July & August

It's been a busy few weeks since Theo turned 6 months old. He's been eating lots more foods, including oatmeal, carrots, butternut squash, sweet potatoes, prunes, and pears! We went on vacation to the Chain O Lakes area near Waupaca, WI. And Theo has been making more friends. Click on the happy pontoon driver for Chain O Lakes pics. Click on the happy eater for other random pics.

Theo is 6 months old!

Wow - 6 months old already! Theo is still lots of fun. He has learned to sit on his own, play with his rattles and other toys, find creative ways to sleep, and tried a veggie for the first time!

Theo's latest tricks

This past week, Theo tried rice cereal for the first time. He loved it! Click on the photo for more images and a video! Unfortunately, we're not so sure that it agreed with his tummy, so we stopped for a couple days and may try again later this week. Theo has also been sitting up like a pro this week. He can amuse himself with his toys for a long time. On Saturday we went to Chicago to meet up with my friend Helen and her baby Miles, who were visiting from Ohio. Today we spent the day at North Beach in Racine. It was a beautiful day and we both got to go sailing on our friend Casey's sailboat. What a fun weekend!

4th of July

Another fun trip to Minnesota for the 4th of July!

5 months old!

We had a few more adventures after Father's Day - most notably Theo's first Brewers game! He did pretty well, although I think he enjoyed the tailgating more than the game. Jay's softball games are a little more his speed! We also had a fun overnight visit with Heidi & Jay who drove in from Massachusetts. (That morning they had come from Toronto!) Today President Obama was in Racine, but we forgot to try to get tickets. Turns out the line was pretty long to get them, so we probably wouldn't have gotten any anyway. Those who have visited us have had a taste of O&H kringle - now you can say that you've eaten the same kringle as the President - he stopped at O&H on his way into town! Anyway, it's cool that he was in Racine again. (I had seen him when he was here campaigning a few years ago.) Next adventure is Theo's first trip to Buffalo Lake for the 4th of July!

June so far

Happy Father's Day! We've had a busy month so far and have finally been able to enjoy some nice weather. Click on the cute picture of Theo to see more pictures of what we've been up to.

One especially fun event was Jerome, Jerry, and John's visit to Racine for the annual Case tour and fishing trip. Jay got to go along on the tour and fishing trip, and Theo and I even got to join them for dinner at the Yardarm! Thanks, Case IH! (Click on the pic for more!)

Memorial Day Weekend

This past weekend, we took Theo on his first trip up to the Twin Cities! The main event was the celebration of Alex's college graduation. It was Theo's first time meeting Uncle Alex and also his first time meeting Aunt Kari, Uncle John, and cousins Olivia, Kailey, Charlie, and Jade. He had no idea that he had such a big family! It was also our first time meeting little Jade. It was so much fun to see everyone. Hopefully Theo will always love Minnesota as much as we do!