good saturday

We had a good Saturday. :) Josh didn't have to work and we didn't have any plans. SO...we did lots of fun things!

Josh suggested we go to The Berry Patch to pick blueberries. It was a gorgeous morning, so as soon as we got organized and ready...off we went!

At first, Keatin was a GREAT helper and had lots of fun filling her blueberry bucket.




But those blueberries were SO yummy...she soon sat down with Will, ate all her blueberries, and let mommy and daddy finish picking on their own. :)


After we were done picking blueberries and a quick trip to the grocery store, I suggested we take Keatin and Will to Little Tykes time at the Nevada pool. We piled into the van again and we were off! Keatin and Daddy did lots of swimming...

...Will did a bit of swimming, but then passed out...

...so Daddy and Keatin went down these BIG slides together!


Will was ready to go after his snooze at the pool! After we ate lunch, we headed outside to play a little bit and kill some time before trying to lay both kids down for a nap. We plopped Will is his walker on the front sidewalk...and I couldn't resist snapping a few pictures. :)





We had a good Sunday too. :) Makes me a bit sad to know these summer days are coming to an end. But my heart is so full after 2 days like this. :)

just us

Happy Saturday! It has been a great one here...photos to come later. :)

Just a few shots of "us" this past week...

K & W snuggling on the couch...these 2 still L-O-V-E each other. :)


Did you know it has been really hot here? A couple nights after supper, we have filled up the pool and turned on the sprinkler to cool ourselves down! Look at Keatin's technique for getting a drink of water. :)


(See how the picture is hazy??? That is the HUMIDITY AND HEAT!!!)

Did you know one week from tomorrow I am going to have a 3 year old???? Where has the time gone!!??

the z-o-o!

I really wanted to take Keatin to the Henry Doorly Zoo this summer. We tried to get there in June, but other things came up. So what better time to go than 5 days after we get back from Jamaica during the week when it has been over 100 degrees every day? Ha! (Oh - and our drive to Omaha took almost 5 hours because of ragbrai traffic, a truck accident, and construction on I-80...urgh!) In the end, we had a great weekend in Omaha! G & G Petersen were there because of the start of Ragbrai, so Will stayed with Grandma Petersen while the rest of us headed to the zoo.

Sunday morning at the zoo...we explored the Jungle first...

Keatin really liked looking at the "grilla." :)


I love this picture. :)


My college classmate Sarah and her daughter Rory met up with us at the zoo...the girls had fun exploring together.

Keatin liked the jaguar...like in her Dora book!

Keatin asked to see 2 things at the zoo - penguins and giraffes. We found them both!

The aquarium was the last place we visited - so cool!

Keatin LOVES these 2!

Sunday afternoon, Joey took us to his parent's house/pool. It was refreshing and Keatin loved it! Will and I spent most of our time inside their house...but everyone else had fun! Here are a few pics of Will splashing around before he hit a wall. :)

that kid

SO...my lovely Miss Keatin was just "that kid." You know...that kid you see at the store or somewhere out in public who is COMPLETELY throwing a tantrum, not listening to their parent, screaming, and carrying on...and on...and on. Yep - that was her as we tried to get her haircut. I guess always having Aunt Bri trim your hair at home doesn't prepare you to go into a salon. Of course I had Will with me as well...so I set him down to play while I tried to convince Keatin to get into the chair...and then he promptly fell over and whacked his head on the floor...so then they were both SCREAMING. I just wanted to crawl into the nearest hole. :)

In the end, the nice haircut lady and I convinced Keatin to get into the chair and get her hair cut...with the help of some suckers.

Ugh...I need some wine. :)

- jamaica 2011 -

Jamaica...5 nights, 6 days...what a wonderful way to celebrate our 5th anniversary...and we couldn't have asked for better friends to celebrate with! Josh will tell you...he kind of had to twist my arm to convince me to go in the first place...and it was A LOT OF WORK to get everything prepared for Keatin and Will while were gone...but it was worth it. :) Josh and I keep talking about "what we were doing last week at this time" since we have been back...so I guess that means we liked our trip - ha!

Day 1

Checking out the ocean for the 1st time...with Red Stripe in hand (actually Josh's beer). :)

Aaron and Josh...hanging out...messing around...having some drinks...they did this a lot. :)

Missing my kids. :)


Like Josh's pose???

Josh on the peninsula, checking it all out...


Day 2 - another good Josh pose :)

Trish and I laying by the pool...we did this...a lot. :)


There was this coconut man with a cart wheeling around our resort...so we had to get some coconuts!


Sunset at dinnertime...so pretty.



Day 3

Getting ready for our "booze cruise" on a catamaran boat!


Trish and I, out on the catamaran...

Josh and Trish...

A view from our boat - Red Stripe, the beer of Jamaica. :) (It wasn't really that good, but I did choke some down.) :)

None of us realized that we got to snorkel while we were out on the booze cruise...but it was fun!

The catamaran captain had a crab on board...Trish decided to check it out!

The Carlsons & The Barbers. :)


All those dots are people snorkeling!

The catamaran captain/workers apparently knew the guys on this Jamaican fishing boat!


Love this picture...a meeting of the minds. :)



Day 4 - Aaron and I had to check out water aerobics...ha!


We went out shopping around Montego Bay and the driver took us through the center of the city...it was CRAZY! The driver said he WOULD NOT let us out...lots of pick-pocketing and crime.

Another gorgeous sunset at dinner...


Trish, me, Aaron, and Josh...the 4 amigos??? Ha!

Josh took this picture...says it looks like a Corona commercial!



Day 5 - more lounging by the pool...

...until it POURED in the afternoon...boo.

Day 6 - our last morning in Jamaica...Josh and I set up our camera to snap a few pictures of ourselves.



The only video I took while we were in Jamaica...from the booze cruise...Aaron - you make me laugh/smile every time I watch this!