Perfect Fall weekend...apple orchard and Vikings

It was a busy weekend... full of fun! Along with the fun we did lots of homework at our house....grad school is just like college except that you have a house, a spouse, kids, a dog and a job (simple right?) I wouldn't change any of it!  Also, I want to shout out a Happy 4th anniversary to my wonderful husband.... without him I couldn't do what I'm doing!

On a wagon ride at Pine Tree Apple Orchard

Brents parents here for the weekend.

Eating our new apples!

So cute

It was then on to the Vikings Football party!

Pre game fun!

Bounce house for the kids!

Football table for the kids

Some of our friends that would sit for the photo

Some of the coolest girls I know!

My two favorite little football fans!

Thanks for checking in with us!

Love Always,  The Utechs

Nathan & Benjamin Trees

One of my really good friends gave me the wonderful idea to plant trees in honor of each boy. We have been wanting to do it since the boys were born... we finally got around to it!  To me,  oak trees are strong, calm and stable.... it seemed appropriate for Nathan.  On the other hand Sugar Maples in the fall are full of color, spunk and fun.... seemed appropriate for Benjamin.  We are looking forward to watching the boys grow along with their trees!

Benjamin's new Sugar maple Tree

Digging the hole for his tree

Nathan's Oak Tree

Digging Nathan's hole

Filling the hole with water.

Nathan's Tree planted.

Daddy has big boats to fill

Finishing Benjamin's Tree

Benjamin's new tree

Nathan's new tree

First day of school

First Day of St. Kates NNP Grad School!

Good Luck Mommy!  We Love you!

Checking out mom's new desk!

Benjamin is quite the scholar!

The boys on there first Day of ECFE 2010

Benjamin and Nathan 1st Day of ECFE 2011

Not really wanting to cooperate with me... oh well!

20 Months

What do 20 Month olds do????

we Vacuum

We "cheers" and eat new foods

We wish Hannah well as she heads to Philadelphia

We walk down slides

We drive cars

we drink out of "little" big boy cups

We play at the park!

We like to turn the lights on and off.... and we climb on everything!

We have dinner with friends

We cook dinner

We make Zucchini bread for our ECFE friends

We throw food and we end up in time out!

We love puppies.... especially Gramma's New puppy Violet

Nathan and Benjamin are little balls of energy, they learn new things all the time, say new words everyday and ABSOLUTELY LOVE each other!  Here are some of the current favorites!

Food:
N: Watermelon, milk and ritz cheese crackers
B: Eggs, Bananas and Vanilla wafers

Books:
N: anything with flaps to open or doors to slide or animals that move
B: Little Blue Truck, Goodnight Moon

Inside Toys
N: remotes, picture frames, the garbage can, the toilet plunger and mom's hair dryer.
B: Play kitchen and food, fruit that can be cut, foam blocks and an empty wrapping paper tube

Outside toys
N: Watering cans and water table and hose...anything with water
B: Lawn Mower, Baseball bat and ball and t!

Mommy and Daddy's Favorite things...
N: After doing something naughty Nathan looks up and says "Oh oh!"
The way that Nathan lays on Berkeley every night while we read stories!
B: The way that Ben always shakes his head no during a certain part of "Little Blue Truck"
The way that Ben jumps on the bed or couch into daddy's arms!
Love Always,
The Utechs