Catfish Races & Visiting with Friends

We had another great weekend.  Friday night started with the Catfish Races in Greenville. Yep, that is what I wrote, you didn't read it incorrectly.  There are actually races...semifinals...and finals... 
Friday night was kids night with tons of bouncy houses, rock climbing wall...all things Jayden will be excited for in the future.  He stayed up late enough to dance to the band for a couple songs.  Below is a picture of Joe & Jayden as we were leaving.

On Saturday Jayden and I ran our usual errands and then headed to Fond du Lac to go and visit the Zimmerman's new house...new beautiful house.... We also got to see Gena, Ellie, Jack, Kelly, Henry, Evelyn, and Shawna.  I only got a couple pictures but below are a couple of Jayden & Kate. They both didn't want to look at the camera but that is okay...still so cute!

Then...my favorite part of the night....I can't say anymore, you just need to watch.  I love these kids!

Today we walked to JennerJohn park to enjoy the swing....just a couple pictures from our day.

Jayden learned how to do "touchdown" with his arms...below is a great picture of it (thanks Becky!)

Just in time for football season!  Have a great night!

Fun Weekend...

This past weekend we had lots of fun! On Saturday we went to Madison to celebrate the Scherschligt's beautiful new kitchen!  I wish I would have taken some pictures of the gorgeous remodel and the food....very tasty....thanks Emily & Benji for a very fun day.  Jayden slept the whole way home!

Below are a couple pictures I stole from Holly !

 Sorry for the diaper picture...it was a little hot!

On Sunday we went to Fond du Lac to celebrate Grandpa Teska's (Joe's Dad) 60th birthday!  Below is a picture from our lunch that I stole from Becky ...(I need to learn how to pull out my camera when we are out of the house)

Below are some recent picture of Jayden....he is having fun standing up against the patio door.

And finally...I will leave you with a smile...hope everyone has a great night!

Polka Days!

This weekend Joe & I took Jayden to the Polka Days Parade in Pulaski.  It was Jayden's first parade and he had a great time.  He practiced his clapping and waving.  It was great parade with lots of big tractors that I know Jayden will love to see again next year! Below are some pics of Jayden watching the parade and then sitting on daddy's shoulders....he was pulling his hair

After the parade we walked across the street and got to see my childhood best friends...Kari & Kelly!  I can't even tell you how long it has been.  We got to meet their children and husbands too!  It was great to see them and hope it can be more often.

We then stopped at my dad's Dairy Queen in Pulaski and enjoyed some lunch...and then stopped at his house to jump in the pool.  Jayden had a fun filled day and slept the whole way home.  I tell Joe that if he crashes at the end of the day, then we have succeeded!

Below are just some more pics of Jayden playing around the house. He was loving the camera so I couldn't stop taking pictures!

Hope everyone has a great night!

10 Months today!

Wow! 10 Months have gone by way too fast...but like I always say..I am loving every min.  So much has happened since my last update, so here we go....

Below are some recent pictures of Jayden.  He now has 5 teeth..almost six, he crawls everywhere, climbs stairs (and giggles along the way), pull himself up, stands up to play, and talks up a storm (still no official words yet). 

The smile I get to see every morning.

Jayden still likes his exersaucer...he uses it as a fort...why not play under it?

Jayden loves his blocks so much that he doesn't put them down to crawl around the house...

Bath time....one of the best parts of the day....

Last Sunday my family got together for a celebration for my brother Ben.  He is leaving at the end of the month to go to Cornell for grad school.  We are all so proud of him!  Below is a pic of  Ben & Jayden.

This is a picture of some of the fun at the party...it includes Joe, Casey, Ben, my step dad Pete, my step nephews Reese & Gavin and Jayden.

 This picture is of Grandpa Pete and all three of his grandchildren....Reese, Gavin and Jayden.

Good Luck Ben. We will miss you but we are so excited for the next adventures in your life!


We were also very lucky last Monday to get a visit from Grandma Teska (Joe's mom) and Great Grandma DeMuth (Joe's Grandma).  They first stopped to watch Jayden at his swim lessons. Then they came to have dinner at our house and play with Jayden. It was a great visit. Below is a picture of Jayden with his Grandma  T and Great Grandma D.

Jayden is now making snapping sounds with his tongue each morning and he also likes to stick out his tongue while he crawls/climb stairs/ or just for fun...I will leave you with one of my favorite pics.  Hope everyone is having a great weekend!

Big Wedding Weekend!

This weekend we went to Door County for the Burke/Brock wedding celebration.  Allie was a beautiful bride and the ceremony was so wonderful...I laughed and cried multiple times...it was very much about the two of them, which was my favorite part.   I liked it so much, I didn't even notice that I was getting sunburned...oh well..gotta love aloe.

Below are some pictures of the wedding.

Congrats Allie & Jeff ..can't wait to hear all about the honeymoon.

Before we went to Door County we took Jayden for a little swim at my dad's house. Below are some pictures of Jayden enjoying the beautiful day and then relaxing.

 Tomorrow is Jayden's 9 month appt...I hope all goes well.


Joe & I are now addicted to the mini-series The Kennedy's.  We have watched at least 2 episodes each night.  It is available on instant netflix and I would highly suggest watching it if you have any interest in the story.


Hope you all have a great week :)

happy times!

Jayden had his 3rd swimming class tonight.  He did so well...one very cute part is that there are a total of 2 babies in his class and both of their dads are in the pool with them....I love it!  I didn't stop smiling for the full 30 mins.  Jayden was so tired he fell asleep in the car on the way home and I put him to bed when we got home (6:20) and I don't think he will be up until morning.  I think he had some fun!

We had such a fun weekend...the farmers market with Grandma, grocery store, swinging on the swing, bball tournament with Bethany, Target, 5 walks and many races across the living room floor.  I also learned that Jayden would pick a shoe or dog toy over his toys any day....

Last week Jayden turned 9 months.  I remember looking at some bath toys that said 9+ months before he was born...thinking wow, I can't even image having a 9 month old and here we are....time is just going by too fast but we are loving every moment.

One of my favorite moments of the day is when he wakes up.  Below is a pic of the face I get to wake up to....my monkey!  He is always so happy in the morning...that he does not get from his daddy.

like I said..the best part of my day....

The final picture I will leave you with is one of Joe & Jayden.  Everyone tells me how much Jayden looks like Joe and I see it more some times than others.  They were sitting on the couch together laughing and it was just scary how much they looked like each other...the picture doesn't capture it as well as I originally thought it would but I love the picture.

My boys...love them!

Jayden's First Swim Lesson

This week was a big week for Jayden....his first swimming lesson.  Both Joe & I love to swim, so we hope Jayden does too.  So far, so good!

Below are some pictures of Jayden in the water with Joe.  He also got to go down the big slide and loved it.

Jayden has been busy crawling everywhere. It is so fun to watch him.  He also no longer likes his excersaucer or jumperoo. Below is a picture of Jayden under his jumperoo.  He likes to crawl under it to still play with the toys attached. 

Last wed. evening we had a beautiful sunset.  Below are some pics from my couch.

Have a wonderful weekend!