Are You Ready For Some Football???

On Friday we took the kiddos to the Papillion vs Papillion-South game. Regular, old-school Papillion is where I went to school, but we also have friends who have kids involved at South. So, it was just fun to get out and cheer for everyone. (The Monarchs, however, did end up winning though--hurray!) The weather was also FANTASTIC--a perfect weekend really!

Emily and Christian both had a good time, although they had a tough time sitting still. Christian LOVED the big blue Titan mascot and was CONSTANTLY climbling all over and looking for him. Emily wanted to go and run around on the grassy hill with a hundred other crazy children. (Which wasn't going to happen.) One minute she would say, "Mommy, this game is so boring." Then, when the cheerleaders would cheer or the band play a song (or we'd go up and get a gatorade), she'd give me a hug and tell me, "this is the BEST game EVER!" We left at halftime (bedtime and all) and the kids were all tired smiles so I'm pretty sure the night was a success.

We Have Cucumbers!

So. My first attempt at gardening had mixed results this year. The squash, that I thought would do so well, got too much water and rotted out. The carrots, though they did well, were stumpy b/c we didn't dig down deep enough and the couldn't push through the clay to get longer. The peas grew okay, but there weren't that many. The cucumbers, however, really came through! I had to replant the seeds in June (they didn't take in May) and since then, they really have grown! I could hardly believe my eyes when I finally got out there today (after rain and humidity all week) and there were sooo many! I picked a dozen large ones today and that was just the first batch! Anyone know any good cucumber recipes??

Christian looked so cute in both of these pictures...I had to post them both :-).

Go Sharks!

Today is a rainy day. However, the kids club at the zoo was learning about sharks so there was no way we were going to miss out on that! (Emily is just mildly obsessed with sharks these days!) We just wore our raincoats and brought along an umbrella and headed out.

Showing their shark fins to the sharks

It turned out to be a really fun little morning! The kids enjoyed reading shark books and singing shark songs. They even got to make little shark-fins that strapped on like a backpack. We then proceeded over to the aquarium (of course) to visit the sharks! Today was "Navy" day and so there were members of the US Navy there and they had divers swimming around with the sharks. Emily said she wanted to do that too, but then she realized she'd have to put her face in the water and said maybe when she's bigger.

One of the Navy's exploratory robots

The Navy guys also had these exploratory robots out for display, moving around and all. Christian was fascinated, but a little scared just the same! He wouldn't get too close for a picture, even though he couldn't stop looking at them.

Just hangin' around!

After the aquarium, Christian wanted to see the snakes in the jungle so we made our way over there. We usually have a stroller and so we only do the top portion. Today, however, I knew we weren't going to be walking too far so I didn't bring a stroller. We ventured down to the lower portion and had a fun time "hiking" around and even got to see some fun little monkeys really close up!

We finished up the day in the Wild Kingdom Pavillion (more snakes, turtles, fish, etc...). It was nice to be able to take our time and see a few different things, especially since it wasn't crowded. I'm so glad the sharks got us out into the rain--go sharks!

Deep Thoughts, by Emily

Deep Thought #1:

Emily: Mommy, I think I know what I want to be when I grow up.

Me: Oh, what's that?

Emily: A newspaper thrower.

Me: Well, we'll make sure you can be a paper girl when you turn ten, okay?

This makes me think of when Cubby was little. He told his parents that he wanted to be a milkman so he could deliver milk to his little girlfriend :-).

Deep Thought #2:

Emily: Mommy, I'm tired of Earth. I want to move to a new planet; probably a blue one.

Apparently, she's seen enough of our blue planet and has decided to venture out.

Ultrasound Pictures and A Name

Say "hello" to...

Miss Kari Rebecca Lindseth

Here are her "best" pictures--she was very active and did not want to sit still for much else. Hmmm...am I in for some fun or what?? In case it's tough to tell, these are of her profile.

Kari's name (pronounced like "car" with an "e", not Carrie) is Scandinavian and is the favorite of Cubby and Emily (hence, they're pretty set on it). We got it from two sources: I knew a girl growing up back in Minnesota with this name and also the babysitter in "The Incredibles" is named Kari. I guess there's also a Norwegian skier with the name too. Anyhow, it seems to fit her, even in-utero. Rebecca is Cubby's mom's name and we try and do a family name for middle names. (Emily and Christian both have middle names from my side, so, it was time to share!) Rebecca is a beautiful name as well and I think it all flows nicely together.

We're glad that Cubby got the scanner to mostly work again (he's still working on trying to get it to run wirelessly) so that we could share these little pictures!

Prince or Princess???

PRINCESS!!!

Yes, we are indeed having a GIRL! (Just like I thought!) The ultrasound was this morning and it was just amazing to get to see our little girl moving around (and she was very active--the tech had a tough time getting the various information recorded!) She must have been excited for us to say "hello!"

Naturally, Emily and Christian are thrilled that they're going to get a baby sister. Emily's eyes were just shining.

I would love to post the ultrasound pictures, however, our scanner (and recently now our printer as well) have decided not to be hooked up to the network and aren't working. Ugh! So, you'll all have to settle for pictures of Emily and Christian holding the ultrasound pictures and of a belly shot of me. (Per Mom and Dad Lindseth's request.) Cubby is going to keep working on the scanner/printer and so hopefully we'll be able to post the other pictures soon!

(Here is also a preview on how the dresser turned out! I'll be posting "new rooms" pictures soon...we're justing putting on some finishing touches!)

In any case, we're very excited to welcome this new little girl into our home and we'll keep everyone posted once we're super sure on her name (right now we're only mostly sure :-) ).

First Friend Sleepover

This week I took the kiddos and we drove 2 hrs to Norfolk, Nebraska to visit some good friends! Rosie and her family used to live here, but with her husband's new job, they had to move away. Her oldest son, Logan, was Emily's first friend, and things haven't changed much between the two! Needless to say, they were soooo excited to see one another and spent the next 24 hrs doing some hardcore playing. Christian jumped right in as well and he and Bryson (who is a year older than him) also had a good time together. They all loved little Breanna, who is just the most content baby and has such a darling little smile! Having 5 kids, 5 and under, was crazy, but it was wonderful to catch up with my friend, see her beautiful new home, and play with her sweet children. Thank you for the fun timers!

Emily--12 mo, Logan--18 mo
Emily--4 1/2 yrs, Logan--5 yrs

Four Little Monkeys (NOT) Jumping on the Bed! (That's how little Bryson busted up his arm!)

SUCH a fun bunch!