Zoo trip

Grandpa Jimmy met us at the zoo on his day off. It is hard to get together as much as we should and Xander especially loves spending time with him. We all had lots of fun!

Xander getting an earful of animal facts, no doubt
Nate and Xander admiring the fish

The boys while waiting for the dolphin show to start. The new dolphins aren't comfortable enough yet for an actual show, so we just watched the trainers feed them

The Pichner boys

Nate looking a little tired

Happy Birthday to me! Blah!!

Day before my birthday stunk. Chris, the sweetie that he is, surprised me by taking my birthday off so that we could all do something special and to help me out. We had a nice lunch out, the boys bought me a yummy cake. We were planning to drop the boys off for a bit so we could go out for dinner, but Xander decided to throw a massive tantrum over nothing and that was then end of that. Don't even remember if I ate dinner. So, to sum it up...turning 38 sucked. The End.

Happy Bday to me.
Xander can eat his weight in cake

Nate had a bite as well. Wasn't impressed. Amateur!

Pasta sauce and the rockin' hair do

Nate is just getting going on solid foods these days. We decided not to push the baby food and let him go at his own pace. You know they are ready when they reach over and grab your fork or sandwich! He wouldn't eat jarred baby food, so now that he is eating, it is mainly sampling what we all are having. This is him eating a bowlful of Tortelini with marinara sauce and garlic bread. Some of it actually made it in his mouth! The only fun part of cleaning up this mess is to wipe him down and make his hair funky.

Digging in

Wild child!

little mohawk

Could never get these two to look at the camera at the same time!

Xander's big fat lip and Nate's first shower

Xander got a painful lesson on the dangers of laying on his back while dangling heavy toys above him. He dropped the it right on his mouth and out poured the blood. It looked so painful! I thought for sure it would impare his eating ability, but it didn't slow him down a bit.

close up of his wound
sad face and puffy lip

Nate taking his first shower with daddy!

Trip to the Transportation Museum

Chris took Xander to the Transportation Museum/Jackson Street Roundhouse in St. Paul. They had a great time! They bought tickets to go for a ride in the caboose, but it was so packed that they asked for a volunteer to ride up front in the engine. Xander was so excited when he got picked! He got to see how everything works and got to help the Engineer. He keeps asking when he can go back again.

Checking out the train tables
Going for a ride on the train

Helping the Engineer drive the train!

Caleb and Mason's birthday party

We went to Pearl Park to celebrate friends Caleb and Mason's 4th birthdays. The kids ran around the gym and then got to eat yummy treats, and of course, cake! Hard to believe how old all of our kids are getting...

Nate hanging out with Noni while I handle Xander
Xander sucked down that juice box so fast! It's like he is afraid I am going to take it away from him!

And then there is the cake. I think that went down in record time. Poor kid is so in love with sweets and acts like he is so deprived most of the time.