Goodbye Training Wheels!!!

Daddy decided a few weeks ago to take the training wheels off of Hayden's bike. We are still in awe of how quickly he has learned to bike without. He is such a big boy, and so proud of his new skill, though I think Jon and I may be even more proud! Our first born growing more independent each day, and soon to be a kindergartner & a big brother again. Where oh where does the time go....can someone tell me??

Wakeboarding with Daddy!

Here is Jonathan sharing his passion for wakeboarding with Erica and Hayden the other day out on Lake Minnetonka. I always watch nervously from the boat, while the kids and Jonathan have a ball!!

32 weeks (aka 8 months)

Here are me and the babe at 32 weeks gestation. You know what that means.....just 8 weeks to go!! We are in the single digit countdown at the Sharpe house!!

I am really feeling great other than some minor aches and pains, and just generally running out of room to eat and breathe!! :) I guess it is kind of the nature of the beast, and since this will probably be my last pregnancy, I am trying to remind myself to enjoy the experience.

I LOVE the movement, and baby moves a lot these days, along with lots of hiccups over the last few weeks. The kids get to watch my belly move, which they think is pretty cool, and maybe a little alien-esque! :)

We got the nursery almost completely set up and ready to go this past weekend. Thank you Jon for putting together the changing table and crib for his very persistent wife. Can't mess with a nesting women, let me tell you! I'll post some photos of the nursery once I get some things hung up on the walls.

Other than that, all is well....just growing more and more excited to meet this little one, and see who is in there kicking me in the ribs all day!!

Splash Pad Summer Fun

Last Wednesday the kids and I headed to the Splash Pad in Hopkins, and had a ball!
The weather was beautiful, the water park is totally free--so we packed a picnic lunch, and enjoyed the day together in the sun.

Along with a great water park, there is also an awesome dry playground that the kids just HAD to check out! I fed them bites of their PB&J sandwiches as they ran by me, because they were having way too much fun to sit down and actually have a picnic!!

My, my how we love the summer....and Wednesdays off together!!

Puppy Love

Our beloved Oscar turned 8 in May, and is SUCH a good dog. Even though
Jon and I get overwhelmed with caring for him at times, and finding someone to watch him when we go out of town, etc......our kids are still MADLY in love with him.

They think of him as a true member of our family, and it's neat to think that he's been around for their entire lives. Other than looking a little more silver around the face, chest and belly...he is still the same ol' lazy, easy going pug. He's also become quite the seasoned camper this summer, and has joined us on all of our camper adventures.

Such a love.....

Erica always says, "Mom, take a picture of me and Oscar."
How cute are they?