Go Vikings!

We ventured up to Minnesota last weekend with some friends of ours to take Adelynn to her first Vikings game. Armed with a portable DVD player and Elmo and Minnie, this trip went much better than last year!

Getting ready with Peyton at the hotel, and showcasing her new love of wearing socks on her hands...

She had done well all weekend, but broke down on the way to the game

We were a little afraid of how she would do at the game as the Metrodome is VERY loud, but she loved it. She clapped and cheered, and loved the weird Viking horn thing. The people around us thought she was quite cute and luckily didn't seem to mind her walking around in the seats.

She even managed to take a little name for about a quarter of the game...I have no idea how she slept in that place but both she and Peyton got a few winks in!

And then she was up and ready to go again!

Ahhh, nachos, the lunch of champions!

Not game related, but daddy is training her well!

Halloween!

Adelynn had a great Halloween. This is the first time we've taken her out trick-or-treating in the neighborhood and she had a blast. She got so excited everytime someone gave her candy. We only went to about 5 houses and had a heck of a time getting her inside.

Here are some more fall pictures I haven't gotten up yet. First up is our trip to the pumpkin farm with Nick, Emilie, and Peyton...it was 85 degrees out and we lasted about an hour before both girls started getting a heat rash.

Holding hands with her best friend, Peyton

2 years (and a week)

It's hard to believe, but Adelynn turned two a little over a week ago. I'm sad to see her growing up so quickly, but love watching her grow and develop everyday. She definitely is a little girl now, no longer a baby. She's learning so much at daycare and amazes me everyday when she shows me her new "tricks". She even has her first music program at daycare tomorrow. Here are some pictures of the big girl on her birthday. Unfortunately, I had a meeting after school that day so we didn't get to do much celebrating except giving her the table and chair set in the morning.

October 14, 2008

October 14, 2009

October 14, 2010 - and yes, that's the same onesie as last year. The 12 month size was big then, fit perfect this year!

And here are some pictures from her Sesame Street birthday party. Once again, we didn't get many good pictures, so if you have any, please email them! I swear I'm getting a photographer next year.

San Diego and Phoenix

We took Adelynn on her first big vacation last week to San Diego and Phoenix to visit family. She did much better with the plane and time change than we thought she would!

On the plane to San Diego...in her carseat for take off before we had to take her out because she was kicking the seat in front of her with all her might!


Elmo on DVD - the only way to fly with a one-year-old!



Shamu show at Sea World

And then on to what we really came to Sea World for. We turned the corner and there was..."Elmoooooooooo!"

Elmo's Flying Fish Ride...she loved it. The whole time she just kept yelling "wheeeee!"

It's tiring work meeting all those celebrities!

Adelynn ignoring the world's worst dolphin show

Her first carousel ride at Belmont Park

Greg trying to convince me this ride wasn't going to tip me over...the whole time we were riding Adelynn kept saying "buh bye mama!"

Tim riding a slightly tamer ride with Adelynn

La Jolla beach

Making mud piles with Greg

Our last morning

On to Phoenix...

With Tim's cousin Steve

Steve's wife Lisa

Tim's cousin Derek

Tim's cousin Conner

Sitting in her seat like a big girl on the way home

And just because they're cute....

Sleeping in the swing at Tyler's birthday party

On the way to her first gymnastics class