Sick Little Guy?!

Dane picked up a cold from his cousin Mia this weekend. The poor boy is so stuffed up, yet his nose won't quit leaking. Despite the cold, he sure acted his silly self.

Mia!!

On Thursday, Dana, Mia and my mom came over for some pizza, a movie and fun! Dane was attached to Mia at the hip. He wanted to do everything that she did. It was super cute.

Mia fell and hit her head and Dane was sad for her. Here he is cuddling her.

Cousin Love!!

Aren't they so cute!?

Little Daney Bug-Bug

Not much has been happening around here lately, except for the super cold weather. The weather has kept us hunkered down in the house. Here are a few pictures of the usual things we do around home.

Dane got some new "big boy" cups. He loves them...

Just playing!

Here is our first experience with finger painting. Dane wanted to make a picture for his daddy. It was actually pretty fun!

It was extra fun when he decided to eat the paint off of his fingers. Yikes!

Kooky Dane

Dane is like...another lame picture. I will not smile. Aren't his big boy jammies the cutest?!

I was drinking tea, so Dane had to have some too. This mimicking stage is pretty funny.

Drums Please. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa Danielson for the lovely drum. At least he doesn't play it that much.

Dane put on his sunglasses. I'm not sure why he thinks that's the right spot.

Sweet Face.

Dane is totally into kissing everything and everyone lately. The other day, he tried to kiss his friend Celia, but she ran away from him. I think he might stick to everything else. Here he is kissing La La the Teletubbie.

And again, kissing the couch. I wasn't quick enough with the camera, or you would have seen him kiss the firetruck, me, daddy, the floor, his OX doll, and several other weird things. Man do I have fun days or what.

LUTSEN!!

Ross and I took our first weekend away alone, since Dane was born. We went to Lutsen for a few days of skiing, relaxation, good food and alone time. As we entered Duluth, the snow began. It was beautiful, but little did we know what was to come.

This is the view from our balcony. It was breathtaking. Surprisingly, it wasn't great to ski in. Friday's snow was the heavy, sticky stuff that pelted your face, smeared your goggles and kept your skis from swishing. Again...beautiful, but not ideal to ski in.

So after a few hours, we went to Papa Charlies and enjoyed a cherry coke (for me) and a Mesaba Red (for Ross) along with a pizza. Delicioso. We then checked into our great room and took a nap.

This is me in my cute new ski outfit. It's really cute and matches my skis perfectly.


The next morning, it was still snowing. It hadn't stopped since we arrived. Another lovely day. This time, the snow was powder. Much better. We hit the slopes right away and managed another couple of hours. I didn't enjoy myself this day. Of course I was super nervous of falling, but I did a ton of that and couldn't get my skis to move right. I lost my confidence and called it a day. Ross skied for a bit longer and then we hit the pool. Everyone thinks it's fun to ski in snow, but it's totally not.

Here we are on the gondola. You can't see the background, but boy was it pretty.


So, it was a nice weekend away, but we were looking forward to getting home to our Lovebug. He did wonderful. THANKS so much Grandma Tammy and Auntie Dana for watching Dane so that we could have this time away. With a new baby on the way, it's going to be awhile before that happens again.

It's Official...

If you look very closely with a magnifying glass, you can see that the word on the street-
(I mean stick) says that we are PREGNANT!

I went to the Dr. today and am 6 weeks along. The due date is September 4 (which also happens to be our anniversary and labor day)! Woo Hoo.

Here is me 9 months pregnant with Dane.
Wow...I've got a lot to look forward to. Seriously.

Some Randoms and a Spaghetti Monster

Here I am sitting in my dump truck. Mommy says she wishes her tushy was that little!

Now here I am standing on the steering wheel of my new bulldozer. I'm going to get a time-out in about 2 seconds and I think that is funny (that's why I'm smiling)!

I finally figured out how to put my legos together. Man, that is fun!

Spaghetti is my favorite food.

Excuse me...I'm trying to eat. Thanks.

Yum!

Why yes, I am saving the piece in my nose for later. I could get hungry, you know.

And to top off this slide show, I will now hit myself in the face.

Dane, His Bike and His Toes!

Dane got a new bike for Christmas and boy does he like it. Can't you tell by his smile?

One slipper on and no pants...the joys of being a toddler!

And here is Dane-yet again-with his cheese smile. It's so cute!

If you look really close, there is a teddy graham in between Dane's toes. Enough said.