Hallquist Wedding...

We were all invited to Hawk and Linda's son's wedding tonight.

It was a very nice time. Molly and I stayed back during the actual wedding with the kids, while Blayne, Eddie, Nana and Papa went. We figured why get a babysitter and then have a 2+ hour break between the wedding and cocktails. Then we all attended the dinner and reception, and Aunt Amanda came to watch the 3 kids. Luckily she survived! I was nervous for her!

She had 3 kids for part of the night, and at one point Molly and I picked up Grady and brought him to the reception for a couple hours so it was easier for Molly to feed him rather than running back and forth. It was nice that the reception was at the Red Circle Inn which is only a couple miles from Nana and Papa's house. So then when Grady was asleep for the night, they took him back to Amanda. This is what we came home too after the reception. Two passed out kids. Although they didn't pass out until 10pm, but they did. It is rare for Rowan to fall asleep without a pacifier! Apparently they had fun!

Thanks again Amanda, we really appreciated you watching them. (Oh and Grady wasn't awake when we got home, I just didn't have a picture of him sleeping and couldn't leave him out!)

Fun day in the Sun...

This morning we headed to the Farmer's Market in Appleton to get some fresh fruits and vegetables, and then jumped in the car to head to Nashotah! We had a busy, warm, fun filled weekend ahead of us.

Saturday started with heat, luckily we brought along Rowan's new beach ball sprinkler! It was quite a hit. Would have been more fun if Nana and Papa didn't have well water, and had enough water pressure to get water out of all three spouts! Oh well, the kids didn't know the difference. And it wouldn't be summer without 'popples'. Leave it up to Rowan to drink the water she was catching in her cup!

Rowan completely forgot how fun a jumperoo was too. She has never been around one with another baby in it besides herself. And boy did she take advantage. When Rowan was in it pushing the weight limit, she was giving Grady the ride of his life. She and Kieran were swinging him back and forth like a sling shot.

Poor Grady!

Happy 2nd Birthday Rowan...

We Love You!

Love, Mommy, Daddy and Gizmo

(sorry couldn't figure out how to flip the 2nd picture!)

Sunny Saturday in Conover...

We arrived at Lake Buckatoban around lunch time on Saturday, and the weather was beautiful. Glad we soaked up as much lake time as we did since this was our only sunny day of the weekend!  We had some lunch, and then put on our suits and relaxed and played in the water and sand. Rowan had so much fun splashing, and sitting on the pier, and floating in her floaty! She thought it was the coolest thing, way more fun this year than last year!

Rowan got a fishing pole from Karen, Doug, Gpa Bill and Gma Pam! The adults were actually into it more than she was. It ended up losing it's bait by the end of the weekend, but that is okay! She got to go on a boat ride in Deb and Stu's boat, she wasn't so into it, mainly because her life jacket was bothering her, so it was a short ride. She also pretended to drive Doug's boat, which she thought was pretty cool!

We had a mini birthday celebration for Rowan in the evening. Ordered some pizza from a local restaurant, and had some cupcakes too. I think Rowan had at least 2 cupcakes if not more. Well, at least 2 cupcakes worth of frosting for sure. I was lucky to get pictures with her tiara on, she was too interested in the cupcakes to realize there was something on her head! I didn't get great pictures of her decorations, but we had a pink and green tiara theme!

A few pictures of the party and decor!

And of course there were gifts too! Rowan was opening gifts before many even realized or were ready, so the pictures are a bit scant! But the rest of the post makes up for it! She got an interesting bike from Grandma and Grandpa Bill. It has no pedals or training wheels. Apparently it helps kids go right to a real bike, and it may help with her pigeon toes too? We will see. Among the rest of the gifts were some clothes, a beach ball sprinkler, a helmet, a lantern, and chair in a bag, a book, her fishing pole, a beach towel, and many other things I am sure I am leaving out. Thanks Karen, Doug, Gma Pam, Gpa Bill, Great Grandma and Grandpa, Deb and Stu for spoiling her!

A few family shots! Actually turned out pretty cute! Can't believe our baby is turning 2 already! Many more birthday posts to come!

July 4th Parade, Conover WI

So far we don't really have a good run with Rowan and parades.  If you recall, the Memorial day parade in Neenah, Rowan wasn't a fan of the bands, and wouldn't leave the safe haven of her wagon. Well, the 4th of July parade, she wasn't a fan of all the sirens and honking that the police vehicles were making. She cried, but was happy in the back of Judy's truck. So that is where she staying for most of the parade while her mother fought for candy for her!

After the parade we headed to the park for some music, tractor racing and food. The weather was raining on and off, so we didn't stay long!

Other Conover Randomness...

The biggest thing that Ed was excited about was fishing, and I don't think he got to do it as much as he would have liked because of the weather, but he did find some fish! Rowan did a lot of swinging on a big girl swing, lots of sand playing, and even some firework watching. Grandpa Bill had many fireworks to entertain the group! Because Rowan was up so late on Saturday, we tried to get her to bed in a timely fashion on Sunday, so we didn't see many fireworks that night!

While we were away, Gizmo spent the weekend at The Ruff House, a nice place that does grooming, day care, dog training, and overnight care too. He was well behaved, and was exhausted when we picked him up. He doesn't usually take to Rowan's laying on him well, but after this weekend he was too tired to care! He even came home with roughed up rear paws after all the playing he did.

It's been awhile...

....since I have posted a video!

Here is Rowan and Gizmo playing ball together.