The first two weekends in October we attended out-of-town weddings. The first was my brother Ryan and Tommi's in Wisconsin. Matt and I were groomsman and bridesmaid, respectively. we had a great time and great weather for the outdoor ceremony and cocktail hour.
The second wedding belonged to Matt's cousin Jennie and her now husband Josh. We traveled to Sioux city Iowa this time and met up with Matt's mom and dad and extended family. Graeme had fun playing with the cousins his age.
Graeme sat through his first full length Catholic ceremony!
Graeme also had his first shower since our bathroom didn't have a tub. He didn't love it (note death grip on Matt's arm) but didn't protest either.
The tailgating season started on September 10 and although we feel we have improved our game and overall presence in the lot since last year, we're still waiting for the gophers to show up. They haven't had a home game since the middle of last month so we are looking forward to enjoy this fall weather when they are back at TCF stadium this weekend.
Hey folks, remember us? Yeah, we're still here. We've been so busy since September 1st we haven't had time to update this blog which is a poor excuse, because matt and I both have mobile posting options...we're just not good at punctuality or consistency...no matter, we're back and here's what we've been up to.
Back at the beginning of September, before Graeme turned one, Matt and I along with Paul and Kendra spent an awesome week in the Los Angeles area taking in a variety (and a lot) of sporting events, sights and shoreline.
Dodger Stadium
Manhattan Beach
On our way to san diego. A spot just for us!
Qualcomm stadium
Angels stadium (Twins win!)
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Our pics are strewn about over a couple of phones a camera and the Dodgers fan website...we'll update as we find them.
To celebrate Graeme's actual birthday, we had a "quiet" night at home.
Graeme had a few gifts come from some friends in the mail so we sat down as a family to let Graeme open them. He was more interested in the gift receipt than the first gift, or at least at first.
Graeme got a card from Grandma and Grandpa Woode.
And a drum and rhythm sticks from Maddie.
He wasn't too interested in his present from Mom and Dad with his new toys to play with.
The reason we haven't posted lately is because there hasn't been a lot going on in our lives....or we are going to use that as an excuse regardless.
We just returned from a fantastic trip to California. Our original purpose for going to the sunshine state was to see the Gophers play at USC, but turned into a trip to see a the Padres play at Dodger Stadium in L.A., the 49ers play the Chargers in San Diego, and the Twins play at Anaheim stadium. All of the games/venues were great. I would say USC's game day experience rivals that of Madison. The Gophers put forth a good effort in the second half, but came up just short losing 19-17.
Anywho, on to what you probably really care about...Graemebo's new tricks...
"Walking"...
And planning sneak attacks on Sims...
Sims is so good with Graeme, Graeme really beats on Sims.
I think I will go grab a snack before bed. Should I have chips and cheese, or perhaps that little boy on the bottom shelf...
Thanks again to our parents for helping watch Graeme while we were gone and helping with our vacation so that we had a little time to relax!
