More proof I'm raising boys...

We went to Suson Park yesterday to enjoy the fabulous weather and check out the farm animals. Dylan's first reaction, "Mom, look at all the poop!" I mentioned there was a horse in there and he said, "Huh???" The horse was such an after thought it was ridiculous. He checked out the poop in every single stall. It was hilarious actually. :) Here he is pointing out the poop...
I don't know how anyone walks by this part of the park without taking pictures. I just cannot resist. (I am such a nerd!)Happy baby Jackson! Check out the drool dripping off his double chin!Dylan is such a great big brother to Jackson (as long as Jackson isn't trying to play with his toys.) He loves helping Jackson. For example, pushing him on the swing....or giving him a piggy back ride!My attempt at an artsy family portrait. It was hard to not get the camera in my shadow. I didn't want it to be obvious that I was taking the picture.

What dreams are made of!

Someone got into the puffs container! I didn't think he would get the lid off, but he sure proved me wrong! He was shoving them in his mouth as fast as he could, trying to eat as many as he could before I picked them up! He is so funny!

Jackson is 9 months old!

Last weekend we got Jackson's 9 month pictures taken. Dylan got in on some of the action too!
Because I have a brother, I have a friend for life.

Soccer Camp!

Dylan started soccer camp today. I'm so excited for him. He was pretty shy at first, but eventually played with a couple of the boys (as long as I was within 6 feet of him!) We signed up for this particular camp knowing that his friends from school, Grant and Jacob, would be there. It was fun to see them interact with each other. We are usually at work while they are playing together at school. The boys had a great time playing, and were tired and sweaty when camp was over! Here's Jacob chasing Dylan.
The three tired, sweaty boys on a water break.When it was time to go the boys decided to pour water over their heads!After camp we stopped by the playground for a very quick play session. Jackson loved his first time swinging!As always, Dylan loved the slide.Great picture of Scott and Jackson. I'm framing this one!

That shirt is too little!

Apparently Dylan's shirt got dirty or wet at school, so they changed him into one of the extra shirts in his book bag. I also had an extra outfit or two for Jackson in the book bag, and the teacher put one of Jackson's shirts on Dylan! Don't you think that she would have noticed this shirt was a little small for Dylan when she put it on him??? He wore it all day at school, and it is a 6-9 months shirt! (You would think a 6-9 month shirt would actually look a lot smaller on him, but it's still obvious that it's too small.) Silly teacher.

Final Stop...Iowa!

After Chicago we headed to Dubuque, Iowa for Todd and Erin's wedding. Friday night was the rehearsal picnic. It was at Eagle Point Park (I think that's the name of it!), which was beautiful. Then Saturday was the wedding, which was also at Eagle Point Park. Here's my dad, my sister (Kassi), my brother (Mike) and I at the rehearsal dinner. The boys stayed behind at the hotel to get some much needed rest.
Dad and Marie before the wedding.Jackson and I hanging out before the wedding.
Kassi and Jackson.
Mike and Jackson
Here comes the bride!
Their first dance! As self proclaimed horrible dancers, Todd and Erin decided to play a first song for everyone instead of doing a first dance. They are very talented, and the song was beautiful.
Good thing Jackson picked the right bottle!Dylan and I. :)Turns out we have a dancer on our hands! Dylan was having a blast dancing! It was hard to get his moves on camera b/c he was moving around so much!Congrats Todd and Erin!

Next stop...Chicago!

After Indiana Dunes we headed to Chicago to see our friends Molly and Gaz! Wednesday night we headed to the baseball game, White Sox vs. Angels. Jackson's first baseball game! We had fabulous tickets. Row 4, almost directly behind home plate! There was a 2 1/2 hour rain delay though, so the game didn't even start until 9:30. We stayed for 2 innings before the kids had decided it was time to head home. I was impressed they made it that long! A little Haarmann trivia for you...Dylan's first game was White Sox vs. Angels at Cellular also. :) The first pitch was thrown out, right before it started raining, by this dude from The Deadliest Catch. He's Captain Phil's son. I know Captain Phil had 2 sons on his boat, Jake and another one. I think this was the other one, but I can't remember his name.
Dylan, very patiently waiting for it to stop raining.
Play ball! This is the view from our seats.
Dylan trying to make Scott watch the game! He was really into it!Jackson and I hanging out.The next day we headed to Shedd Aquarium. Dylan was super excited to see everything there. It was hard to keep up with him! It's hard to get good pictures inside the aquarium b/c you can't use the flash. I tried though! Here's some coral reef.
Flying penguin Dylan!Jackson, eating his feet. Totally normal. ;)Dylan got to touch a starfish. Mommy whale and her baby.After the aquarium we had dinner and hung out with Molly and Gaz for awhile. They are expecting a baby this September, and I think we may have done a little child proofing for them! LOL! Thanks for such a fun visit!

View from their apartment. I don't think this would ever get old.View from the other side of their apartment.