First Day / ROAR!!!!

(There are 3 new posts tonight - check them out).
Like I said before, the switch to new day is very bittersweet. While we know Andrew is ready to move on and learn new things, meet new people and have new experiences, we miss Linda and the kids terribly. The first few days of new day care were very difficult for mom, dad and Andrew. However we are happy to report that he has been there for 8 days now and he is back in his routine and having a blast. He doesn't want to leave when Mom picks up and he's off to play as soon as Dad drops off. New day care has helped to provide us with beautiful art work to cover up our refrigerator. We have a ghost that resembles Andrew's foot, a spider that looks like Andrew's hands, another ghost made of cotton balls, a glittery leaf and spider web. Here is a picture of Andrew on his first day. Such a big boy! This past weekend we went to "Halloween Live" at the Chaska Community Center. It was a Halloween party for the kids. Here is a sneak peek at Andrew's Halloween costume. Look at that cute tail!

We decided on the Lion costume due to Andrew's love of saying "ROAR". Daddy taught him that. Whenever he sees a lion (Detroit Lions included) he says "ROAR". Mommy isn't so happy about what Daddy taught Andrew to say when he sees a Packer.

So anyways - we had a lot of fun at Halloween Live. We watched some kids play some games, we made a Halloween cookie, chatted with our friends Isabella and Milena (and Dan & Suzie) and then came the dancing! They had a stage set up with lights and a DJ for the kids. Picture this, tons of toddlers, awkward looking parents and really loud children's music. The kids were dancing like crazy and Andrew was right there with them. It was so much fun to watch him watch the other kids and then dance a little bit. One little girl tried to take his hand to dance and Andrew just shook his head no and backed away from her. So cute!!

We are carving pumpkins tomorrow and Trick or Treatin on Saturday. We'll take more picture then!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Pumpkins and Corn?!

The weekend of Andrew's birthday we visited the Severs Corn Maze. One area of the event has a giant "Corn Pit". At first Andrew was scared of it, but after a couple minutes he couldn't get enough of it. Who can blame him, it's a huge pit filled with corn kernals. So much fun, however we found corn is places you shouldn't find corn (if you catch my drift).

Grandma and Grandpa R came to town to celebrate Andrew's birthday. We visited the pumpkin patch while they were here. Within minutes of arriving to the patch, Andrew found his pumpkin. It was about 4 inches big and he carried it around the whole place. So cute!

We ended up finding lots of good ones. Daddy will be busy carving all of those.

Happy Birthday & Graduation!

(Graduation outing - sorry out of order - read below)We celebrated Andrew's 2nd Birthday on Wednesday Oct 14th. Our baby is growing up! Here he is at 7am on his birthday opening his presents from Mom & Dad. He got new Car shoes and a new "Tow-mater" car. Turning 2 is very bittersweet for us. While we get to celebrate Andrew's birthday, it is also time to say goodbye to Linda's daycare and move on to big-kid day care. Here are a couple pictures from Andrew's graduation outing.

(Andrew and Madison)

Here are the new shoes. They are the "light" of Andrew's life. I suppose it helps that they light up and have Cars on them.

See next post for more pictures....

Been Busy - but that's no excuse

Here's some pictures of funny Andrew around the house and our trip to the MN State Fair.
Hanging out with Jacob and Duncan.

Silly Drew! He found some old glasses of Mommy's and wore them aroung the house for a while.

Daddy at the State Fair enjoying bacon on a stick!

We'll post some more pics again soon. Until then! :)

End of Summer.

These first 3 pictures sum up my favorite part of summer.... STRAWBERRIES! Yummy!
Either by luck or Mommy's excellent gardening skills we ended up with two harvests of strawberries this season. One in June, like everyone else, and a extra large batch right now. We have so many I hope I can enjoy them all. I stand next to the garden every day and peek in to see if any more are ready. Sometime I eat the whole strawberry, stem and all. As you can see below, I love them!!!

For 7 days in August our town, Chaska, hosted the 91st Championship PGA. It was quite the big deal. Lots of golfers, volunteers and grandparents came to town. Grandma and Grandpa Raisanen were here for 8 days to enjoy the event. Grandma and Grandpa Wilson came to town for a few days as well. Each day someone was heading over there. I'm still not sure what the big fuss was about, watching old people play golf?? If you want to see a good golf game, you should check out mine. I'm awesome. Course I love pushing my bag around the most. Here's the best picture Daddy took. (That's Tiger's butt in case you don't recognize it).

My rocking horse is finally short enough for me to get on it all by myself. I ride it every day and say "weeeeee" each time. So much fun. The picture below is of my Mommy's horse when she was a kid. I have another horse down stairs that mine. Aren't I spoiled??

As explained in previous posts, I can say the word "shoes". Every day I say, "Momma Shoes", "Da Shoes". I just love trying on everyone's shoes. Please come visit our house, so I can try on your shoes.

Mommy likes this picture. For the longest time Mommy and Daddy couldn't figure out who I looked like most. But this picture clearly shows who I resemble most.

Welp, that's all I've got for now. Enjoy the pictures. I am heading to the State Fair next weekend with my buddy Jake. I'm looking forward to some Deep Fried Oreos and Chocolate Covered Bacon on a Stick. Yum, Yum!