The Aaron Rodgers Generation

Here is just that!

This is what we did on Monday! We made ladybugs because Payton and Eric were outside watching a ladybug for like a half an hour!!! We made peanut butter cookies, and the boys did everything but put them in the oven and take them out! I didn't realize they were so easy! We added chocolate chips to ours! We also made fall trees! Aren't they beautiful!

Swimming Lesson Videos

Here are 2 videos of Paytons swimming lessons! Turn up your volume!

Chicago Adventure

Today we took the train to Chicago for the day! We had so much fun! It was the first time any of us rode a train! How exciting! We went to Italian Style 2008, the Childrens Museum and went to Navy Pier. It was a perfect day. The weather was beautiful! We ate at Bubba Gumps for lunch..YUM! Had dip n' dots for a snack and had so much fun at the Childrens Museum. The Italian expo wasn't that great. They had a really nice CASE/New Holland exhibit though! They even had tractors for the kids to ride! Some of them were power wheels and some were peddal, they were adorable! Payton needs one! :) Take a look at the tons of pictures I took! (I was proud of myself) They are out of order, imagine that...Payton loved the museum. He had this determined serious look on his face! He was checking everything out and trying everything! It was so neat to watch his brain working! The Navy Pier is beautiful! I had never been there before. All the boats, the lake, the skyline, it looks amazing! So much to do, see and eat! Well, enjoy the pictures! We're all tired from our exciting weekend!

Payton waiting for the train!

Riding the train!

Payton and mommy enjoy some lunch outside at Bubba Gumps! Family picture (thanks to our waitress) All tired out from a fun day! (this was at the end of our trip)

Thinking about what he's going to accomplish next! The way cool water exhibit! They had little raincoats for the kids to wear and it was like a gigantic water sensory table that you were in! Playing with boats! Building tubes to let water through! Another mommy Payton lunch pictures..damn outa order crap!

Building with pipes! The view from insdie the childrens museum! Cookin in the kitchen! Cute picture! Checkin things out!

Grocery shopping! Mopping! Mommys little helper! (one of his very favorite things at the museum, seriously!) Payton the builder! Silly daddy!

Digging for dinosaur bones with his glove and brush! They had a huge area with the floor covered in that rubber stuff they put on playgrounds now, and it had dinosaur bones under it, so the kids had to be archeologists and find them! So awesome! Again! We found some magnetic letters! Driving the bus! Making a maze for the ball to go down!

Pulling the heavy brick that was on wheels! Bowling! Driving the moving truck! Payton and mommy by the flowers that were bells to ring!

Firefighter coat! A real firefighter! Gonna drive the ambulance! WOW! A firefighter! Cool light table!

Watching a fire safety movie...little do they know we watch these all the time. Payton always wants to rent them from the library, they're the videos that kids hate watching in school! He loves them! Ambulance driving! Fire hydrant. Yes, if you ask him where the fire hydrant is in a book, he'll show you!

Just his size! Daddy showing him where the peddal is! Big tractor! Picture of the ferris wheel at the Pier The lake and skyline view from the Pier A picture with some pirates!

Special Day

Today, September 19, 2008, ended up being a very special day. Josh asked me to marry him! It was a normal day in our household. Josh went to work, I did the stay at home mom thing and babysat Eric for a couple hours. The boys were kind of giving me a hard time today, just being boys and being rowdy. Not really a big deal but by the end of the day I was ready for the weekend and ready to spend some time with Josh and Payton. Josh decided that it would be a good idea for the 3 of us to get outa the house for awhile. I agreed. It was a beautiful day and we haven't been to the lake to play in awhile. We ended up going to this great park that we thought was just for the Yacht Club members but was for everyone. Then we decided to walk on the beach. Payton was chasing the seagulls and picking up rocks as we were walking along. All of the sudden Josh got down on one knee, opened up a ring box and said "WILL YOU MARRY ME?" Of couse I said YES! I was overwhelmed with excitement and a bit of relief. I feel bad saying relief, but thats what I felt, I can't explain it. It just felt so good! I was soooo happy. I've always known that I was gonna marry Josh but this was it, this was for real. So we had a "family hug" as Josh calls it and had some tears and lots of smiles and laughter. And Payton just wanted the ring box! And that's how it happened! I am so excited to marry the love of my life, the father of my child, my best friend. I didn't have the camera, of course, and when I try to take a picture of my beautiful ring you can't see it cuz of the lighting or something. So here it is off the website! We're thinking a destination wedding in Cancun, Mexico spring of 2010! Here's to wedding planning!

Fall Fun

Check these out! Payton rockin out! Making caramel apples! We dipped the apples in caramel and then rolled them in sprinkles and cut up chocolate chips! The boys were a mess but it was fun! Payton reading his absolute favorite book with daddy! Firefighter ABC's! Payton standing by the refrigerator magnets that he made out of closepins! He painted and glued shapes onto them! Cool dude!