A couple of Maren stories

Friday night we carved pumpkins - fun!
It was getting late so Ryan didn't put Maren's pants back on after changing her diaper - jammies would be on soon. I was cleaning up the pumpkin mess at the table when Maren walked up to me. She handed me a diaper and said "pee". I wasn't really paying attention but as she walked away, I lifted her shirt and noticed she didn't have a diaper on - then I checked the diaper - it was definitely wet. I couldn't believe it! Is it time for potty training already? At her 15 month check-up, the doctor said anytime now. I shook my head yes as I said "yeah right" in my mind since Cale wasn't trained until last December. They always say girls are easier, and she has shown interest in the toilet... Maybe?
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Last night was the first night Maren slept in her big girl bed from bed time until morning - and no one was laying with her. YEAH, Maren! We put her bed up a couple of weeks ago because I walked into her room and saw her with one leg over the top of the crib. She hadn't been too sure about it, but I asked her last night if she wanted to sleep in her big girl bed and she nodded, and she stayed. :) This morning she got down on her own and walked into our bedroom. I was in the shower but heard the steps. I asked Ryan if he went to get her - she just walked in. He actually thought it was Cale. Our baby girl is growing up!
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Pictures coming soon, I promise!

Just because he's cute!

:) A recent picture of Cale - he looks so grown up! 4 next month!





















I know, I still have a lot to catch up on!

Ring Around the Rosie

Playing outside on Saturday after another Gopher win! Pardon the quality, this was on my phone.



I still have a couple of pics to download from our fun weeekend..The kids were terrified of Clifford, just as I suspected, and there's a lot more to go with that story, but I'll save that for the post. The Pumpkin patch - it was a blast, and I was exhausted!! AND, my camera battery went dead about 10 minutes after we got there - why didn't I check it?!

Hopefully, I'll get to those pictures soon. For now, enjoy the video!
Have a great week!

M-I-N-N-E-S-O-T-A

Yeah Gophers!

Happy Birthday, Uncle Pete!

Have a good one, old man!








Love, The Wehrenbergs

Lots to do...

We have a lot of fun things planned for the rest of this week, so I'm hoping to bring some great pics to the blog next week. Here's our schedule:

Thursday Evening: Clifford the Big Red Dog is coming to LOHS! There's big talk about it now, but I'm sure I'll have two kids clinging to me when the time comes to meet Clifford.

Friday: We're going to Tweite's Pumpkin Patch with ECFE, on the school bus! If Maren gets a nap in during the day, we'll go to the Homecoming Parade in LeRoy when we get back and possibly the football game in the evening.

Saturday: Go Gophers! They're back at the dome this week to play Indiana.

Sunday: Cale's third week at Sunday School. He's loving it!

A couple of other updates since my last post.
* Grandpa Olson had a partial knee replacement last week. He's home and recovering quite well. It's difficult being cooped up, but he's been a good patient and is sticking to his exercises - he'll be down on the floor playing tackle again in no time. :)
* Cale started the fall ECFE classes last night. We sang songs, listened to a story about Clifford at the pumpkin patch, Cale created some great pumpkin artwork, and the kids made pumpkin cupcakes for their snack. ECFE has a new coordinator this year and they've changed things up a bit - we're excited for all of the fun!
* Since we've been talking about pumpkins and it is now October - we can reveal the costumes - Maren is going to be a cute ladybug and Cale is going to be a mighty knight. :) The headline picture is from last year.

Come back for pics next week!

Sesame Street Live

Cale, Maren, Grandma Olson, and I went to Sesame Street Live - Elmo Ready for Action last week with the L-O ECFE. What a great show! Cale's favorite character was Captain Fuzzy - Elmo. Maren did pretty good with the show, too - it ended up being about 30 min. too long for her, but I just got up with her and walked around. I don't think we interrupted too many people. :) The show was in Rochester at the Mayo Civic Center so it was nice that it was close and not such a large venue.
After the show, we treated ourselves to Red Lobster for lunch - yummm! The kids clonked out in the car ride home. We had a great day!
We're looking forward to our next trip with the ECFE in October, to the Pumpkin Patch! I'll remember my camera for that one!