Maybe he's in the linen closet...

Lately Lennon has been really in to hide and seek. Well…his version of hide and seek. Basically he has 3 hiding places in our house. If we “find” him too quickly he gets upset so we have to pretend like we don’t know where he is (even though we watch him go to his hiding place). Dave and I carry on a conversation about how much we miss Lennon and we wish we could find him, but “oh well, I guess we’ll have to move on.” Then he either starts giggling or we “find” him and dramatically gasp and act surprised that he’s there.

It reminds me of this Louis C.K. skit. So true..ha ha:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqYxxZoXJVc

Happy Mid Week!

Erin

Crimson Trees and I.D.'d Pajamas

  Our fall weather is turning out to be stellar this year. The leaves are magnificent. On Wheeler street around the corner from our house they are breathtaking. Pictures never do it justice, but I couldn’t stop shooting photos of them this weekend.

What is it about kids constantly wanting to be outside? Is it the freedom they feel to explore? All I know is most of us grow out of this by the time we’re adults and it’s kind of sad. I don’t think I’d be content prancing around in the yard and digging in the dirt for 5 hours like Lennon is. If I did our yard would not look like it currently does, ha. He doesn’t need anything fancy…just a rake and maybe a watering can and he’s content. I think it’s inherent in the human spirit to experience nature…this coming from the family that lives on a small city lot, ha. Nevertheless, we love our time outside exploring. Our walks to the coffee shop and our park trips. I'm a sucker for fleeting fall days and knowing that our sweaters will soon be replaced with puffy winter coats.

 

On a side note; My parents watched Lennon on Saturday night and when he got up on Sunday morning we noticed a little something shining through his pajamas….

 

 

Upon closer inspection I realized it was a driver’s license, ha! Then I recalled my mom mentioning she let Lennon dig through her purse the night before. Somehow her I.D. ended up spending the night with him. I can picture exactly how it happened and it's a hilarious image. He slept until 7:30 so maybe we’ll stick an I.D. in his pajamas every night.

 

Have a great, fall week!

xoxo

Erin

Grandparent Withdrawal

Lennon is going through a little withdrawal today after a fun-filled weekend with his grandparents. He absolutely lights up when any of his grandparents are around and this weekend was no different. He sure is loved and we are really thankful for the support we get from both sides of the family.

A perfect example of the love of a grandparent; on Saturday we decided to head to the ice cream shop in the afternoon. Dave and I took a longer route and ran while Dave’s parents took Lennon in the stroller. Dave and I beat the walkers so we hung out outside and waited for a few minutes. A few minutes turned into 15 minutes, and then 15 turned into a half hour. We peeked our heads around the corner, but didn’t see any sign of Mary Jo, Wyon and Lennon. After 45 minutes we started to get a little worried. In my mind I knew all was okay, but I wondered if they had an emergency diaper issue or something of the sort. After an hour Dave decided to go out looking for them while I waited at the ice cream shop. Not more than a minute later I could see the whole crew trekking down the sidewalk. Was there a soiled diaper issue, or worse, some type of accident? Nope. The grandparents had just let Lennon walk and explore. The little stinker walked almost the whole route while stopping whenever he wanted to check out such things as kittens, garage doors that might have a lawn mower behind them and anything else his little heart desired. He was very pleased with all of his adventures when he arrived at the ice cream shop. It was really sweet.

 

Have a great week!

Erin

The Wiegratz's Do Big Woods

This past weekend we headed down to Big Woods State Park in Nerstrand, MN. The last time I had been down there was five years ago when some friends and I ran our first half marathon. We basically didn’t do any research on the run and just picked one that landed on an open weekend for all of us. We didn’t realize until we had already signed up and started training that it was a trail run…and a hilly trail run at that. The race was wrought with ultra-runners and mini mountains (by Minnesota standards). I think I might have cried at one point. Big Woods is beautiful though. Throughout the run I kept thinking I’d love to get back there to hike sometime. Fast forward through a marriage, a baby and couple more realistic half marathons and I finally got back. Dave joked that now he could stop hearing me talk about it. I must have needed to check this off the list to get over my PTSD from the initial visit.  

 

The weekend may have been our last for summer-like weather for several months. You never know in MN with our occasional 85 degree Halloweens, but we’re supposed to have another brutal winter this year. Wah.

Lennon likes riding in the hiking pack for about as long as his 19 month old self will allow.

 

 

Dave the “map” guy.

Flashbacks from the half-marathon. This might have been the point where I stumbled and got mud kicked in my face by an annoyed ultra-runner who nearly tripped over my limp body.  

 

It was really dry in the park so the creek was pretty much dried up. We were able to walk along the rocks that normally would have been covered with water. It was really neat…but I guess not as neat when you’re balancing shifting toddler weight.

 

 Family selfie

 

Lennon needed a snack so it was time to head back, but what a lovely day!

Fresh Air does a boy good.

 

Happy Fall!

Erin