3 months old!

WOW! I can't believe that my little Claire-Bear is already 3 months old. I must say, I'm a little sad about it! She is growing way too fast! But, I am very thankful and grateful that I have the opportunity to still be at home with her (and her sisters) instead of having to go back to work right now, which is when many mommies have to return to work.

Claire is very busy now-a-days. She loves to smile and talk, especially after eating (when she is the most happy). She also loves to look at toys and rattles. When she looks at them, her legs are always kicking and her eyes are WIDE open. She also likes her swing, which comes in handy when I have to get lunch/dinner ready, or if her sister's are demanding attention :)

Although we still we still don't have a regular "nap schedule", Claire is starting to sleep for longer periods at night (WOO-HOO!!!!). Two nights ago, she started sleeping in her own room in the crib. It was very hard for me not to have her within an arms reach in her bassinet, but she no-longer fit in there, so the change was inevitable :(

So many changes in so little time...we just need to soak everything in and make sure to enjoy these fun moments!

It's been awhile...

Whoa...it's been almost three weeks since I last blogged, and that's purely because we have been WAY too busy! Because of this busyness, I have A LOT to write about! So you might want to grab a snack before settling in to read this bad-boy. Where to begin.....

After much begging (and some helpful encouragement from grandma and grandpa Adolphson)...Carl and I caved and got the girls a trampoline! Although it was a pain to put together (right, Carl?!?!) it was worth every minute spent on it. The girls love it and spend a lot of time on it. As you can see below, Ella has a promising career of cheer leading ahead of her....this is a PERFECT herky! Any NCA cheerleader would be proud of this jump!

I also recently had a milestone birthday. On June 27th, I turned 30 years old!! Because of this, my lovely husband planned a special outing to celebrate. He took me down to Canterbury Park to watch (and gamble on) some horse races! I had never done anything like this before, and have wanted to go for years. We had a special table reserved (thanks Nicole!!) in front of the huge viewing window in the restaurant. A few of my friends from high school joined us. I was very excited to spend the day with Haley and Paul Stinar, my sister-in-law, Dana, and also Gina Fast. Gina was the big winner when she bet on a 40-1 odd horse, and won! She ended up winning $83 on a $2 bet! Cha-Ching!

After our day at the track, we headed to Maple Grove to one of my new favorite restaurants, Bennihana's. I love this place for it's great drinks, yummy food, and out-of-this-world service! I love watching our chef make our meals right in front of us!


The reason why we celebrated my birthday early was because my brother, John got married on my real birthday! I was excited to spend the day surrounded by family and friends! Ella was the Flower Girl, I was one of Beth's personal attendants, Carl was an usher, and Jocie handed out programs...so we were very involved in the day! We had a blast!

My sister's and I (the three personal attendants)

The flower girl and her Daddy

Ella and her "Johnny Boy"

The Beautiful Bride!

The new Mr. and Mrs. John and Beth Lundby!

The Lundby siblings


We had some minor weather related issues (tornado warning the night of the rehearsal, pouring rain after the wedding ceremony), but all-in-all the day was a beautiful day of celebration!
Speaking of the tornado warning...check out this picture of the sky that night....

All the kids hunkered down in my dad's basement waiting for the twister....which actually never came! I'm sure those strainers would have saved their lives!! :)


This past weekend we spent part of our 4th of July weekend at my Mom and Denny's lake cabin, and part of the weekend celebrating in Argyle. The weather was gorgeous, so we got to spend a lot of time on the pontoon and also some time on the Jet Ski. We had a blast! Ella caught her very first fish. She was fishing with Carl off the dock.

We have had a very busy summer so far, but as you can see, it's been a pretty great summer too!


P.S. in 10 short days, we will be headed back to Maple Lake to spend a long weekend with Carl's family....I can hardly wait. I LOVE THE LAKE!