A Trip to the Zoo
We are a bit behind on updates, but I wanted to put up some of our pictures from Memorial Day weekend, which is the last weekend in May. We went to the Como Zoo, which is a free zoo. However, they do ask for donations. It also has a little adventure park called, Como Town, connected to it. We did not go on any of the rides except the train, of course. We were lucky the weather held up for the weekend.
The Accident
For those that are not aware, Matt had a car accident one week ago. He was on his way to pick up the kids from school when a kid, who just got his license, turned left right in front of him. Matt ended up T'ing the car on the passenger side, setting off both air bags. It was fortunate that no one was hurt. Matt had a slight burn mark on his hand from the air bag deploying, whiplash and a little back pain, but nothing permanent, thank goodness! We are fortunate the kids were not in the car as well. The outcome, however, for the car was not so good...
As Troy says, "Daddy's car broke!" He thinks we should get a new car like Mater, from the Pixar Cars movie. Mummy is hoping for a car more like Ramone!!
Happy Birthday Nanna!!
If you see this woman, wish her a Happy Birthday! She has just turned 60 years-old! Yes, she looks like me. She should! She's my mother! Anyway, Happy Birthday Mummy Seime!!
The Day the Fairy Came
We have accumulated a lot of NUKS over the years. Troy, like his mother, loved his pacifier and found it helped soothe them when going to bed, did not feel well or for teething. Well, we have been hoping to kick his habit for quite some time, and it all happened by accident. Matt had taken me out for my birthday and on the way home, we realized that his NUK was in the dishwasher. We were not quite sure what the babysitter was going to do, but we came home and all was calm. She ended up patting his back for awhile, but it was our saving grace. From that point on, the Fairy had come and taken his NUK for a little boy who did not have one. He has found them periodically in one of our drawers, but it has been two weeks now since he has used his NUK. Since Emma does not like them, these are now going away for a lot of boys and girls that need NUKS [wink wink, nudge nudge].
Happy Birthday Grandpa Pat!!
Happy 62nd Birthday, Grandpa Pat!! We hope you had a great day! We also wanted to wish you a Happy Retirement!! We expect more visits now!!
When Daddy Sneezes...
Emma has never liked it when Matt sneezes. This particular time, Matt was trying to feed her. Her little chin started quivering and the rest was history. I don't know what it is, but she doesn't like it at all! The proof is in the crocodile tear running down her face...poor thing.
Happy Birthday Stuart!
Happy 35th Birthday, old boy!! I welcome your comments Stu, because I know you will be checking this day and night. This photo was taken back in 1996. You do the math...Emma - 10 Months
Emma is 10th months-old now and a few things have changed. She is moving around a little bit more. She is not crawling forward yet, but she can stand for a long period of time and is starting to roll a bit to get what she wants. Her favorite past times are chewing on shoes and clapping. She is eating very well. She loves bananas. I let her hold onto half a banana and she likes to gnaw on it. As you can see, she has her two bottom teeth and is working hard on cutting some more. She seems to have continual ear infections with these teeth. She currently has a right ear infection, so we are on another 10-day dose of medication.
She has also just stopped waking up for her 10 p.m. feed, but instead sleeps through the night for the most part. Now, if I could only stop working and just go to bed, I might get some sleep!
Our New Visitor
Matt picked the kids up from school the other day and all I could hear when they got home was Troy screaming out my name. He was so excited and rightfully so. As you can tell by the pictures, we had a new visitor to the neighborhood. Now, in 
addition to turkeys running down the street and deer in our backyard, we had a snapping turtle that came up the hill from the pond down the road. I did not realize how big he was until I saw the pictures Matt took. Like I always say...never a dull moment.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!
First off, I want to thank everyone for the Birthday wishes, cards and gifts. It was really nice to get that attention for such a momentous occasion. The day was great! I took the whole day off of work and I scheduled a spa package that Matt had given me for Valentine's Day. I dropped the kids off at school, ran my errands and headed over to the spa salon. I had a long massage, manicure, my hair done and make-up. It was a relaxing 3 hours!
I had enough time for a movie, so I drove across to the mall where I ended up seeing Iron Man. The movie was entertaining, but nothing to do a review about. Sorry, dad. I still had enough time to cross town and pick up the kids. I was then delighted to come home and have Matt grill me some lamb chops for dinner. Does it get any better? Oh wait, Matt had a Cold Stone Creamery Ice-cream cake waiting for me. Troy was so excited to see cake that he ruined the surprise as Matt was trying to sneak it in the house. I was not that crazy about turning 30, but the day could not have gone any better. Again, thank you everyone for making it a special day.
Happy Mother's Day
Happy Mother's Day to everyone around the globe. We spent Mother's Day by hopping in the car for a crazy, whirl-wind, one-day trip to South Dakota. Matt had 3 cousins graduating that weekend.Before we left, my children gave me something I have wanted for awhile - an electric griddle! Troy was excited, because it meant I could make him pancakes, something he likes only second to cake. Anyway, it was nice to see Matt's family for the day.
Happy Birthday Bono!
Bono, I understand you can not perform for my birthday every year, but let's try again for next year, okay? Small request....NOTE: Of course Bono reads my blog!!
Happy Birthday Grandpa Jack!
Happy Birthday to a man who has lived a full life. John or "Jack" as we call him, was born in Spencer, Nebraska. His family, which included 6 siblings, moved to Wood, South Dakota where he attended Witten High School. After Graduation, he entered the U.S. Navy. He fought in Guam during World War II. After his discharge from the service, he attended South Dakota State University studying watch repair. He then moved to a small town called Bridgewater, where he worked for NC Lund who had the town jewelry store. Grandpa Jack eventually purchased the business from Mr. Lund. In addition to being a business owner and watchmaker, he was the city treasurer, city auditor and sold annuitues and investments for Waddel and Reed.
During his time in Bridgewater, Grandpa Jack met and married Lois Gasper on April 17, 1951. They proceeded to have 9 children, 4 girls and 5 boys. They have 22 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren, two of them are Troy and Emma.
Happy 83rd Birthday Grandpa Jack!
Our First Nice Day
In Minnesota, there appears to be three kinds of weather - cold, very cold and luke warm. We are finally starting to get into the luke warm period and therefore took advantage of the day with a nice walk down the street in the wagon. Emma loved it! She just sat there and took it all in. Troy, however, was not so quiet. He usually wants to either push or pull the wagon. He can never sit still. I would say he gets that from my side, but there are definitely some tendencies on the Mehlbrech side as well. So, he is in good company! Either way, wagon walks are a good sign of warmer weather to come!
Check Out This Mug!
Troy and Emma had their school photos taken this past month. Emma's were surprisingly not that good. She normally takes a pretty good photo. However, Troy's mischievious grin comes through every single time!
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