Trip to Missouri

 

Last weekend we drove to Sedalia, Missouri to visit Bree's Grandma and Grandpa Wertz (Aubrey and Colton's Great Grandparents). They had to meet Colton so this was a very special trip for us. Many other family members made the drive to Sedalia too so it ended up being a very fun weekend. Aubrey and Colton got to go swimming many times as well as do many other activities that wore them both out. Colton took awhile to get used to the water but ended up loving it after a few minutes. Aubrey loves anything that involves burning a lot of energy in a short amount of time so swimming is perfect for her. Colton recently turned 8-months old and is doing pretty well. The poor guy had ear infection after ear infection so he was on antibiotics for a few weeks. Being on all these antibiotics caused him to get thrush so now he is on medication for that. Aubrey is doing awesome and is as fun as can be. Every moment with her is a blast so hopefully you will get to see her soon. Thanks for visiting!

Ahhhh, summer!

 

With the warm weather that has returned to Maple Grove, we got the pools out for the first time this year. Both Aubrey and Colton had a blast playing in their pools. Colton loves splashing in the bath so we figured the pool would be a success and we were right. With Colton taking over Aubrey's pool from last year, Aubrey got a new, larger, pool which she enjoyed very much. We all hung out on the deck and enjoyed the warm weather and abundant sunshine. Both kids are doing really well. Aubrey has moved up to the "pre-school" room at daycare. The transition has been a bit tough for Aubrey as her best friends are still in the "toddler" room but they too will soon join Aubrey. Colton has been battling ear infections for the about the last two weeks. He has been on three anti-biotics with each one getting progressively stronger. Amazingly he has still slept well at night and his personality has still remained pretty positive. He will go to the doctor tomorrow to get the ears checked out again and hopefully receive a clean bill of health. We hope that everyone is doing well...thanks for visiting!

Zoo Trip

 

Today we went to Minnesota Zoo with our neighbors Jake, Mandi, Mason (Aubrey's age), and Paige (Colton's age). Aubrey and Mason did a lot of running around, doing a great job of making us very tired parents. On a more serious note, Colton had his bi-weekly check up for his helmet. The technician was very impressed with the progress he has been making and was pretty sure that Colton would be able to be done with the helmet by his next check up (two weeks). The technician said that Colton has progressed as fast as any other child. If Colton does indeed get to stop wearing his helmet in two weeks he will have worn it for 4 weeks, much better than the 2-6 MONTHS the technicians had projected. Everything else is going really well around here and we hope to see you soon!