Monster Truck Jam

Last weekend we went to the Metrodome to see the Monster Truck show. We had some very impressive seats in the lower level thanks to Uncle Darin and Papa Cargill. :) And the ear plugs where a great addition to the gift. Colin and Justin are very much into crashing and racing toy monster trucks at home so this was a huge treat for them as they knew many of the names already. They were in awe from the start of the show and greatly enjoyed all the jumps, races and the few crashes.

SKIING!!

We went to Wild Mountain today and took Colin skiing for the first time. He LOVED it and is such a natural skier! He said he even liked it more than tubing! The first part of the morning was spent with Colin getting a feel/balance on skis, and Jason taught him how to snow-plough/stop. It wasn't long and he was cruising on his own showing no fear and eagerly made several runs down the starter hill. After lunch we tackled the tow rope taking it all the way to the top of the hill where Jason taught him how to ski from side to side down the hill to control his speed. This took more practice and a few falls. By afternoon we were on the chair lift and were skiing down all kinds of full beginner trails. I still can't believe how well he did--he was so awesome!

	We were all exhausted at the end of such a fun day.

9 Month Update

There have been a lot of exciting "firsts" for Adam this month!
* 2 bottom teeth
* waves bye-bye
* claps his hands
* first ear infection
* rocking back and forth on his hands and knees
* spinning around and scooting backwards; up on his toes
* "Ma" and "Da" sounds with this time around Ma being said first. :)

He is getting a lot more active making this photo session a bit more difficult as our little Adam did not want to sit still for a picture. Looks like it is time to baby proof the house and put up the gates. :)

New Years 2011

Well, it was quite the interesting New Years this year. It was a typical morning of Colin and Justin chasing each other with the normal take down and tackling/wresting ("hugging") that these boys find so entertaining. This session, however, resulted in Justin sliding across the floor and landing in a precarious position. Later that afternoon we knew something may be serious when at the hotel (more coming on that in a bit) he said his arm hurt too much to swim. Jason, the awesome daddy that he is, takes a very resistant Justin to the ER. After 3 hours of quality time at Children's Hospital we learn that Justin has broken his collar bone. After Justin finally gave in to the the fact that we were staying at the doctors, he acted so  brave waited so patiently for his x-rays and cooperated so nicely when they fitted him for his sling. Thankfully, it wasn't a serious break and the bone should heal in only about a week. Justin has been such a rock star about wearing his sling to immobilize his arm. He is quite proud that he can do so much with only his left arm, and this tummy sleeper has been awesome about sleeping on his back. You are such a trooper, Justin and we are glad it wasn't anything more serious. You truly are a tough guy and can quickly adapt and roll with things.


While Jason and Justin were at Children's Hospital, Colin, Adam, and I started the New Years festivities with the Meissners at the Hilton Garden Inn. Surprisingly, there really weren't many in the pool so we got to enjoy some time in the pool before taking a pizza break for supper.



Jason and Justin were back after we finished up in the pool and joined us for a round of the board game, Sorry. The kids also came up with some very creative, funny Mad libs before settling down for a movie. When I say creative I mean a lot of stinky, poopy, toilet humor. :)


We expected the kids so fall asleep watching the movie as it was 10p.m. They appeared to be on the brink of sleep when all of the sudden they got their second wind and were bright eyed for the final count down to the new year.



The next morning we enjoyed more pool time and this time Adam and Justin joined in on the fun. After hotel check out we headed back to our house as it was only a few miles away and watched the final Vikings game of the season. These loyal fans were all Vikings excited and enjoyed the game even though it was another loss. 2011 was a very awesome year and we are very excited for 2012!