The Kleins Come To Minnesota - Part 1

We were lucky to have my sister, Gelsey, her husband, Kipp, and their cute little boy, Bode, come to visit us from September 23rd through the 28th. They got in late at night on the 23rd, and so we stayed up to visit for a little bit, but then decided to turn in so we could get some rest for our jam-packed next few days. Little did I know, little Bode man was up that whole night with the pukes. :( Not a great way to start the trip. Gelsey and Kipp were running on very little sleep, but in the morning Bode seemed almost back to normal, so we chalked up the previous night to food poisoning. We decided to take our chances, and go ahead with our plans for the day of going to the Minnesota Children's Museum.

The two little buggers had so much fun. They got to explore "Our World" which had a little grocery store, post office, doctor's office, and a stage where they could dance and it showed a video of them.

On the stage with their instruments...Miley thought her maraca was a baby!

At the grocery store...

Cute cousins shopping together!

She LOVED all the buttons on the cash register!

We then moved on to a water area, in the "World Works" exhibit where Miley was in heaven! There were little table filled with water that was just their height so they could splach, make big bubbles, and race boats. Miley was not thrilled when we decided to move on to the next exhibit.




The last exhibit we went to was "Earth World" where they had a life size ant hill, trees that kids could climb in, and other nature things. Miley and Bode had a blast walking up to the top of the ant hill, and then running down as fast as they could!

Run!!!

The kiddos and Kipp in the "mole hill"

We were sad that the "Habitot" area was closed that day, because it looked like something that would have been right up Miley and Bode's alley. It was like playground heaven for kids their age.

Later that night, we went out to the Olive Garden for Cameron's birthday (why don't I ever take pictures of these things???) and went home to play some games and to get to bed early to catch up on some sleep.

Stay tuned for the rest of the visit...the REAL fun was just beginning... ;)

I Finally Did It!

I finally joined a gym. I have been wanting (ok, perhaps a better term is NEEDING) to do this for quite some time, but just in the last few weeks I have been actually wanting to do it.

I have been stuck at about 10 pounds over where I want to be ever since I had Miley, and it seemed like no matter what I did, I couldn't lose it. Now our apartment has a small little gym, but I always had an excuse to not work out...I don't like to go at night, I can't go during the day with Miley, etc, etc.

Well, no more excuses! My gym (Lifetime Fitness) has a child care area that you only pay an extra 5 dollars a month for, and I can leave Miley there anytime for up to 2 hours at a time. So far I have gone yesterday and today (we just got the membership on Wednesday night), and not only do I feel better, but Miley loves going to the child care, and I love that she gets to get out and play (especially now that the weather is turning cold!).

So here's to hoping I keep it up...pretty sure I will, since now I am held accountable to my hubby who is paying for it. :)

Oh and you Minnesota girls...join up and take a class with me...kickboxing anyone?? You know you want to... :)

15 Month Stats

Miley had her 15-month well child visit today (three shots included...boo) and here are her latest stats:

Height - 29.5 inches (25th percentile)

Weight - 18.8 lbs (3rd percentile)

She made a huge jump in her height (at 12 months, she was in the 3rd-5th percentile!!) and stayed in the same percentile for her weight. She is still just a little bug. :)

Can't believe she is already 15 months old!

Happy Birthday Cameron!

Today is Cameron's 26th birthday...I can't believe that we have already known each other for 5 and a half years, and that he is now closer to 30 than he is to 20!

Cameron on his birthday in 2007!

In honor of his birthday, I thought I would whip out one of these cheesy posts with 26 things I love about him.

1. His highly contagious laugh...his laugh makes any decently funny movie, hilarious.
2. His overall hotness. :)
   
   
   
3. He works hard at everything he does...he doesn't settle for much less than perfect (except when choosing a wife...he way missed the perfect mark on that one!)
4. The way he is still a kid a heart...everytime we watch a super hero movie (Spiderman, X-Men, Transformers, etc), he spends the next few hours pretending to be that super hero. Too funny.
5. He will watch pretty much any chick flick with me, even though he would much rather watch something like the above mentioned movies.
6. His love of sports, and how good he is at them! I hope someday he coaches our kids in their sports.
   
   
   My hubby is #41 on the left side!!
   
   
   
   
7. The way he puts up with me and my crazy moods.
8. How he is the best dad to Miley in the world. Miley ADORES him, and just lights up at the end of the day when he walks through the door.
   
   
   
9. I love that he plans for our future, and works to save money, but still lets me splurge on things once in a while, without giving me too hard of a time. ;)
10. He truly loves and cares so much about all of his family members, and would do anything for any of them.
11. How he makes me still feel attractive, even when I am still packing around the baby weight, don't have makeup on, and haven't showered for a couple days. :)
12. He will let me talk his ear off way late at night, when he would much rather be sleeping!
13. How nice he is to EVERYONE he meets. I have never heard anyone say one bad thing about him the whole time we have known each other.
14. The way he sings at the top of his lungs in the car, trying to get me to laugh.
15. He puts up with my cooking (or my lack thereof) and pitches in and helps a LOT in the kitchen.
16. I love that he wants to hold my hand in public, and kiss me and hug me in public, even though I am SO not a PDA person.
    
    
    
17. He works so hard to support and provide for our family, which allows me to be able to stay home with Miley.
18. He helps out a TON with Miley, and never has to be asked. He gives her baths, splits putting her to bed, feeds her on weekends and evenings, and will take her outside and play when I have reached my limit at the end of some days.
19. He lets me watch all of my silly TV shows, and tries to act interested in them, so that he can talk to me about them.
20. He will take dance classes (like swing classes) with me, and actually enjoys them!
    
    
    
21. He is really sweet, and regularly brings me home flowers from the farmers market in the summer.
22. I love that he is a total bragger dad...he will brag about Miley to anyone who will listen, and you can tell that he is so proud that she is ours! Probably to the point where people might get annoyed... :)
23. He is totally goofy, and he brings out my goofy side as well. :)
    
    
    
24. He gives GREAT bear hugs! :)
25. He always wants my opinion and my help when he shop for clothes for himself. I think it is cute that he likes my advice.
26. I LOVE that he picked me to be his wife!

Happy Birthday Cameron! Miley and I love you, and hope you have the best year EVER being 26!

Tomorrow...

...these three awesome people are coming to see us!


I get to spend 5 days with my sister Gelsey, my BIL, Kipp, and my nephew, Bode! I am so excited that they are coming up here to spend some time with us, and I hope we can show them a good time!

I happen to think I have the best family in the world (immediate, extended, in-laws, etc) and I love getting to hang out with them! It is always a good time.

Only 28 more hours until they are here...but who's counting. :)

The Great Minnesota Get Together

So this post is a little late, but I figured I better do it anyway, so that I have it here when I (eventually) turn this into a book.

We went to the Minnesota State Fair with our friends, Cameron and Cecia, over Labor Day weekend. It is unbelievable how crowded it is...I was SOOO grateful we didn't have our kids with us...it would have been a nightmare trying to push strollers through the crowd!

Cecia and I in front of the mass of people!

We were only able to go for a couple of hours, but we were able to squeeze in some good food (gyros, cheese curds, etc.) and some fun.

One of the best parts was going down this giant slide....Cecia and I went, but the boys thought they were too cool. I must say, I was probably a bigger whimp than half the kids going down. I seriously felt like I was going to catch some air a few times, so I stuck out my foot to slow me down. I was dying of laughter going down because Cecia was screaming the whole way down.

Getting ready to go....

...wheeeee!!!!!

Hanging on for dear life (at least, it felt like it!)

Laughing SOOO hard!

The boys opted for cheaper entertainment, like this free basketball shooting game...



We had a great time, even though those couple of hours REALLY wore us out! It was fun to be able to get to the place "Where Minnesota Gets Together". :)

C-O-W-B-O-Y-S! Cowboys, Cowboys, COWBOYS!

Today our beloved Wyoming Cowboys will take part in a true David and Goliath match-up when they play the #2 ranked Texas Longhorns. My heart is a little sad that I am not in Laramie today, taking part in all of the madness with my fellow Wyomingites.

Do I think the Cowboys have a chance of winning? No. But does that stop me from hoping that we could pull off the biggest college football upset of the year? NO WAY!

We will be cheering today, all the way from Minnesota, with our little Cowgirl-in-training.

Go Cowboys! Beat those darn Longhorns!!