our new home!

some of you have requested these...so, here you go! here are a few pictures from our little home...we are so happy there! it's a cozy, happy little place!

some of my favorites from our home: 1. the photo above our fireplace at the foot of our bed (my brother, mark, took it of adelie trying to eat my ice cream cone!! Nate & I absolutely love it! it's such a sweet, happy picture...thanks, mark!) 2. the book rack!!! (we copied R&H on this one...) we wanted to say 'thanks' to R&H, M&L, C&E for the sweet (and generous!) baby gift....we used it to buy this awesome book rack! Nate still needs to hang it, but we love it! adelie has so many great books (she has another whole basket full!!) and it's so great to be able to just grab a great read! thanks! we absolutely love it!

the photos at the end are of adelie first thing in the morning!! I love walking in on her to see her peek her cute little blue eyes out at me! she has some serious bed-head in one of the pics! love it! she makes my life so happy! I love waking up to that sweet little smile.

snow! snow! snow!

Last week we enjoyed some beautiful 65 degree days with sunshine....tomorrow we should get our first big snow!! The national weather service "says" we could get a foot, but more likely 6-8 inches. I can't wait!!! We are excited to see Adelie react to the snowflakes. She loves seeing the leaves fall & fly around, so I'm sure she will be in heaven in the fluffy white stuff!!!!! We will take lots of pictures & videos! Should be a great day for cuddling up & watching some college football with hot cocoa...and then a little romp around in the fresh snow!!!

I thought I'd post a few pictures from my favorite place to go with Adelie & Nate....Lake Minnetonka in Excelsior! Love walking along the shoreline and my new favorite place to bring Adelie is to the swings on Excelsior Beach! She loves them!!! She loves the swings & its so fun being right next to the lake...the first pictures are from awhile ago (when it was still warm) and the swinging pics are from this week.

I love the last picture of her...so I thought I'd share her sweet little face with you! Cant wait to see her cute little cheeks & button nose all rosy from the cold Minnesota air!!! Bring on the snow.

Love you all.

GO BUCKY!!!!!

 

 

we (dad, adelie and I...not so much the Ohio-State-fan-hubby) had an AMAZING time at the wisconsin v ohio state football game! favorite, favorite, favorite UW football game I've ever been to. absolutely outstanding...so exciting...and so much fun with my favorite people!!! I cannot begin to express how much fun I had...adelie was adorable & got SO much attention. the game was super exciting & intense...and will remain one of my favorite badger memories...

still hoping for a rose bowl trip this year...I'd love an excuse to visit R&H&F&babymiller!! what better excuse than a rose bowl trip for my favorite red&white football team?! so so so fun!

corn maze!!

our trip to the corn maze was fantastic!!! had so much fun in the exotic petting zoo....loved the sweet corn...and had a fabulous time navigating the 'vikings'-themed corn maze (awesome!!) can't wait to go back next year!!

taylor's falls hike with the babe!

little A

our little sweet strawberry

adelie's first halloween was so much fun! halloween is much more fun with kids. I loved making her costume & she was adorable! such a cheerful little girl!