Slow down weekends!

Where did the weekend go? We had a pretty busy weekend and this always makes it go by way to fast! Saturday we went to the Tausher family reunion (my Grandma Thompson's side of the family) and had a beautiful afternoon to hang out in the park, eat good food (potlucks are the best), and visit with family.

Weston and Gianna had fun picking up pine cones that, at first glance, looked very similar to something you would find in the grass if you owned a dog:)

Then Saturday night, we went to Merrick State Park to visit Mimi, Chrissy, Darrell, and Mae. They were camping there for the weekend, so we met them for dinner and a bonfire. We are not yet brave enough to go camping with Weston; however, I think he would love it. He got so messy yesterday being outside all day and seemed to love it. Weston's cousin Mae is only four months old and this was already her second camping trip!

Weston's first campfire

For Father's Day we hung out with Grandma and Grandpa Thompson and had a relaxing day. I think Michael enjoyed a day to relax since work is very consuming right now. After church we went out for brunch and then all came home and took naps! It is amazing how wonderful naps can be when you don't normally get to take them.

Finally, this picture is for Aunt Beth. She picked up some cute clothes for Weston at a rummage sale and I promised a picture of him in his new camo pants:)

Happy Birthday Gianna!

Gianna is one year old! We can't believe it!! Last weekend we headed up to Chippewa Falls to celebrate cousin Gianna's first birthday and it was a wonderful day:) Andrea and Andy were great hosts, the weather was beautiful, and Gianna really seemed to enjoy the day.

(She did get a lot more messy than this eating her piece of cake.)

Weston getting ready to do some sidewalk art at Gianna's party.

Weston's first time riding a bike- Mommy and Daddy just might have to get him one of these for his birthday:)

Weston wouldn't keep his hat on, so he sported a sunscreen mohawk for most of the day.


After Gianna's party we headed back to La Crosse for a bridal shower for my future Aunt Jessie. I didn't even get a picture of the bride-to-be, but look for wedding pictures in two months:) We joked that the shower seemed more like a baby shower because we had six little ones running around at the shower, and at one point, it seemed like it was nap time for all six!

Weston and Great Grandma Luebke

My cousin Brianna was great help with Weston during the shower- she will make a great babysitter one day:)

In other news, Weston is getting quite good at crawling up the stairs at my parent' house. This video was taken last Friday and he is even faster now. (Please excuse the sideways shot- I was thinking that it would turn out like a picture I take sideways.)

Well, that is the news for now. Oh, we are still set to close on our house June 29th and Michael is staying very busy at his new job. Please keep him in your prayers- as we all know, starting a new job can be very stressful! I, on the other hand, am loving my job:) Weston and I have a great time hanging out together and he keeps me smiling and busy all day!

Good Night

Well, the latest in house news is that we had the inspection today and it went well. There are a few things that will need fixing in the very near future, but nothing too major. We are one step closer! Before all the house stuff happened- we spent some time in Necedah with family and I didn't take a single picture, but we did have fun and got to do some catching up with Tamie, Jacob and their kids. Then, last Saturday we went to a family friend's wedding and it was beautiful. I haven't been good with my camera lately, so I didn't get a picture of Weston in his cute suit before the end of the night when there wasn't much left of it. (He slowly lost articles of clothing as the night went on.) Here a few pictures I did manage to get.

Aren't we missing somebody?

Sisters

At this point he really needed a good nap and I guess he was too tired to hold his bottle! We all got a good laugh when we looked over and saw him drinking his bottle this way.

Weston, Aunt Beth, Gianna, and Aunt Andrea tearing up the dance floor.

After the wedding, Michael left for a week of training in Wausau. It was a busy week for him full of too much information to handle in one week, but he did enjoy it. So far, this week he has been getting settled in his office and will meet with some of his clients this week and next. He is a little overwhelmed, but is handling it very well.

When Michael is gone I appreciate being with my parents even more! It is so nice to have the extra help:)

Grandpa showing Weston how to be a cowboy and put grass in his mouth. Not that he doesn't already know how to put grass in his mouth:)

Finally, this past weekend we went to my cousin Scott's graduation party and, again, I didn't take any pictures! I do have an excuse for not being on the ball though. Weston has been regressing in his sleeping through the night and lately has been doing this thing where he gets up about 3 am. He doesn't want to eat and doesn't need comfort- he just wants to play! I told Michael this is harder than when he used to wake up hungry or crying for comfort because it isn't a quick fix. He will NOT go to bed until he is tired again and twice this week he ended up staying up for two plus hours. Then when he is finally tired, he has been doing this thing where he realizes he his about to fall asleep and does something to wake himself up- like sit up really fast. Hopefully, this is a very short phase!!!! I am tired just thinking about it and I should really go to bed! Good night.

Very Quick Update

I am going to update our faithful readers very quick! Michael is gone for the week training in Wausau, so since I won't have opportunities to catch up on sleep and nighttime is the only time I get to work on my blog, I have to be sensible and choose sleep over working on it. Anyway, we made an offer on a house in West Salem (which happened to be exactly what we were looking for) and after a counteroffer we got the house! We still have a ways to go until it is officially ours (loan approval, inspection, appraisal, etc..), but if all goes well, we will move in at the end of this month!! We are very excited and CAN'T WAIT:)