Way too long

Did you think the Geach Family disappeared? We didn't. I guess I just took a little summer break from blogging. But we are back! The summer has been great. From our last blog we said we were getting a puppy, and we did! Buster arrived into our family in late May and has been a delight. Well, most of the time. Overall he really has been a very good puppy. He's getting bigger by the day. Not so sure he'll hit 95 pounds like Tucker, but he might be close. Colin named him Buster. He was set on his name being Buster so we went with it. For those that are Pooh and Tigger fans, there is a little dog on the show named Buster, so that's where he got it from.

Rather than going backwards several months I'm just going to post a few pictures from recent events and move forward.

Enjoy!

Here is a picture of Buster from back on July 14th. I guess that's the most recent one I have of him, oops.

A big hit this summer has been Batter Batter Baseball that Nanny (my mom) purchased for Colin. He loves it! I think we might have a future Twins player in the making. Scott and I have also had a great time playing with it.

Colin has enjoyed spending a lot of time outside this summer. He is a little fish that can't seem to stay out of the water. EB bought him a slip-n-slide (old school!!) for his birthday. He loves playing in it.

Bubbles- need I say more?

Great Grandma turned 80!!

Colin attended his first Twins game. We went with 10 other kids and there parents. Our neighbors, The Libby's, were also there. Carson and Peyton are two of Colin's best friends. Check out the cute Circle Me Bert signs Aimee made.

Hanover Harvest Festival

Colin and his friend Jackson getting candy at the parade.

Colin bouncing in the bounce house.

Yummy ice cream!

An afternoon at the park- just mom and Colin

Colin, Peyton and Carson playing on the slip-n-slide this past Sunday.

The next big event is the arrival of Baby Cousin. He was due on Sunday but hasn't quite decided to make his big debut yet. We are all anxiously awaiting his arrival. I promise to post pictures as soon as we meet him. Colin can hardly wait!

Happy Summer Everyone! Enjoy these last few weeks.

A New Puppy

Yes, we made the big decision to welcome a new puppy into our family. On Sunday we visited a breeder in St. Could that had a litter of 9 puppies- 3 females and 6 males. After a lot of thought that day and the look in Colin's eyes when he saw the puppies we made a decision that evening to go for it. We are so excited!! Tucker has been gone for almost 6 months and we really have missed having a family dog in our house. So I guess we have a busy summer ahead of us of training the puppy and hopefully this fall Scott and the puppy will be able to work on hunting training.

Here are a few pictures we took on Sunday. They are very light colored yellow labs. We will be picking out our puppy (male) sometime during Memorial Weekend.

If you have any name ideas let us know!

Colin's 2 year old Birthday Party

On Saturday we had a very special Go Diego Go 2 year old birthday party for Colin. Family and friends were at our house to celebrate with us. The Diego theme was a hit! Colin received some very nice presents from everyone. I think we now own almost every Diego toy on the market. We spent Sunday playing with all of his new things. Unfortunately Colin came down with a cold at the end of the week which then turned into a double ear infection on Sunday. But even with that, he still had a great time at his party. And he sure loved the cake!

Here is Colin with his friends enjoying lunch.

Colin and Auntie

Opening presents

The Cake!

Colin was much neater this year than last year with the cake.

Colin is 2 Years Old!!

Hard to believe, but we officially have a two year old in our house. Wow, the first two years have certainly gone by fast. Colin turned 2 on March 22. Scott, Colin and I spent the day together. We started out with a few presents, then breakfast at Denny's, then on to the Children's Museum, lunch at the mall and ended the day at Chuck E Cheese with both sets of Grandparents and Auntie Stacy. Colin had such a great day and was such a trooper with very little of a nap. That is a sure sign that he is getting older, no nap. Here are a few pictures of our day together.

It's Been A While

Hello everyone- It's been a little while since we've posted anything. Here are a few photo's to share with you what we have all been up too.

Happy St. Patty's Day!

A trip to Chuck E Cheese with the Libby's to celebrate Colin and Carson's Birthday's together.

The Libby Family

Watch out, double trouble 2 year olds!!

Easter

Look, I found Easter Eggs that the Easter Bunny left for me.

And I found an Easter Basket full of goodies.

What a little cutie. Colin loved wearing a tie just like Daddy.

The Easter Bunny even came to both Grandparent's houses and left baskets for Colin.

Papa's Retirement Party

Congratulations Papa. Colin is so excited to have more Papa time now!

February in Review

I guess it's been a little while since I last posted anything. I still can't believe that February is almost over. Wow, it won't be long and we will be playing outside without jackets, boots, hats and mittens. I can't wait! Here are a few highlights from the last few weeks around the Geach house.

My friend Carrie and I took the boy's (Colin and her son Brady) to the Children's Museum. The boys had a great time running around together and exploring all the neat exhibits. Here is a picture of the boy's driving a car together.

We all headed up to Hurley, WI for a long weekend to see Auntie and Uncle. We spent 2 nights in camp. Even Gramma Geach joined all of us for the weekend in camp! Colin loves being in camp. He had a little melt down when he realized we were leaving. He's still talking about wanting to go back to camp. While in camp we played outside a lot with Auntie and Uncle and Gramma and Grandpa. The weather was perfect the weekend we were there. Here are a few pictures. Hard to tell who the kids are (Daddy and Uncle!).

Colin's new sled made it's first trip into camp.

Colin had so much fun sledding with all of us.


When we asked Colin what his favorite thing to do in camp was, he responded with "Make snow angels." Here is Colin with his first snow angle that he made in the snow.

I guess the big boys love the Z120 just as much as the little one!


Who's the kid and who's the parent?


Auntie and Colin going down the hill. Auntie is a world class sledder! She can even turn corners on the sled.

It sure was nice to be in camp with Gramma and Grandpa.

Our last ride out of camp before leaving.

This past weekend Colin and Mommy were very busy. Friday night we first went over to our friends the Libby's across the street (click on Libby's and you can see a picture of the kids) and the kids played together and ate dinner. Then we all headed over to our neighbor Shelly's house for a wonderful fish fry. Our picky little eater ate fish! I couldn't believe it. Here is the proof (Colin is sitting on our neighbor Laura's house). We had so much fun hanging out with all our neighbors and the kids had more fun playing together and watching movies.

Saturday morning was swimming lessons, a quick nap at home and then we were off to Disney Live! On Tour at the Target Center. Nanny and Gramma came with us. I think the pictures say it all, but Colin had a wonderful time. In the beginning he was a little overwhelmed, but once he warmed up he was singing and dancing away to the show. Before the show ended he was so hot, we had to take off his sweater, so he was left in his onesie and jeans. He got a Handy Manny toolbox there and still hasn't stopped playing with it. He walks around "fixing" everything he can find in the house. Looks like Daddy has a partner to help with all the honey do list things Mommy has!!

The whole gang! The show included characters from Handy Manny, My Friends Tigger and Pooh, Little Einstein's and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.


For the last few minutes of the show Colin danced in aisle. He was really into the music.

Here is the toolbox that is the new favorite in our house.

To end the weekend was a nice long bath. Colin got a new Elmo towel from Nanny and Papa for Valentine's day. He loves it! It even has an opening for him to put his hands into.

That's all for now. Enjoy the warm weather we are all having!