Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Today the family went to a Twins game with the Hubs’s uncle Dan. Of course I was nervous because it was Mads’s first game and taking a baby to anything for the first time is scary. We thought it would be best to go to an afternoon game and this one was at noon. The only thing that we didn’t take into account was that it would smack dab in the middle of nap (usually rest) time. However, everything went well. Whew!

Mady had fun. She spent most of the game beating up Jordan which just happens to be HER favorite past-time. Jordan enjoyed his popcorn and the game. He was really getting into the game, especially stomping and clapping to “We Will Rock You” and the wave. The Twins lost 5 to 4. They gave it the old college try but it didn’t work out. We did discover that the Guthrie has cheap parking ($8) for Twins game. That was great! I even got quite the workout trying to find a place to nurse Mads. We ended up doing it in an office which was strange but it worked. However, anywhere would have worked after walking all over the Dome trying to find the family restroom (it doesn’t exist).

Overall, we had fun. Both kids went out without a fight. I am beat down and exhausted, but it was worth it!

Wordless Wednesday (Jordan Driving the Train)

Lookin' Spiffy

I would love to thank my wonderful, awesome, amazing husband for creating my banner for me. He is so talented! Feel free to check out his blog, the one and only official Matt Gockowski blog at http://thelimestonecowboy.blogspot.com which will feature some of his creations along with various photographs. Here's another plug for the Hubs: he also does comission artwork for those seeking drawings, etc of loved ones. I have some awesome ones for Mother's Day gifts.

Wordless Wednesday (Mady and her CPK twin, Marley)

Happy Independence Day!

Well, we survived Independence Day! No, I'm not talking about Will Smith and aliens. Although, Jeff Goldblum is far scarier than any alien can be. Like usual, we decided to forgo the Forest Lake Parade fiasco and just relaxed at home. Mr. Jordan had his big breakfast, which he loves. In the morning, he either wants PopTarts or bacon, eggs, pancakes, and hashbrowns. For ID, he had the latter.

We decided to have a late lunch/early dinner. We kept it traditional with dogs and burgers. The Hubs made some delicious burgers stuffed with bacon and cheese. Yummy, yummy! After dinner, we relaxed because...well, since we're all friends here, I'm sure that you can keep a secret...we definitely over-ate.
We would have loved to see a fireworks display, but it would have been way too late for Jordan. The boy refuses to nap now and by the evening, he is a jerk! So, we did a few in the yard before bedtime. He also played in sandbox (thanks for the sand, Grandma). However, I'm not sure if the child will ever get used to bugs and spiders. He freaks out...screaming and running when he sees one. Our brave little guy! Here he is dancing a little jig for us!
Our Madybug had a blast, despite her picture below. She likes to laugh at her brother and eat/suck any fabric that you allow to get close to her mouth. Where Jordan runs and screams, she is our little warrior. Nothing scares this girl. Jordan was afraid to hold a sparkler but Mady was jumping at the chance to get her hands on one.

We finished the day with ice cream for all. We had a great day and I hope that everyone else had one with their family as well.

When I Grow Up...

Ever since seeing Sesame Street Live: When Elmo Grows Up in 2008, Jordan has been telling and asking about what he should be when he grows up. Of course, like good parents, we tell him anything that he wants to be. Leave it to our child to want to be an airplane when he grows up. That's right, not an airplane pilot but an actual airplane. Well tonight while watching Wheel of Fortune, he informed us that Mady is going to be the girl in the red dress (Vanna White) and that he is going to be Pat (Sajak) when they grow up. That kid's got lofty goals!


Speaking of growing up, our Madybug has been enjoying baby cereal for the last month. In case you didn't know, she has been enamored with food since she was a few weeks old. Crying while watching us eat dinner, making chewing motions during dinner, etc. You can only imagine the joy experienced by this little girl when she actually got her first taste of cereal. In case you can't, here's some pics!

Aaaaggghhhh!

The last couple of days with the kiddos have been exhausting. Jordan is now officially jealous of Mady and is really acting out. He is having a hard time listening to and obeying us. I think that he believes that he has to act out to get our attention. Of course, we are trying to show him that he still has our attention. However that does not mean that we don't sometimes lose our cool. How can we show him that he is still our Jordiebear without killing him first?! This parenting job is tough...I think we need a pay raise!

Anyway, our recent struggle with Jordan got us talking this morning about the upcoming teen battles with the two of them. We were talking about how they will probably not like us and that we will have to remind them that we are their parents and not their friends...that we are, for example, 90% parent and 10% friend with the percentages varying with their ages. I suggested that we make an adjustable chart to diagram our current level for them. Of course, as teenagers, they will just consider us lame. Will we ever win

A Matter of Seconds

Why is it that kids never do what you want them to do when you want them to do it? Earlier I really had the chunky monkey laughing and I grabbed the camera to make a video of it...then she stops! She had this look on her face like "I'm no circus monkey"! I'll post the vids later.

The Darnest Things

I decided to finally write a post for our blog. Today started out with a bang. Kids really do say the darnest things. We were in bed deciding on what to have for breakfast and Matt stated that he would love to have pancakes but we don't have syrup. Jordan turns to him and says "Denny's has syrup, eh buddy?" while nudging with his elbow. Where do they get this stuff?!