First Football Game

Connor has been begging to go to a football game, so we took him to his first game at his future high school.  Go Bison! 


We all actually had a really great time since it was really my first game too!

Connor loved watching the cheerleaders and the marching band!

But his favorite was the popcorn!

Sibling love! I think both of them being overly tired made them extra affectionate :)

Our Week

Aunt Julie's birthday was on Yom Kippur, so we celebrated on Wednesday night.  Connor was so excited for the "birthday party" that he didn't want to play until after birthday cake!

My favorite piece of Connor's journal this week was his picture of him playing on the computer.  Aww!

 Miss Caylee with her super-sized drink at Corner Bakery on Friday.  Just ice, but she's a pro with the straw!

Dates with Mama

A new outfit!  Seriously.  Silky polka dot Gap shirt, cropped leggings and new gold moccasins...love!

Not a fan of pics that morning, but she looked pretty cute for a little shopping trip with Mama!

In the afternoon, Connor and I went to Eva's birthday party at the bounce house place.  He was unstoppable for 1.5 hours!

Hello Kitty headband :)

A laundry basket

Our Week

Last Sunday was the first day of football, so we went all out with fun snacks, Bears gear, and some family time together on the couch.  Caylee dug right into the artichoke & cheese dip!

During the 2nd half of the game, I took Caylee over to the pet store where she had a blast playing with the small animals.  She was shrieking so loud when she saw them!

Trying a whole apple for the first time!

What happens when a 4 year old goes into the beer cooler at the store...

Just like Mama with her purse, necklace and baby stroller...

Star sunglasses at the Kite Fest!

So proud that he conquered this all by himself!

Go Bradley!

#undefeated

Connor-isms

Connor and I went shopping this morning. I explained how we buy presents and hide them until we give them to someone as a surprise. When we got home, he said, "We got you a shirt, Dada, but it's hiding."

While driving in traffic...
Connor: Why they go slow? Tell them to go faster!

Seeing the beach for the first time as we drive up...
Are you kidding me?!?

During a conversation about kindergarten and school...
Soon I'm gonna go to high school. You don't take naps. You just play. 

Connor: Mama, what are you doing with that American flag? [how does he know what an American flag is?!?] Me: Next week is America's birthday. Connor: Do we get presents? 

Connor: Mama, I wanna watch my tv show.
Me: No, I'm watching my show called "Big Brother." It's about a big brother. Who's a big brother?
Connor: Me! I wanna watch your show!

Me: Ugh, my shirt is wrinkled.
Connor: That's okay, Mama, wrinkles are fun!

"Dada, you're the only one that can pick my nose, right?"

When I lay on her [Caylee], it makes me happy.

Entering a port-a-potty for the first time...
It looks like a trash can. 

Let's play Mommy & Daddy.  I'm the mommy!

I have a purse.  Let's go shopping, guys!"

Precious Siblings.

It's the stuff like this that makes my heart melt.

We figured out that the kids are big enough to hold hands in my car now!  The cutest part was that Caylee copied everything Connor did on the ride from dinner to Walmart, so she followed him nodding his head, clapping, waving, etc.

Caylee's 1st Race!

 Caylee "ran" her first race with me on Saturday to support the Mother's Milk Bank.  It got extremely cold all of a sudden, so I was running around trying to find all our cold weather things to bundle up for the morning outside.

The boys were very sweet for deciding to come cheer us on in the cold and Connor loved the little cow he got in our goody bag!


Before the race, Caylee got out and played with some of the other babies in the VIP nursing area.  It was really nice to have a little toy area and diaper changing station for them.

The night before, I found out that strollers were not allowed in the 5k, so I could only do the 3k walk with her.  Since I didn't train at all, that was probably a better choice anyway.  When we started the race, I realized that everyone was walking super slow and I could get towards the front pretty easily.  Caylee and I pushed hard up the hills and made our way towards the front of the walkers.  When the track turned around, I realized we were in 5th place!  A bunch of people stopped to get water, so I ran right past them and kept going.  I mostly walked, but I did a few spurts of jogging when I felt like I could.  At the end, I'm pretty sure I was the 3rd place walker and the 1st place walker on our team!  We did awesome for not training or working out the entire spring or summer, so I'm pretty proud!

Our Week

What's better than plating dress up and wrestling while putting away laundry?

Dressing up like Daddy!

Connor begged to play with his new hot potato game and he loved it!

I had to take a picture of Caylee's last night in her mitten jammies before we retired them.  The last little bit of baby :(

Connor started Kindergarten Prep lessons this week at school and they're going to be working on writing and journaling each day.  He brought home the most adorable picture of his family (Connor, Daddy, Mama, tiny Caylee).

 Grandparent's Day at school with Grammy!

Found in Connor's Cubby

This is hilarious for so many reasons.  It's not ours and I have no idea how it got there.

Labor Day Weekend Fun

It was nice to get back to "normal" after a long 2 weeks, but it does feel a little different with one member of our family that's gone.  We had a lot to do to catch up from the past couple of weeks, but we wanted to have some quality time together during one of the last summer weekends.  On Saturday, we went to one of my favorite summer festivals where Connor made a giraffe mask.

After naps, we promised Connor we could play with his water balloons!  Those are on video, but I caught this little bikini girl on camera!

#icantfeelmyface

Connor found the missing Minnie Mouse sticker in the grass that disappeared on maybe Wednesday.  That thing survived 4 days outside on the lawn!

A Busy 2 Weeks

It's been a busy and difficult 2 weeks in our family as we lost our dear Papa.  He spent about 5 days in hospice surrounded by family and I spent as much time as I could there with him.  While I was there, Connor & Caylee sent photos and made phone calls to him to send love.

Caylee did her first drawing!

During the last 2 weeks, Caylee's walking progressed a lot!  She went from just a few steps to taking a lot more at a time!

Connor and I took 2 trips to the toy store to use some of his birthday money.  He picked out a Transformer and dinosaur that turns into an airplane.

When Papa died, cousins Fern & Phyllis flew in and got to spend some quality time with Connor.  Having the kids around made everyone smile during some emotional moments.

Connor & Ryan also had a chance to play together a lot and they both got to go behind the ice cream counter at the restaurant!  Connor picked out chocolate ice cream with rainbow sprinkles!

During every night of shiva, Caylee got more and more daring with her walking and letting herself having free reign of the house.  She enjoyed playing with the magnets and pulling them off the wall for me to clean up!

Her walking progressed a lot each day and she even seemed to figure out that she should walk on the sidewalk and could crawl on the grass.

Caylee & Nana