An EarLY morning!

Izzy, Tyson and Beau after the egghunt

Beau saw another egg

Beau found his basket!

Beau wearing Grampa Newman's shoes

Colorin Eggs

He didn't like that the eggs changed color :(

Enjoying a little ride with cousin Izzy

Big kisses for Daddy- I love this pic :)

Me and my hunny :)

Good morning! I'm up early and as I was pouring my morning cup of coffee, there were 3 deer running through our field...so peaceful up north this morning! So I thought I'd take a few minutes to update our blog while the boys are catching their zzzzz's.

Not a whole lot has been going on really- we've been just busy keeping up with our everyday things. Chuck's getting ready to head back to work shortly. He's been putting a lot of bids out there some of which have came from word of mouth, his new website and some leads off Service Magic. It's definitely going to be a huge adjustment for beau when he goes back to daycare! He is so attached to us but we're looking forward to him being around other kids. He's been saying a few new things but it amazes me how he can comprehend sooo many things- example: I'll say "beau can you throw this away for me?" And he will put it in the bedroom garbage. "Beau pick up the red block" and he will. We'll ask him "Beau are you going to be nice?" and he'll say "no." He also has been outside a ton with Chuck while the weather's been nice and they work in the garage. Chuck was fixing a trailer so beau was right beside him checking things out. In the house he'll grab his plastic tools and pretend he's fixin his truck. He's sure is a little boy through and through!

This past Easter we were at mom and dad's and the kids had an Easter egg hunt outside. Beau did well! He found 9 eggs and Izzy found 10. He'd find them and point to them and run and get them. We'd been practicing at the house so he knew what they were AND I loved seeing his expression when he opened a plastic egg and found a jelly bean! He loves jelly beans! Mom and I took him to see the Easter Bunny and he did not like it at all, which I knew he wouldn't since he's only 17 months so I got my picture taken too :) He also was afraid of the eggs when we colored them. He saw them white then we took them out of the dye and they were a different color and he didn't like that at all!

I've been keeping busy training for Gramma's marathon. I'm up to running 3 miles now. I try every time I run to run 3- sometimes I do, sometimes 2 but the main thing for me is that I'm running!! That was my goal: to run and not completely hate it. I'm actually enjoying it and am so proud of myself. It's an awesome feeling to know you are accomplishing your goal and pushing yourself! I think I'm going to sign up for my first 5K which is April 18th. As of right now I just need to find a sitter (chuck is in a home show that same weekend). If I can't, I'm thinking of doing it with Beau in the stroller and just walking it. Another plus to running is that I have lost 13 lbs! It's taken me since the beginning of the year, but I feel tons better and more healthier!

I've posted some fun pics for you- EnJOy!! AND Enjoy this beautiful weekend! HOpe all is well with you!

Finally a Post!

Did I mention beau is climbing on everything now hehe :) Boys will be boys!

Buds :)

ICECREAM YAY!!

Beau and his new cousin Tyson

Icecream!

Fun being 1!

"I don't know mom!"

I've been totally neglecting our blog...so I thought I'd give you a little update of what's been happenin in the Richardson household :)

Chuck's been staying home with beauman doing the daddy daycare thing. And boy is he BUSY! Beau is quite a handful this year compared to last year when chuck stayed home with him! Running and climbing...being a boy :) He sure is having fun with him and they really are buds. Chuck's annual home show is coming up in a few weeks and he's got a few new things up his sleeve. He had an awesome ad placed in the homeshow guide and is hoping to give on the spot bids with a new program he's going to buy. If you haven't already, check out his website at: http://www.northwoodsconcreteandmasonry.com/ He's also on Facebook so look him up! HOme show is in March. I'm also going to be in it for my work... :)

Beau is learning so many new things and it's so hard not to laugh at him when he's being a stinker! He is defintely boy through and through!! Some of his favorite toys are hangers, the broom, his trucks, his suitcase for gramma's house (he will carry this around the house!), any dish towels (he pretends to wipe the floor) and his newest trick is climbing! On everything!

Chuck's been trying to get out on the lake when ever he gets a chance...Tom and Maggie came up 2 weekends ago and they spent all weekend fishing- they had a great time! Didn't catch a lot, but they still had a great time. He's out fishing today so we'll see how he does :)

I've been keeping myself busy with the boys, work, book club, scrappin and I recently started a quilt class. Quilt class should be interesting since I don't even own a sewing machine or sew :) But I thought I'd try it out (I'm hoping to use my mother in laws machine)...I'm also going to walk the Gramma's 1/2 Marathon (13 miles) with some friends and sign up is in a week- so I have a little time to prepare myself for it (it's in June). I've been going to the Y and trying to keep a weekly walking goal each week. I wanted to accomplish the Marathon before I turn the big 3-0! I'll keep ya posted on my progress...

We celebrated our 5 year anniversary yesterday...I can't believe it's been 5 years already! We had plans to go out but decided to just stay in, eat some pizza and order a few movies off the PPV :) Our kind of night!

I posted some fun pics for you! Enjoy!

LIFE! Some pics for you...enjoy!

Where has the year gone?!

Okay so I admit I've been horrible at keeping up with the blog, but LIFE has been happening all around us!! I'll try to be better :)

So much as been happening since September (my last post)! I don't think I can possibly write about 3 months but I think I can sum it up in a nutshell...

