What If....

...Hannah was raised by Justin and his best friend Jeff?

I would hope that for her well-being (and safety) some of my female friends would step in!!

Jeff came up to see the new house the other night and along with him he promised to bring some dinner. Dinner being a huge plate of straight up meat. Nothing else. Just meat. I love meat, don't get me wrong. But watching these two grown men eat meat is like watching a wild animal destroy and devour their prey. (And that statement was probably a compliment to these two guys.) They sucked, tore, grunted and sighed with pure pleasure as they ate. They discussed how great it is to feel like a "wild carnivore." ....is this normal?

Notice the lack in use of their utensils?!?! Just when I think things cannot get any worse, they teach Hannah how to suck meat off the bone.

This all only became full-circle when Hannah farted two times at the dinner table (while the boys hoot and hollered her on) and then completely unprompted, lifted up her shirt to expose her bare belly to Jeff and patted it with satisfaction of a delicious full meal.

When you think things cannot get any worse...think again.

Then it was play time- and at least Hannah had one thing right....

She tried to shut Jeff up by shoving one of Cookie Monster's cookies in his mouth.

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I put Hannah down for the night and walked down the stairs to hear Justin and Jeff giggling like little school-girls. (This should have been my first hint to turn and run back up the stairs) But against my better judgement I walked into the living room to see them giggling over HUGE bowls of ice cream. (Because apparently they didn't get enough meat) Their FOUR whopping scoops of ice cream were covered with chocolate, caramel, Reese's peanut butter cups and M & Ms.

So in conclusion...Hannah would basically be raised by two children.

God, please keep me safe.

Ooooow Baby, Baby

This weekend was one of celebrations. Babies (lots of babies) and a beautiful wedding. Friends Kim and Joe from up at the lake were married in Roseville on Saturday...it was a gorgeous day, beautiful ceremony and it was all topped off with a candy bar and soft-serve ice cream buffet at the reception...doesn't get much better than that folks. Here are some snapshots from the wedding:

Joe and Kim- thanks for letting the whole family be part of your special day- we had a ton of fun...maybe a little too much. :)
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Did I mention "babies?!" Because there are a lot of them in my Roseville friend group...the newest addition is this little cutie pie:

(Congrats Linds and Josh, she is beautiful)

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My other "Roseville lady"- Sarah is expecting very soon too, and as always, she is looking as gorgeous as ever. So we came together for a shower on Saturday to celebrate the sleepless nights in store for her when her little baby boy arrives! It was also crazy baby-mania at the shower...just take a look and you will know what I am talking about:

...seriously, who has the crying kid.....

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So that was a quick review of our busy weekend. I know that I stink at blogging lately- and I wish I could tell you that I will get better- but I am afraid that I may not for a while. :) The photography business has really picked up speed and taking and editing photos for clients has consumed all my spare time....and it is just about to get worse. These next few weeks we are booked solid. Good problem to have though! Hope you all have a fabulous week and hopefully I'll get another update on here sooner rather than later.

(Thanks Brit for letting me steal all of your photos from the shower!)

WeEkeNd ReVieW

This past weekend was busy- but a ton of fun. Justin and I acted like we did pre-child. Beers around a campfire, late nights, and good ole friends. It started with a BBQ in Belle Plaine and ended with a fun filled wedding night in Minneapolis. (Somewhere in the middle we ditched Hannah at her Grandparents.)

The wedding was on the 55th floor of the IDS Center in Minneapolis. Justin and I splurged and got a corner king sweet at the Marquette...(okay, we didn't mean to. Justin forgot to book the reservation and a corner sweet was all that was left.) :) But hey, Justin's procrastination actually worked for me this time, because I love fancy hotels. The wedding was for his co-worker, Mark- a fellow engineer. Fortunately we did not just sit around comparing Ti-89 calculators, and splitting jokes about mathematics and phsysics.... his engineer buddies actually know how to party.

Congratulations Mark and Jo!

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This morning was our Monday morning playgroup date and 15 minutes in Hannah puked. She's never puked before...but man, she p.u.k.e.d. So I did what every good mother would do- we left, came home, got cleaned up and she went absolutely nuts. Like...crawling around-screaming-giggling-chasing-the-dog-NUTS. I was bummed. Playgroup is the single thing that I look forward to each week. It's a large chunk of time where I do not have to plan on an activity to entertain Hannah. And the best part?....She comes home and takes the longest nap of the week. Stinker. Here are some photos of her post-puke.

...obviously, completely fine.

An Important Visitor

Friday afternoon Hannah had an important visitor...another potential suitor. His name is Cooper and he is the adorable son of my best friend, Angela. Cooper is an old wise 4 month old who enjoys babbling, grabbing at hanging objects and eating. Enjoy some photos from our visit with him!

Thank you for coming to visit Cooper!

Wide Load...

Last weekend I talked about how important family is. This weekend Justin and I got to kick back with some more family and have a night out at Osaka. We joined the Johnstons for another cousin dinner over a hibachi grill. Very similar to Benihanahs- but this place has a little more of a "party" attitude. All the same foods and appetizers- but Benihanas is missing out on the free sake shots/squirts into your mouth! We love hanging out with the cousins and always have a great time!

As always, while we gather and have fun- we toast to the cousins who are unable to be there! We missed you Annie, Keegan, Ben and Sam (squared).

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While at my parents house waiting for our dinner date- our good pal Jarod Olson was driving by in a "vehicle" that only defines Jarod- all too well.

Jarod is the owner of Twin City Lawn and Landscape. It's a huge business that he built from his high school lawn mowing company!....we are always very proud of Jarod. It was funny to see this huge machine parked in my parents driveway!

If you know Jarod- you know that he is in heaven behind the wheel of this bad-boy!

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Well, this tired girl is off to bed- good night!

I Just Couldn't Wait...

...For Daddy to get home so that I could go and visit my new friend, Cooper!

Have I mentioned how much more smiley Hannah is now?...the serious-face is slowly vanishing...

In other news, she also stands all the time and can almost pull herself up on her own. Won't crawl or roll-over, but she wants to stand All. The. Time. As long as she is hanging on or leaning up against something- she likes just hanging out on her own two feet.