Goodnight??

Emme woke up last night around 9 pm, after sleeping for 2 hours, ready to play. She was all smiles, giggles, and extremely wild. Here are a few pics of Pete trying to get her to lay down and go back to bed. Obviously it didn't work and she was up to almost 11 pm. Crazy little girl.

Some random cute pics

Playing house with Emme's little kitchen and tea pot :)
Aww. Look at my sweet girl. She likes putting her pretend cakes in the oven.

Helping mommy clean

Up North Family Vacation

This past weekend Pete, the kids and I made the trip up north to Grand Marias. We left early Friday morning and arrived home tonight (Sunday). It was a beautiful weekend and we had a great time. We stayed at Cascade Lodge and had hiking trails right out our back door. The lodge was in Cascade National Park. There was a 0.6 mile loop that we hiked to see the waterfalls. Noah had a blast. He loved hiking and leading the way. He is definitely his Father's son. I think his favorite part was climbing the rocks in the river and dipping his toes in the water. Emme was very sleep deprived, but she seemed to enjoy the hike too while being carried in the backpack. We also enjoyed throwing rocks in the lake, eating frozen custard in town, and having lattes at Java moose while going on an early morning walk. Oh..and I cant forget, eating pizza at Sven and Ole's (the best pizza ever)! It was a great weekend to be away, however, I am glad to be home in my own bed without Noah between Pete and I. The pictures below are somewhat out of order...enjoy!

On the way home...very tired little ones :)
awww...they love each other soo much.

breakfast in bed

fun at the lodge.

Noah and Emme enjoyed wrestling and playing in the pack-n-play

The end of the hike

Noah leading the way

Look at the beautiful waterfall behind them! It was such a gorgeous sight! And the two men in the picture are my life :)

The other love of my life :) Miss stinker bug!

my little man is getting so big

mom the pack mule

sharing....I wonder how long this will last?

Enjoying the view

The only family picture from the vacation.

Gooseberry Falls

In Duluth on the way up to Grand Marias. We stopped for lunch and to stretch our legs.

R.I.P.

Baa Baa

June 2009-July 2010

Security blankie for Little Miss Emme Horn

Was well loved and cared for

Baa will be greatly missed

Today we have lost our beloved Baa. Baa went every where Emme went...grocery store, on walks, car rides, etc. While out of town this past weekend, Baa was somehow left behind. Unfortunately, the store where Baa came from was closed tonight so Emme had to go to bed with an impostor. Hopefully she wont notice when I give her a brand new, shiny, clean smelling Baa tomorrow :)

Goodnight my friends...it could be a long night :(

Lions, Tigers, and Bears

Summer Fun

I finally uploaded the camera and remembered I never posted pics of Emme's first birthday. Here are few highlights from her big day along with pictures from the past few weeks. Enjoy!

mmm cake. Daddy and Noah enjoyed Emme's birthday cake.

Happy Birthday Emme! She loved her cake and devoured the whole piece.

Noah and his buddy Mia

Emme got her first 2 baby dolls. She wasn't too sure what to think at first. But she now loves playing with her baby's and push them around in her new stroller.

We were hit by the flu again this year. Luckily Emme never got it...yet :( I had it first, then Noah, and now Pete has it. Noah was pretty miserable but he thought it was fun to make his bed on the couch and sip 7up.

Princess Emme Sassy Pants and Prince Noah Stinker Butt

Grandma's Marathon!

We are back from Duluth where Pete ran the 1/2 marathon. We had a wonderful weekend and the weather was perfect. Nice and sunny :) Pete did amazing in his race. We are very proud of him. We left for Duluth on Friday morning and spent the evening walking around canal park and eating lots of pasta. We also went swimming at the hotel's water park. Very fun! Saturday was an early morning. Pete had to be up around 4:30 am so he could eat and get to the starting line. The race officially started at 6:30. Noah and I got up close to 7 and went outside to watch Pete run by. Our hotel was right on the race route. Very convenient. Saturday afternoon we spent most of our time swimming. Noah is such a water bug. He would swim forever. The three of us also napped. Later we went for a nice long walk to stretch out Pete's legs and had a picnic on the beach. The weekend was such a nice break from the daily schedule.

Emme stayed home from this trip, with my parents. It was her first time away from me and I cried the whole way home after dropping her off. However, it would have been extremely hard having her there especially since she needs 2 naps to function and she also hates pools. She had a blast with my parents. She was spoiled :) She went on a lot of walks, ate ice cream, and had one on one attention. Just what my dramatic, little princess needed. Well, I will stop writing and get straight to the pictures :)

Noah waiting patiently for Daddy to run by. He was so excited to see Pete. He kept saying "there he is!" for every guy that somewhat resembled Pete.

Run Peter Run! You're doing great! We were at the 10 mile marker. He had a little over 3 miles left at this point!

Pete and his brother Matt after the race. They both did great. I am very proud of them.

My and my handsome hubby! and little Noah peaking at us

Rocks. Noah's favorite thing to do is throw rocks and collect rocks.

Me and my little man.