First of all, our baby boy is now 1! I can't even believe it! Where has the year gone, seriously!?! It takes forever when you're pregnant and when they're here, you blink and they're 1! Last weekend we had a little party for him...monkey style of course with banana splits! AND he started walking the day of his party! He is so funny walking around the house...he looks like a little mummy. He's also got 6 teeth now, says 'Yeah' after everything and of course eats everything under the sun! He definitely is a little mini chuck! His little personality is totally boy! He got a lot of really nice gifts last weekend and loves his new wagon that gramma and grampa newman got him. Gramma and Grammpa R. got him a his own little remote too that he loves.

Chuck is done working now for the season and will be home with Beau until the spring. I'm now back to working 5 days a week which I guess is okay with me since this is our busiest time of year...we have a lot of 1/1 renewals. Work is definitely keeping me on my toes between the renewals and new business!

I've posted some pictures for you...enjoy!

Enjoy your Thanksgiving this next week and remember all that there is to be thankful for...Chuck and I are most definitely thankful for family, a warm home and...life.

Our Labor Day Weekend

How did you spend your labor day weekend? I was fortunate to have 5 days off and chuck had 4 days off so we squeezed as much as we could into the weekend. We headed to my parents camper in Cambridge on Friday night. We didn't get there until 10pm but figured it was easier than trying to leave really early saturday morning. Saturday the campground had some inflatables set up for the kiddos and Halloween at night. Maggie and izzy got there around 11am on saturday so right away we took the kids down to the inflatables. Izzy was a little afraid at first but was really enjoying them after she had her icecream. Beau even had a little icecream and met some new faces: Tripp, Aubreah, Mindy and Mal.

Saturday night I dressed Beau up as a bowhunter for halloween...he was so cute! I tried to upload a pic but for some reason it didn't work. I'll try to get it up tho. He got tons of candy, well, I did.

On Sunday night chuck and I met up with some friends for dinner and went to Dave and Busters- if you've never been there, you should go. It's large adult arcade (like a chucky cheese for adults without kids running around) with drinks, games, music, guitar hero :) I can honestly say I was pretty embarrassed by my guitar hero skills. Dawn and I got booed off the stage while playing...LOL! But it was still fun and at the end of the night we had 840 tickets so Dawn and i each left with a little monkey....oh yeah, and a shot glass. Beau stayed at Gramma and Grampa's that night- yes, I actually left him overnight and didn't go into panic mode. Although I missed him terribly the next day, it was good for chuck to get out and have a night out.

After a great weekend, it was definitely hard to get back to work on Wednesday! Just when I started to get back into the swing of things, it was Friday :) Now that's my kind of week- I wish every week was a 3 day work week! LOL!

Enjoy your weekend!

Beau loves his cousin Izzy

"Do I have any on my face?" I love this picture of izzy!

Beau with his new friend Tripp

My sister in law maggie and I. I really enjoyed spending some time with her. She's pregnant with their second and is due December 26th! A Christmas Baby!

Beau having some icecream. He ate his own little sunday!


The inflatables...see why izzy was so afraid at first!

"A bad morning may have prevented an unforseen accident...."

These are the words from my Gramma as I was emailing back and forth with her about my crazy morning I had had yesterday. I do have to agree with her on this...I guess everything happens for a reason even if it doesn't fit into our schedule!

My evening was much more enjoyable than my morning. I picked up Beau from daycare and Vicki had given me a bucket of apples from her apple trees. So, after dinner and after Beau and I had our evening walk, chuck helped me peel and core apples and I made a batch of apple crisp. As I was making it, I was thinking about my friend Joni's comment she made on her blog about enjoying the simple things in life. That was what my evening was all about. Seeing my son crawl to me when I picked him up from daycare and seeing the joy on his face when he saw me, going home and having dinner with my boys, enjoying a nice long walk with beau while he blabbed away, smelling the aroma of the apples baking while making apple crisp and enjoying the cool air while the windows were open last night in the kitchen...these are the simple things I was able to enjoy last night. Even though it was a crazy, busy morning, my night ended peacefully and I was able to once again thank God for this wonderful life.

IS iT NapTIMe yeT??

I'm sure many of you can relate to the type of day i'm having today! It started out just fine...I woke up at 6am- which by the way is a little earlier than the norm. I got myself all ready for work, fed my little man, gave him a bath and before you know it we were out the door. By this time, I was already running 15 minutes late (how does that happen when I thought for sure I'd be early??!!) and I still had to pick up my friend and coworker terra. I'm heading down the road, take a sip of my coffee and bam...the lid falls off and there's HOT coffee all over me and my seat. So, 10 miles down the road, I turn around and head home so I can change my clothes. I pull in the driveway, chuck's already outside waiting outside for me (weird how he knew something was up) and asked if there was anything he could do to help...I said "nope" as I'm undressing and rummaging around the house...into a new pair of clothes I go and a quick kiss out the door and I'm back on the road again....this time I'm in 'Martha Mode.' Yes, I'd be referring to Martha Stewart- "get it done" mode. So I'm driving down the county road and it dawns on me that I don't need to pick up terra today, she's at our other location...ah a sigh of relief. But now it's 7:45 am and I'm still about 20 minutes from work....called my daycare lady to let her know I'm late and not to worry. I pulled into Vicki's around 8:05 am and she was gone- she had to run her boys to football practice so beau and I hung out and played while waiting for her arrival. She arrives- again a quick kiss out the door to beau and away i go to GIS. I finally arrive at GIS - as my coworker is calling me worried - at 8:35. What a morning! This little Martha is tired and is wondering, "Is it naptime yet?" I do not like getting out of my morning routine, which I'm sure many of you can relate to. All day I've felt like I've been running around with my head cut off. It's 2:15 now, and I'm really looking forward to picking up beau, heading home and enjoying a nice evening with my boys. Enjoy the rest of this crazy Wednesday!