Summer Vacation Part 2

After pretending we were in high school again, we packed up the minivan and headed south to Hot Springs. We made one pit stop along the way as Nadia had a sleepover at Grandma and Grandpa Kuhn's and kept going south. Thank God for the minivan!

We spent a lot of time with family and doing some touristy things in the Black Hills. Nadia got to see the Flintstones Park for the first time. She liked riding the train, but liked the regular park the best. Go figure!

Erick, Heather, Darren and I went to Cascade Falls one afternoon to do some cliff jumping...that's how I remember Cascade Falls. Well, the cliffs aren't really cliffs but Erick and Darren did a few dives into the water.

We also spent some time in the pool that YaYa bought for Nadia and any other grandbabies that come along in the future. :)

Summer Vacation Part 1

Every 5 years my high school has an All Class Reunion back in Hazen, N.D. This was the first leg of our 3 part vacation. We kicked it off in true Hazen fashion with some beer and Fleischkuechle.

We had so much fun seeing family and old friends! What is it about reunions that make you feel like you're back in your younger days still? We were out until 2 or 3 a.m. each night! I think we have finally recovered after 3 days.

Summer time!

Last week was a LONG week in the Kuhn house. I had Bronchitis and Strep Throat and it knocked me out for about a week. Darren was Mr. Mom and I have to say did a great job! Thankfully, I was feeling better for Father's Day to give him a break. Lisa and Megan helped out and took Nadia for a night as well...THANK YOU!!

Did you notice Darren's hat in the picture? Nadia pitches a FIT when he takes it off. He tries to take it off when she isn't looking but she walks right up to him and says 'hat.'

We tried to take Nadia to a little beach by our house, but she wasn't too impressed. We came home and let her swim in her pool which she liked much better.

I think potty training is getting closer to reality. Nadia tells us that she has to go poopy, but is scared of the toilet. This is me and Minny singing "Pee Pee in the Potty." She at least sat there, but no go!

Target Field

We finally made it to a game at the new stadium! What a difference a 'real' stadium can make. We went to the game on Friday night with the newlyweds and Saturday with Darren's cousin Corey and family.

Nadia made it through her first game and had a lot of fun people watching, yelling at Uncle Dion and counting during pitches.

She also had fun with her cousin Ashton. He is all boy and she is all girl so the adults all had fun watching the tantrums and cat fights.

Wedding

Another fun Kuhn wedding is in the books! Dion and Laura were married on May 29th and it was a beautiful day.

Nadia started to get sick on our way to ND and it kept getting worse. By Saturday, she had the flu and wasn't able to show off her dance skills that she has been practicing. Thankfully, my parents were there and took great care of our sick little girl while we had fun. Here are a few pics from the big day...

Marathon!

Darren and I both ran in Fargo for the marathon weekend. Darren did the half marathon for his 7th year in a row. I was on a relay team and ran about 6.2 miles. That's enough for me!!

It was a fun weekend. My Mom came to cheer us on and watch Nadia. Darrell and Dorita drove up from Lefor to cheer all of us on as well!

Darren finished in 1 hour and 34 minutes which was a new PR! I finished! :)

We had a great weekend and were able to see family and old friends.

Forgive me Followers for I have sinned...It's been 2 months since my last blog. A lot has happened in the past 2 months so let me start with the highlights:

1. We are the proud owners of a Minivan...well, I'm the proud owner of a minivan. Darren secretly likes it, but won't say it out loud. Look closely at the pic and you can see our black beauty parked along the street.

2. Nadia is officially WALKING!! It took a while, but she is finally vertical.
3. Nadia says 'Bless You' when somebody sneezes.
4. She also says 'poop' when somebody (Darren) toots
5. And...favorite word of the moment is....BUTT! She calls her belly button her Butt. AND, yells it loud in church.

We celebrated Mother's Day by going to the Children's Museum. What a fun place! I can't wait to go back when Nadia is a little bit older.

Nadia and I spent a night at my friend, Angie's a few weeks ago. She has a son about the same age as Nadia. They hit it off and chased each other around the house.

My parents came to MN in April to help us paint our bedroom. The room looks great and Nadia got to spend some time with Ya Ya and Pa Pa.

We are off to Fargo next weekend for the marathon. Darren is running the half and I am running on a relay team. There are 4 of us who each have to run about 6 miles. Then, it's wedding time!! I hope Dickinson is ready for another Kuhn wedding!