Baby Fever

I have a major case of Baby Fever this week!

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Meet Finnigan! He's the new addition to the Brouwer family! We are so incredibly happy for them. Finn is just so handsome and his mama couldn't look more beautiful!

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Then this week I have been working on baby gifts for a friend at work who also had a little boy recently. I forgot to take a picture of the frame before, but here it is after a quick paint job. I removed everything but the glass and used my silhouette to cut the vinyl.

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The next few pictures were all silhouette projects. This is a onesie for the little man.
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Daddy is a big golfer, so this should be quite fitting!
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And I couldn't resist making the bibs. The bibs were ordered from Babies R' Us... I loved the colors!
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Last weekend I ended up getting really sick on Sunday, so the guest bedroom didn't get finished - so we plan to do so this weekend! Bring on the paint, primer and baseboards - I'm ready to finish this baby!
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Also on next week's agenda, another auction! Woo Hoo! Totally pumped! I have my list of what I am looking for (along with max bids) and I've been practicing my poker face.
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And then to top it off - we have a wedding in the cities on Friday! Can't wait! Maybe even a trip to Ikea on Saturday, that would be the cherry to top off what is sure to be an excellent week! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, Happy Friday!

Rigley the Rhino

First - the pure excitement of just seeing the box!

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Second - getting the cat out of the way long enough for me to open the box!

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Third - Pure joy!

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Meet Rigley the Rhino - he has found a new home with us! And we (by that I mean "I") love him dearly! Isn't he gorgeous!?
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Sorry for the poor picture quality, I couldn't contain myself long enough to wait for daylight! And yes, I have already gotten grief that I have named the Rhino and the cat still has no name. Here's to Wednesday Wishes that do come true! Happy Friday!!!

Becoming a Teenager

February is such a great month! Work slows down, we have Valentine's Day and of course, our nephew's birthdays fall in this month, too!

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Because I just posted about Riley yesterday, I wanted to do a special post for Tyler. This little guy was only 5 years old when I first met him. Last week, this young stud turned 13 and officially became a teenager! Can you believe it!? He is growing up to be an incredible young man. We love you Tyler, welcome to your teen years!

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So happy wishes for Tyler turning 13 this month and young Riley hitting the double digits with his 10th birthday. We are so proud to call you two our nephews!

Cheering On #32

A couple weekends ago Chris & I were able to attend our nephews basketball tournament! What a great time!

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We loved watching him dribble up & down the court!

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During their second game he was the only scorer on his team!
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Watching him focus on the game was probably my favorite part!
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He seemed to love playing and cheering on his team mates!
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Teamwork was the focus by game three, and it all fell together for them... leaving them victorious!
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He still pleases his proud aunt and sits down for the ritualistic game time picture!
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Way to go #32, we love you!

Annual Vikings Game

So this is a super late post, but still felt the need to put it up. Every year, me, Tiana and the folks seem to attend a Vikings game together - and this year was no different.

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On December 5th we made our way to the cities to watch them play. Little did we know, this would be the last game of the season held in the Metrodome!

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We watched a great game played with the Bills! We scored lots, which always makes us happy - mainly because we get to sing the Vikings song!

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This was the first time we had ever had seats in the endzone, and I have to admit - it wasn't bad at all! We had a total blast!
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On December 12th the Metrodome roof collapsed. So glad we were able to get in our game this season and hoping for another next year! Happy Tuesday!

Long Week

This has certainly been a long week! First we get snow on Monday and we break the snowblower, then to top it off I end up with the flu! No fun...

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So yesterday I got a call at work, and to start the weekend off... the boy decided to officially ask me "out" on a date. Now, understand that we ended up staying in, but this is the first time in seven years that he has called and "asked me out"... BIG DEAL!!!
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Started off thinking we would go out for chinese and then to a movie, but after seeing the movies that were playing we decided to get our food to go and rent movies for a night on the couch! In most cases this would not be a rare occassion but after a long week, it was just what was needed!
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Good movies, great food and amazing company. What a way to kick off the weekend! See you soon!