Happy Birthday Daddy!

We helped daddy celebrate his birthday this weekend with a trip to the park. Fortunately the park is only 2 blocks away....or unfortunately! Seems like we go there often lately. But as you can see, Regan loves it! Her favorite is the big slide, the one she needs mom or dad's help to go down! She just giggles when we get to the bottom, it's so cute! The other slides she manages to go down by herself (even those 6 feet off the ground!). Our fearless child :)

Daddy's birthday seemed to be a good one! He started off the morning by sleeping in till 8am and once awake, the first word he heard was an energetic "daddy" from Regan! Next was a homemade omelet from mom and Caribou coffee; lucky guy :) Despite no formal "honey-do" list from mommy, daddy decided on his own to spend all afternoon washing vehicles. But he wasn't without help, Regan tried her best to 'help' out. And for dinner, daddy took us out to Olive Garden. Unfortunately, we think Regan is getting another tooth and she wasn't much up for sitting quietly during dinner, but we managed to eat our meals quickly and head home where she was much happier, drooling all the while! Happy Birthday Daddy!

I didn't do it...

This face is precious! Of course, she did do it, but what did she do? After daddy's 31st birthday celebration, he was giving Regan a snack (dried fruit). It was late for the both of them and while daddy walked away for just a second, Regan took the whole bag and brought it up to her mouth. And yes, the entire bag of dried fruit landed on the floor; well, not the entire bag, some of it was on her shirt! Opps. We can't blame it entirely on her considering daddy left the bag open and accessible (you can see in the background who had to clean up, he he he!).

Regan loves her new wagon

Grandpa Arnie fixed up daddy's wagon from when he was a child and gave it to Regan! She adores her new "ride", although with 3 strollers and a bike trailer, our garage is starting to fill up. I think the wagon, by far, is her favorite; and I'm thinking it has something to do with the fact that she's not strapped in. Makes it a little scary for mom, but Regan doesn't seem to mind. And really, how fast can one pull a wagon?

Once a pot of flowers, now a nest for bunnies

Contrary to the hope of daddy, mommy couldn't handle the thought of destroying these cute little bunnies. Unfortunately, mommy is now the enemy to all the neighbors too, who are on daddy's side. Too late now, their eyes have finally opened and they should be gone in the next few days! Gone, but not far, is the claim of all the neighbors. Yea well, I'll be upset when they start eating my flowers, but I still can't think of "getting rid of them".

BIG news!

Regan turned 15 months old yesterday, and officially moved into her own room! I know, I know, yes, she has been sleeping in our bedroom for the last 15 months, but it worked for us and so we did it that way. We all moved onto the main level of our 1 1/2 story home thanks to Uncle Shane and daddy moving the king bed down the stairs (that was a sight!). Good news for the grandparents, the master bedroom is now the spare bedroom, bathroom included! Aren't you lucky :)

Unfortunately, Regan didn't sleep so well in her new room, but she managed to stay in her crib all night and mommy/daddy never had to help calm her down. It might take a while until we all sleep through the night, but we're up for the challenge!

Happy Mommy's day!

What a great weekend for Mother's day! The weather was beautiful and we enjoyed a lot of outdoor time! Sunday morning, mommy went to Wagner's and spent loads of money on flowers and after Regan's morning nap, we all helped plant the flowers; as you can tell, Regan enjoyed smelling each and every flower! Later in the day, mommy and Regan walked to the park where our fearless child, set out to break new records! Have you ever known a 15 month old to go down a big slide all by herself? Well, meet Regan :) After an afternoon nap, our day started to get interesting.

Mom wants to have dinner at Red Savoy's in St. Paul, so after a 25 minute drive, we had to wait 45 minutes for our pizza. Not a big deal, their pizza is worth it. Unfortunately, the pizza came to our table burnt!! Can you believe that? After tearing through a bite or two, we decided it wasn't worth it and asked to leave. By then, Regan was getting antsy, so as dad waited for our new pizza (management offered another one), Regan and mom headed outside to run. Regan proceeded to fall down outside, knocking over someone's left-over, cold coffee and spilling it on herself and mom-ick. Now we smell like burnt pizza and coffee. Finally, dad comes out and we drive home, where it's straight into the tub for Regan. She was in her glory playing around in the tub, so mom left her in---maybe a little too long. Next thing we know, there's some "logs" floating around in the tub!! Double ick! Dad rushes in to help and we have to start the bath over. As mom is cleaning the tub, her hand slips off the shower spout which ends up facing OUT of the tub dousing mom and the entire bathroom in water!! Good grief!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!

Ride 'em cowgirl!

Regan loves her bouncy horse and has finally gotten the hang of how to make it move on her own! It's super cute to watch her bounce up and down or back and forth as the horse takes her for a ride :) She also likes to give Mr. Horse a nice smooch on his mane!

A surprise visit from Uncle Ben!

Uncle Ben flew to MN from DC this weekend to celebrate Mother's Day with grandma Jan. On his way to New Ulm, he stopped by to visit Regan and see how big she has gotten! Only grandma Jan was left out of the news of his trip, that is, until he pulled up in front of the house-SURPRISE!

A visit to Great-Grandma's house

Mom and Regan drove to New Ulm this weekend to say good bye to Great-Grandma's house; it will be our last visit there as the house is sold and the auction has ended. We will all miss great-grandma, and I'm sad to know that Regan will never get to experience her home-made jams and pies made with fruits from the garden and apple trees. It was a sad day, but watching Regan laugh and smile as she ran around the yard helped lift everyone's spirit.