Boys, Boys, Boys!

My group of girlfriends and I, all of whom had baby boys within 8 months of one another, got together at Marilyn's house in Plymouth for a Sunday playdate and lunch. We took all the boys for a walk to the park, with Colton riding his bike alongside the strollers. We wanted to get a picture of the moms AND the kids, but there wasn't anyone around to take the picture! So, this is the only group photo we got. From left to right...
Colton Schmoyer, Quentin Dukowitz, Ty Swanson, Brett Schmoyer, Gage Fox, and Jackson Smith.

It was a great day---Thanks ladies!

WE DID IT!!

My friend Jenny and I ran our FIRST 10k (6.2 miles) on Saturday in the Twin Cities' "Get in Gear" run at Minnehaha Park in Minneapolis. It was a beautiful run, and we had terrific weather...not too hot, yet just enough breeze to keep the sun from making it miserable.

We both did great; Jenny came in under one hour at 59 minutes, and I came in at 1 hr 10 min.
We both had goals to run non-stop and we both succeeded.

It's hard to believe that less than 2 years ago, I told Jenny that I wouldn't be able to run around the block without stopping...
I literally started running from block to block, then increased to 1 mile, and have gone up from there. Jenny has been a great support to me, and a wonderful inspiration. I'm so glad she and I got the opportunity to do this together.

Since I've never really been good at any sports, as I don't have an athletic bone in my body, this has been a personal quest of mine and I am truly very proud of myself. It's kind of one of those moments when I've proven to myself (and hopefully others) that you should never say "I can't". Because when it comes down to it, it's all about mind games and if you tell yourself "You can doooo eeeet", YOU SURE CAN!

Way to go Jenny, WE DID IT!!!

PA-SCETTI!

First spaghetti dinner...
you know, first time parents get a little excited over things like this! Humor us and tell us how CUTE it is!

SOLD!

We are as close to being sold as we can be, until we get to the close date of May 31st. The inspection and appraisal are both completed, and all paperwork is signed! YEE HAW!

La-La-La LEMONS!

Gage likes lemons...
although you wouldn't know by the look on his face!

Fun at the Kalahari in WI Dells

We spent a couple of days at the Kalahari Resort in WI Dells, as my dad has a business conference there every year. Katie and Johnny flew in from NJ, and we stayed overnight Sunday and Monday nights. We spent some time in the indoor waterpark, went out for a nice dinner, and did a lot of laughing. It's hard not to when Johnny Watson is so funny. We almost had the opportunity to meet former Green Bay Packer BLAISE WINTER, but the only one that got to see him was my dad.

First Haircut

Gage got his first (professional) haircut today at "Kid's Hair" in Apple Valley. I had cut it once before, but because I don't know what I'm doing, we'll just say I didn't.

He did SO good. He smiled the entire time, and appeared very curious as to what the lady was doing behind his neck...
but other than a couple of giggles and his reaching for the clippers when they were close, he did a great job.

He looks like a "big" boy now...which is nice, yet sad...