greatest time sitting here...squirting daddy on the back!
Lots of giggles!

One of the giant slides Dave and I took turns going down...

The little speck at the top of the slide is Dave... :)

It was fast!

Here's Grace showing the world her tongue...

And Eli taking a snooze! :)

A few more views of the water park...

On Our Way!

Today we left for our six day trip! We traveled through Wisconsin, Illinois, to Indiana, back through Illinois, Iowa, and home to Minnesota! It was a lot of time in the "Responsibility Mobile" (Dave's name for the mini van...) But, the kiddos did great! :)

Grace was more than willing and ready to drive for a bit... :)

We borrowed the Kreagers portable dvd player for the trip!

Thanks Kim and Chad! :)

Grace's eyes were a bit glued to the video...

Ready for naptime! :)

Grace still uses her paci just during naps/bedtime and sleeps with her George's...one in each hand! :)

5 Months

Can't believe how Eli is already five months old! Our little guy is growing so fast!

He's such a happy and content little guy...

He reminds us a lot of Grace when she was this age!

Eli loves to chew on his fingers and play with his little toes...

He giggles when he's tickled and has the cutest little laugh...

He still loves to play in his exersaucer and jump in his jumperoo...

He likes his rice cereal and will soon discover the joys of eating his fruits and veggies! :)

We love our little man! :o)

A First!

Eli tried rice cereal for the first time today!

At first he wasn't too sure about it...

After just a few bites...he decided this stuff was pretty good! :)

Eli

Just a few pictures of our sweet little guy...

Grandpa's Birthday

We had the delight of spending the day with Grandpa Greseth on his birthday!

Aunt Kim and Cousins Carson and Ryan came too!

It was a great day- with lunch, cake, beautiful sunshine, and a walk to the park too!

Eli and Carson ready for a stroll... Ryan and Grace...
And a great big smile from Carson- which pretty much sums up our day! :)

Peek-a-Boo!

First Swim!

Today we drove to Bloomington and met friends who were taking a mini-vacation at a hotel...

It was great visiting and catching up with them!

Eli got to swim for the first time today! He thought it was great! :)

Here's Grace and Eli with their buddy Ricky...

Grace and Eli...

(Grace is actually looking AND smiling at the camara... Sadly, I think our days of her stopping, smiling, and saying "Cheese" have come to an end...as she is an active almost two year old.)

Eli...still chewin' away on those hands!

Talking Away

Grace loves to talk on the phone!

Here she is "talking" to Aunt Kimmy!

Jumperoo!

Eli got to try out the Jumperoo for the first time today!

He LOVED it!

Our baby is growing fast!

Family Weekend Part II

We spent lots of time outside this weekend! The weather was beautiful!

Have I mentioned how much I LOVE spring! (And...don't miss winter one bit!!)

RYAN!
GRACE!

Ryan again...(Isn't he just a little stud?! :)

Grace and Ryan playing ball...

Daddy's back!

Here's Eli...looking at the camera this time :)

Thanks for the great weekend-Kim, Chad, Carson, and Ryan! :o)

Family Weekend

Dave led a confirmation retreat with 30 7th & 8th graders...so rather than staying home to a very quiet house...we spent the weekend with family!

We spent the first part of the afternoon with Grandma and Grandpa Greseth.

Here's Grace enjoying a little wagon ride...

Later in the afternoon, we headed to my sister Kim's place where we stayed for the weekend...

Cousin Ryan!

Cousin Carson!
It was a beautiful day!

We enjoyed a walk on the trails...
Carson rode his bike...
Kim and Ryan...

Grace was exhausted from the fun-filled day with her cousins...

Climbing Walls

So this is what happens when daddy's in charge...

The kiddos climb the walls...

Haircut!

Heather's niece Nicole (who's going to school for cosmetology) cut Grace's hair for us today!

Grace enjoyed a sucker and sat wonderfully for Nicole...

Nicole even put little baby layers in the back... All done! :)

Baptism

Today Dave had the honor of baptizing our great niece Maddie! (Heather's oldest sister (Tammy) daughter's (Nicole) daughter (Maddie). Make sense? :)

Dave with Nicole and Maddie after the baptism...

Maddie with her sponsors...

But Jesus called the children to him and said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter." Luke 18: 15-17