Chillin In Burnsville

So, we are in Burnsville at the Holiday Inn and waiting impatiently for Beth to get out of the hospital.  In the meantime, HP is playing  hard with Grammie and Grampie and the picture below is HP with the crafting girls.  We are waiting for Uncle Tony to get here.  He left really late and will be here even later, or is it earlier?

Duluth

Hey, We checked out some houses in the Burnsville and Savage areas last week and saw some that we liked but not enough to make the short list.  I left to Duluth on Tuesday and have been here working through the week.  Can't wait to see Beth and Hailey when they come up for a few nights at the Edge hotel and waterpark with grammie and grampie.

I am going to NYC Sunday and am a bit sad at leaving the girls behind for a few days.  They are an awesome support!

Enough rambling.....

Easter Sunday

We went to St. Cloud on Easter Sunday and lil huney got her first popsicle and did some playing outside. We spent the day with Dave and Karen and had a great time.

Today, we are taking a tour of a couple of houses in the burnsville/eagan/savage area and then are meeting Chad, Alyssa and Paige for a little fun at Chucky Cheese. I'm sure there will be some good pictures from that.

Welcome Home!

Well, we decided to leave a day early from Lincoln to head to Minnesota.  Good thing we did.  They got a ton of snow right after we got here.  We woke up some turkeys in the back yard, and snow in the driveway.  I didn't get enough experience with my snowblower in Lincoln this year, so I decided to give Gary's a try. 

Early Easter in Lincoln

While I had a final exam to take (4 hours of Finance, yeah sweet) Hailey and Beth went to visit Sara and Lily. Hailey and Lily sure love playing together and now that they go to daycare together, they are growing really close. We're really anxious to hit the road back home for 10 days and hope that Hailey is as good in the car now as she was when she was little. We'll be in MPLS and Duluth and hope to see as many people as we can. (Sorry we won't be able to fit in a GR trip).

Oh, and congratulations to Mean Dean Dahline, "Weiner" to you Blandin folks, (his internal Blandin nickname to you people not in the know) on making his retirement official in May! You've been a role model to Tony and I and your commitment to your career has helped us in ours. We're all proud of you and can't wait for the increased visits!

Update on....well....life

Well, things are going ok for us but we are in a state of waiting. We still have our house listed in Lincoln and although we have seen more activity with the nice weather, we still don't have any bites. This whole credit mortgage mess is really hitting our efforts. I am finishing up my second term of grad school and beth is getting close to finishing up the first year as a therapist in the school system. Hailey has transitioned well into the toddler room and although she is getting much more bossy, is overall doing great. She is hilarious. She also rocks at doing puzzles and games and loves to read.

Well, better get back to work. We hope that we get to move soon and will post it here when it happens.

JD

Dress Up in Daddy's Clothes

So the other day, Hailey decided that she wanted to be just like daddy.  Hat, shoes and all.

More play time with Lily

While Jim was away, the girls played! Hailey and Lily are going to be a handful when they grow up, I mean check these girls out in there convertible!

They had a great time at the play area at the local mall. They were exploring and in true Hailey fashion she spent most of the time people watching. Here the girls are getting ready to go down the slide. Hailey loved going on her belly.
After play time we went back to Lily's house and had some calm time reading with Mama Sara.

Thanks Lily and Sara for another successful play date.

I'm a Toddler now!

On Monday Feb. 25th, Hailey started in the Toddler Room at her daycare. She is lucky to be with many of her old friends from the Infant room, but WOW did those kids get big. Hailey has been adjusting well but at times seems to be giving the new staff a run for their money. Hailey loves to do puzzles, play kitchen, and read books. She is learning her numbers, letters, and more words every day. Here she is before leaving for school on her first day being a Toddler!

It's been awhile

Sorry ya'll for not posting in awhile. To make up for it, here are some videos we took this morning.