Sunday, August 31, 2008

Makeup by Elle



This morning Elle did Nicole's makeup, I think we have a future makeup artists on our hands. What do you think?

Monday, August 25, 2008

Soccer Has Officially Started!






As if our life's wern't busy enough we now have soccer 3 days a week; Gage on Monday nights, Elle on Tuesday nights and every Saturday is Game day! Elle 1st practice didn't go so well, all she kept saying was "I need a break". Now Gage on the other hand has REALLY stepped up his game! It should be an interesting year watching the two of them play.

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Elle's 1st Day of KinderCare




Elle started 'school' at a local daycare center recently. She has spent the last two years with Lynne, & has been spoiled by her, there will always be a special place in my heart for Lynne. But it was time to move on. Elle needs more structure & more of a learning enviroment. I wanted her to make friends with kids that she'll go off to school with next year & hopefully have a good connection with. We feel like this center is a good place for her, Gage spent a few years there before he went on to Kindergarten. He really enjoyed it back then, oh boy that was such a long time ago........he'll be in 6th grade this year & were having such a fun time watching him become a little man!!

Sunday, August 17, 2008

Senior Photo Session & Family Visit












Another great weekend with the family. My aunt Annie & cousin Katee came to visit, we shopped the Mall of America all day Thursday. Gage for the first time got excited to shop, we walked into PacSun & it was like his Mecca! It's so fun to see him so excited about fashion, not something I ever suspected him to do! He's got a good start to his school shopping. Elle got few things this weekend too, but grandma & I always pick them out, she'd wear her swim suit all the time if we let her! Friday was the big shooting day, Katee was sporting her new clothes for her Senior Pictures, it was so fun, she was so natural in front of the camera the hard part was narrowing down which ones she wanted!! That evening my cousins Becky, Kelly & her daughter Ava joined us for one relaxing weekend, nothing planned just some sun & giggles from the girls while jumping in the pool! Gage was here too, for entertainment with the girls, he was always trying to make the biggest splashes with his gigantic cannon balls! It was a great lazy weekend with the ones we love & don't get to see often enough. I wish it would have lasted longer! My mom & dad always host a great time, thanks for all the fun!
P. S. Dad the banana banshees rocked! Yum, Yum

Friday, August 15, 2008

Wi, Dells Trip
















Oh what fun we had in Wisconsin Dells! Grandpa & Grandma spoiled us once again. We had 3 days of fun at Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park. Gage loved the Gigantic Wave Pool with the new friends he made, Elle enjoyed the littler waves with Grandma, Rich would push them out every time a wave came, she loved it. I was a big baby at the outdoor water park, the water was so cold!! I did brave a few Great water slides, but had to quickly soak up some sun by my dad, he was the coolest guy there, displaying all his tattoos. The indoor water park was the best, Rich & I raced down some slides, I of course lost. We went Mini Golfing one night, Elle was hilarious, she would squat down & play hockey with the golf club upside down to get the ball in! Gage was the only one to get a hole in one, Yea! One of the highlights of that night was the ducks at the mini golf course, you could feed them corn, it was adorable being able to feed them out of your hand. You could even pick them up! Their the best feed ducks around! Of course we always have good eats, thats what were really good at, Rich is displaying his love for buffalo wings, what a goon! I'm a lucky girl!! We also went on Go carts Elle & I went so fast, she giggled the whole time, Gage did pretty good after he figured out which was the gas & the brake ( he crashed pretty hard the first time)! Oops! Rich & I braved the Wooden Roller Coasters, wow, I need a neck brace next time! Fun, Fun, can't wait till next time.

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

31 Years Ago Today!





31 years ago Dick and Di (wow thats a long time) started their life's together. Look at them now, just as beautiful now as I am sure they were the day they got married. We would like to thank them for all they have done for our family and as Nicole and I go forward in our marriage we will always look at you two for inspiration.

Happy 31st Anniversary!
Love Always,

Rich, Nicole, Gage & Elle

Monday, August 4, 2008

Day At a Minnesota Beach






What a fun day we had today!! The kids were so good while I ran my errands this morning we had to do something fun & out of the ordinary for us pool lovers!! The beach it was!! They had so much fun swimming, building castles, waterfalls, trying to catch fish with their hands or buckets (which was hilarious to watch), skipping rocks & of course making new friends. All the while I got to sit back & relax with a good book, thank god for lifeguards!! Seven hours later I had to call in a reinforcement to help me remove their prunie little butts from the water, they were having so much fun! Rich came to my rescue! I love my Mondays off with the kids, I'm so grateful for the extra time I get to have with them & love to watch their relationship grow into a wonderful bond!

Sunday, August 3, 2008

Rented Lens






I was able to rent a $4,00.00 Canon EF 300mm f/2.8 L IS USM Lens the other day. It was for an event and the client paid for me to rent. Before we returned it we took Elle to play soccer she was quickly distracted by the park pool that was near by. Above are a few shots with this amazing piece of equipment.

Saturday, August 2, 2008

Gage's Camp Experience













Gage went off to camp with his Grandma Liz, it looks like they had a blast!! It was called CREATIVE KIDS CAMP. He got to try all kinds of different craft projects, He enjoyed stained glass work & made some beautiful necklaces & loved clay art!! He made me a puffer fish (they're my favorite) & Elle has a little place to put all her jewelry. Rich's didn't make it through the kiln, but its the thought that counts!! He got to go on the ropes course, he's so brave!! He also went swimming, they had a trampoline in the lake that they could jump off, what fun!! He was able to show off his piano skills to an audience "Ode to Joy' was his song of choice! New friendships were made & memories he'll cherish forever. And of course all the time he got to share with Grandma Liz. He had an amazing time & we're so thankful for the opportunity for him to have all these amazing memories. Thank you Grandma Liz!

Friday, August 1, 2008

Night out at the Fair










While Gage is away having fun at Camp, we felt that Elle deserved a night of her own. So we jumped into the car headed to the Washington County Fair. She had a BLAST; from eating Cotton Candy, Corn Dogs and Cookies to riding a ton of rides Elle did it all. It was a PERFECT night and it was such a pleasure to watch Elle having so much fun! Not even halfway home Elle fell asleep on her new Bumble Bee that we won her. Above are a few photos of our night, thanks for stopping by!