Yesterday Mommy and Aunt Bethie took Annalise and Sean back to Kuiper’s Family Farm for more apples (yum!) and another photo shoot in the pumpkin patch. Annalise and Sean picked these two pumpkins out to bring home. Today, Annalise wanted to decorate the pumpkins with stickers. As she was decorating the big one, she said that “this one is for Grandma”.
“they are going to be so happy when they come home” –Annalise
When she was done, she said she needed one for Papa, so she decorated the small one for Grandpa. She was very happy with her work (she even let Sean help, a little) and said “they are going to be so happy when they come home”.
Last weekend we finished the baby’s room. The design comes straight from the Pottery Barn Kids site’s “Circus Friends” room. Judging from the kid’s reactions (Annalise: “the baby’s room is pretty, Daddy!”) and occassional request to “go play in the baby’s room,” I’d say it was a hit with them.
The ceiling fan was on clearance for $50 at HD!
The pictures are from PBK, the animals from IKEA
Draperies from IKEA; Custom dresser by me
The dresser is my own design. I’ve posted details of it’s design and construction on my woodworking blog. You can also read a bit more on the room here.
I’m hoping to start on the crib the week my parents arrive to meet our new son…about one month to go now!
Last weekend, Grandma and Grandpa Jaromin paid us a visit…and unfortunately brought along the remnants of Tropical Storm Lowell and Hurricane Ike with them. Nonstop rains and regional flooding meant a weekend spent indoors. We therefore decided to spend as much of the last weekend of the Summer outdoors. One of our favorite Sept/Oct. destinations is Kuipers Family Farm in Maple Park, IL. So, after a very hot and therefore very short, Saturday morning spent at Johansen Farms in Bolingbrook, we decided to head out a bit farther to Kuipers. We invited our niece Keara along for the trip – the kids had a great time. I’m sure we’ll be back again soon!
This year’s family portrait at Kuipers…
Here’s Keara “washing pumpkins” with Annalise and Sean.
Here’s “Farmer Sean” working the fields
These sheep and goats really swarmed…we had to stay close to keep them from knocking him over. Sean loved petting and feeding the animals.
Last weekend we visited Stork Snapshots just as we had with Annalise and Sean. Unlike both of his older siblings, he cooperated right away and we were able to get some amazing shots.
If you’re out in the Chicagoland area and expecting, we highly recommend you pay these folks a visit…
Last night we celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary at Morton’s in Naperville. The weather was lousy, the dinner excellent, and the company the divine.
After many a “dry” run, Annalise finally achieved success on this monumental milestone! (Although I don’t think she was nearly as excited as Mommy was) Here’s hoping this is just the beginning.
Sean’s recently begun walking around, spontaneously counting to 5. We spent last evening at the Dupage Children’s Museum where the kids had a blast. When he wasn’t counting, Sean enjoyed singing into a cylindrical block “microphone”. In fact, Sean’s quite the musician. For months now, we’ve been trying for months to capture him singing and playing the piano at home. Unfortunately, the singing typically stops the instant the camera comes out. Here’s our best video to date.
A couple days ago I learned that a close personal friend of mine was hospitalized with what was described to me as a “mild” heart attack. He’s going in for triple-bypass surgery next week. I guess we should be thankful that he received this “warning” in time and that something can be done.
It’s been rather busy around the house, and I’ve been trying to find the time to create this new, consolidated blog. Consequently, we’ve yet to post an entry to say that — we’re expecting our third! The due date is November 10th. A couple weeks ago, after returning from Las Vegas, we went in for our “20 week” ultrasound. Grandma and Aunt Bethie were there when we learned … it’s a boy and here he is:
