Zoo Trip

My mom and dad joined Declan for a Sunday trip to the MN Zoo a few weeks ago and Decky LOVED it! Tony and I took him to the zoo early in the summer, but he didn't get as much out of it because he wasn't walking yet, so I wanted to take him so he could run around and look at the animals closer up. His favorites by far were the indoor fish/shark exhibits. He couldn't get enough and would have stood there for hours if we would have let him! He even went away with a new stuffed Wolf and zoo animals. Score!

At the end of the day...Declan was so cloase to passing out at this point!

The Good Old Minnesota State Fair

We decided to give Declan his first dose of the infamous MN State Fair, and took him for a few hours one night. We met up with a few friends who were also there, and witness Mike and Joe go on the bungee cord ride (I don't know what it was called!) Declan loved watching them go up in the air. Tony and and I decided to split everything so we wouldn't feel sick afterwards (although I was still close!) and Declan loved everything we got! I think his favorites were the french fries and raspberry lemonade!

Decky with Dad and Mike (Declan's Godfather)

Waiting for Mike and Joe to bungee into the air!

Good luck guys!

There they are!

Piano Man

Declan loves to play the piano at Grandma and Grandpa Rooney's house. When my parents watched Declan a few weeks ago, they placed a picture of Tony and I on the piano because Declan wanted to look at it while he played. Perhaps we have a little musician on our hands!

Stretch!

Where's ...

Decky?!?

Here I am!!

(his favorite game!)

Best Buddies

Luca and Declan have become such buddies in the past month. I will randomly catch Declan giving Luca hugs, and I was able to grab the camera quick to catch them having some bonding time. They are so cute together!

We have to be careful as Declan doesn't always understand being gentle!

Luca is very patient though. We couldn't ask for a better family pet!

Yeah ...we're working on the "pulling of the tail."

Rutter's Cabin

Every summer, a bunch of us go up to our friend's cabin. Thanks again Mike for a great weekend and to Mom and Dad for watching Dec and Luca to give us a nice weekend away! As usual, we had a great time catching up with our friends, playing bean bags, boating, tubing (and wow, was I sore the next day!), grilling, going our for pizza, and just hanging out and relaxing!

I didn't remember to take pictures much of the weekend, but I did remember to take a couple...

The girls!

Annual Talbot

Every summer, our friend and his family put on the annual Talbot golf tournament. Everyone dresses in knickers and vests ... Scottish style! Declan and I went up there in the morning to check out everyone's outfits and to wish daddy good luck. We hope this tradition lives on so Declan can one day golf in the tournament too!

Good luck Dad!

Five Year Anniversary!

It's hard to believe that Tony and I have been married for five year! Thank you Julie and Ray for coming down so Tony and I could go on a little date to celebrate.

What did we do ... went golfing!

We had a blast. I hadn't gone since before Declan was born, and I forgot how fun it is. I'm not very good, but Tony was very patient with me.

Love you Ton!

First Haircut

A few weeks ago, we brought Declan in for his first haircut. We had a feeling it would be difficult because Declan wasn't his usual happy self that morning, but we decided to give it a try anyway and brought him to Kids Cuts. Sure enough, he was not a fan. Tony and I havent seen him cry that hard in a long time ... poor little thing! We were able to distract him with Dora, goldfish, bubbles, and his nook, but that only lasted for a few minutes. We were happy they were so patient and able to finish because his new haircut was much needed (and adorable!)

Good job bud!