Surprise GMA!

Yes, our mother could possibly be the craziest lady on the planet for traveling with us two nutballs all the way to CA, but we heard there was sun and 90 degree weather so we're in!!



Thanks to my Mama...

Dear Mama,

Thank you for feeding me all of your delicious milk.  I'm sure not starving...and, as you can see I no longer have a neck to prove it.

Love,
Your chunky son, Bennett

Easter 2011

 This year for Easter, we decided to mix it up a bit from the normal, traditional church, dinner at home....we celebrated Easter at the cabin with Gma & Gpa Sherck!  Some of our favorite pics are attached...from the weekend. We DID NOT want to come home, even though the weather was a little ishy.  We can't wait for fishing, boating, throwing rocks, swimming, adventures in the woods, hunting for frogs, tractor rides and much more this summer...sure hope it gets here soon!  Thanks Gma & Gpa for a great time!

Bennett 9 weeks old

Gull Lake Sunrise (Bennett likes to wake to watch these)



Mom, Dad & Brady after the Easter Egg Hunt



Gpa put up the swing!

Me, Gma throwing rocks

Bennett's naptime with Gpa (SPOILED)

Gma's drink of choice during the egg hunt



"Mom, the Bunny put an egg in the tree! How silly!"  - Brady




From high to low - Brady was happy but then very angry when he couldn't eat all of the chocolate for breakfast.



Bennett - Easter Basket

Brady - 28 months old

Ice still on the lake, praying for it to GO AWAY

PURE Exhaustion

Our Friends

From Left: Fuzz, Julia, Jade, Cullen, Reese, Koen, Brady, Bennett

Last week we had a girls night/play date and we look forward to these every month!  This month, we were missing Tyra & Evelyn because they were sick and....Keelin wasn't able to come.  Our new buddy, Connor Purdy was born the day of our party so maybe he'll be at the next one, maybe?  We love our friends!!  I'll tell ya, it's sure a zoo when we all get together, but our Mommies have a lot of wine, beer and laughs and it is ALL WORTH IT (words from our Mom's mouth) - we look forward to "girls night" EVERY MONTH!

Our little Chunkadoodle Bennett - 2 month check-up

2 months

 Fun day today, our little chunkers is two months already!  Time flies without any sleep (ha)

 

We headed to the two month check-up appointment today and and update below!

• He is clearly not missing a meal
• Weight: 11lbs, 7 oz (50%)
• Height: 21.5 inches (10%)
• Head size: 40cm (50%)
• Smiling: Not really. When I'm fussy I don't smile either.
• Fussiness: Bad
• Gassiness: Extreme
• Cuteness: OUT OF THIS WORLD!

Things looks good and Bennett seems to be a little healthy nugget!  He is still a very fussy baby which is fine, but it is a known fact.  He rarely sleeps more than 2 hours at a time, is very gassy even though we have changed diets and tried gripe water, gas drops, burping, bottles, and endless attempts to make him feel better. Dr. MaryBeth hopes that he will "grow" out of this at 3 months of age.  We hope so too - we want our little guy to be happy, content and satisfied!

Dr. MaryBeth - Bennett 2 months

 

With his expression, can you tell he will be a rebel?

This weekend for Easter we are headed to the cabin!  Mom said that the Easter Bunny will hide eggs and we can go on an easter hunt in the woods which will be sooo much fun - pictures will DEFINITELY be shared with you all.

Duluth Mania

We needed to get out of these house and a road trip up to Duluth was the perfect idea!  Mom, Bennett and I loaded up the rig on Friday last weekend to see Karis & Steve and we had a BLAST! Before I forget, I'll tell you that the ride up AND back, I didn't take a breathe? Yeah, because I talked the ENTIRE TIME.  Mom and I sang Old McDonald about 80 times in a row and then we followed it with some harmony of Ring Around the Rosie another 400 times while Bennett was sleeping.  It was great, right mom?

Daddy was planning on coming along with us, but needed to fill in at a work function on Saturday. Boo-hoo. We still haven't been able to chill with Daddy at all since last Friday.  When we returned from our trip, Daddy had the horrible stomach flu and it still getting better.  We have quarantined (not sure what this word means) him in the basement this week while we are washing our hands often. While we were in Duluth, it snowed (yes, in April) but don't worry, I brought my boots, mittens and hat.  A few pictures to enjoy from our trip! 



Attempt to make a snowman

 

Snow Monkey Brady in the SNOW JUNGLE (woods)

 

The Easter Bunny brought me a snow bucket

Steve made me a homemade sled! 



Karis taught me how to order a beer



Momma missed this the past 9 months

Thanks for the great visit!



Mama, her boys, her best friend and her beer. Could she be smiling any bigger?

What we have learned from our father...

Hey, Bennett & Brady here...

Once thing we have learned at our young ages is the POWER of volunteering.  We are very proud of our Dad, not only for his hard work with his career, but what he gives back to the community sharing his passion for the outdoors, story telling and keeping our fishing streams glistening clear:)  He graciously volunteers at several events, speaking gigs throughout the year, donates his time, and this is just one of them that makes us smile.  Click on the link below to read the story...

CLICK HERE for Article - Citizen Newspaper

 Daddy About the Woods

"Turkey Hunting" by Brady Sherck

Last night, we all headed out on a drive after dinner to scout out some of the property that Bill is Turkey hunting the next few days. Brady is so funny, we wanted to share our conversation with him....


sunglasses upside down, a hoot!



(We pull into a field-approach.  Bill gets out of the vehicle to walk up to see where he will set up turkey camp...)

Brady: Mom, where Daddy go?

Mom: See, he's right there in the field, he's looking for turkeys. Tomorrow he's going turkey hunting

Brady: Turkey hunting?

Mom: Yes, once a year, Daddy brings out his gun and he tries to shoot a turkey.

Brady: Wow! Whoa. Mom, can I shoot a gun?

Mom: No, guns are for big people. Maybe you can when you get older.

Brady: Mom, pleeez can I shoot a gun at those turkeys? I go get my binaccaplayers (binoculars)

Mom: When your Dad gets back here, you can ask him.

(Bill gets back to the Jeep)

Brady: Dad, I maybe shoot a gun at the turkeys?

Dad: Maybe when you get older. Guns aren't for kids, they are dangerous.  When you're older, you can come turkey hunting with me!

(Bill puts the Jeep in reverse, we're waiting for cars to drive past before we back up)

Brady: Wait (our) turn, cars coming.

Mom: Yes, Brady we have to be careful before we back-up. We need to watch the cars.

Brady: Wait turn, cars coming CRASH. Crash cars!

 Mom: Brady, no, we do NOT want the cars to crash into us.

(Bill laughing)

Brady: Dad, I shoot the cars with a gun?

Dad: No Brady you cannot shoot the cars.

We didn't have a good response. Our little dude has the mind of a crazy man!  Maybe it wasn't such a good idea for Santa to bring brady a dart gun last Christmas...

Ahh, this is the life.

What a life I live.  I sleep. I eat. I poop. I cry. I nap. I squeak. I shop. I visit friends. I play. And...because it was so beautiful outside today, I went on a long walk with Mom in the stroller.  Now THIS is what maternity leave is for, right?  Today was even more special too - this afternoon Mom and I took a bath together.  I was so excited I pooped in the water.

Chubbadubber Cheeks



7 weeks old - my bro never had chubbers like this