Pumpkin Patch

Brant and I had the day off today!!  Baba took Devyn to the pumpkin patch with Kelly, Brock and Reid.  It looks like they had a ton of fun!!  Thank you Baba!!  Here are some pictures of the kids!

TGIF!!

TGIF!!!  It has been a long week!!  I am definitely coming down with something and I am so glad it is Friday so I can sleep in tomorrow...hopefully the Big D allows me too!!  I start class on Monday and have a gazillion lesson plans to make!  Teaching is definitely a lot harder than all my other jobs combined.  I actually have to work now :-)

Commuting with Devyn has been great.  We have only had a few meltdowns!  The teachers at her school tell me that she is sooo shy and basically keeps to herself all day.  When I get her I think she is so excited to be with me that she just talks to me the entire 90 minute + commute home.  We play hide and seek and we sing songs and she fake sleeps and then I have to try and wake her.  Here is a pick on our way home the other day.

The next 2 pictures are of Devyn on our way to the Wisconsin Dells.  This was one minute....

And then the next....

This is from the Dells too.  We don't see much green grass around the city so when I am surrounded by it I always try and get pictures.  Well Devyn wouldn't let me.  She would say cheese and then immediately turn away!  I thought this picture was cute anyway.  

And finally just before bedtime.  Devyn is finally into having something go with her to bed.  She has to have this baby or she won't fall asleep.  In the middle of the night if she can't find the baby she screams MOM BABY!!  Then I have to go and try and find the baby in the dark.  

Wisconsin Dells!

Devyn and I went to Wisconsin Dells this past weekend with my parents, Kelly and the 3 boys.  We had so much fun!  Devyn and I drove up with Kelly, Brock, Reid and Drew while my parents were in a car by themselves...it definitely wasn't a relaxing trip for me and Kelly.  But it was so fun!!  Here are a few pictures.  

Here are Devyn and Brock.  They are best buds.  They literally don't like leaving each other.  

Here are the 4 kids playing outside our condo.  

Our attempt of getting all the kids in a picture together.  Didn't work so well.  

Devyn absolutely LOVES the water.  She had me running all over the water park.  

Gotta love her...

So I think this is going to start to be a trend!!  I got this text message this morning that said _I guess I can't turn my back for a second...

It has been a little while....

It has definitely been a while since I posted anything...sorry about that!!  We have been pretty busy!  School started for me and Brant just got back from California.  Devyn has been great!  She has been going to daycare for 3 days and then is with Natalie for 2 days a week.  The first day of daycare she LOVED it.  She didn't cry when I dropped her off and had a glowing report when I picked her up.  The second day wasn't as easy.  She was screaming the minute I put her in the car, the entire car ride to work, and then kicking and throwing a tantrum when I dropped her off.  We will see how day 3 goes.... My commute is extremely long but having Devyn has been helping.  She is normally in a great mood and plays hide and seek with me from the backseat.  She hasn't figured out that just because she can't see us doesn't mean we can't see her.

This might be my new favorite picture of Devyn.  Brant took the day off so I could go and set my room up and BEFORE I even made it to work this is the picture that he sent me.  He said she was having so much fun that he didn't want to make her stop....

Happy Devyn!!!!

Devyn has been in such a great mood lately!!  She has been so fun!!  Brant was gone this week for work so Devyn and I spent the week at my parents house!  Here are a few pictures from the week!!

Devyn is sooo different with my parents than she is with me.  She LOVES being at their place and having so much space.  Here she is in the car with my mom and dad.

This picture is with me...we were at the park and she wanted to climb this rock and she kept taking my hand and pulling me away from the rock and telling me to stay then going back and trying to climb the rock by herself.  She actually did it!!

Posing for the camera!

I kept telling Devyn all week that we would get to see Jacob!  When my parents door opened she would run to it and say JACOB!!  It was never Jacob but we did see them at the park and this is what happened...I think she was pretty excited to see him!!

Eating McDonald's with Brock and Reid!  

Shopping with my mom and dad!!  

Summer is ending :-(

Things are pretty much going our way right now!!  I got a job!!!  Woo Hoo!!!!  Definitely didn't think that was going to happen but it did!  I am a 5th grade math teacher at Hawthorn.  So excited!  And a little nervous.  I am going to miss hanging out with my little monkey all day!  We went to the Children's Museum yesterday and had a blast.  Here are some pictures...

Then we hit up McDonald's!!

Then we went to the park.  It poured the night before so the sandbox was a total mess!  Devyn was jumping in the puddles and loving every second of it.  

Watching Toy Story in the car!  Do you think she likes the movie????

This might be my new favorite picture!!  I said Devyn smile and she said cheese and posed for the picture! 

Brant and I went to the Kid Rock/Bon Jovi concert last night!  We had such an awesome time!!  Scott and Jenny came with us too!  Brant and I aren't moving so fast today... Thank you so much for watching D Baba and Papa!