february: so far...

Ethan and I are staying busy during this unusual winter we are having. For the month of February, we signed Ethan up for ice skating lessons. He goes every Tuesday and practices standing up, "marching" on the ice and falling down.  On Wednesday mornings, Ethan has ECFE class. It is a parent-child class for the first half and then I meet with the parents in an adjoining room while he continues class. We have also been active in a great mom's group on Meetup for Maple Grove moms. There are usually 3-4 activities per week that we can join, depending on our schedule. We have met some wonderful friends and it is always nice to have things to do :) 

Philadelphia trip

I had the opportunity to tag along for Anthony's most recent business trip. He was in Philadelphia for a week, so we arranged for my parents to watch Ethan and I flew out to join him for half the week. It was a great trip, I am always excited to see and explore a new place and that is just what we did. There was so much character and history to this city that it just made everything more interesting. We took in all the popular sights and walked a good portion of downtown. We enjoyed some really great food there as well. Since we were so close to the coast, we took advantage of the fresh seafood that was popular there. We tried oysters, lobsters rolls, and the best fish and chips I've ever had. (it was from a place that was featured on Food Network- The Dandelion) Of course, we also had to try a cheesesteak. We tried one the the local favorites, Jim's, it was very yummy. All in all a great trip!

Liberty Place 1 & 2

cute little street

row houses 

the LOVE sculpture

the Liberty Bell

Philly Cheesesteaks @ Jims

so long 2011...

I thought it would be fun to do a fun little recap of our "big" moments in 2011:

2011

(in no particular order)

ethan is toilet trained - elizabeth dislocated a finger - Elizabeth quit her job and became a stay at home mom - Florida trip in July with Anthony's family - My niece Amber stayed with us for a week in July - MN zoo membership= many visits - Ethan turned 3 - Anthony & I celebrated our last birthday in our twenties :(  2nd annual Krebs family cabin trip in August - Anthony landed a new job with Cigna - I started a book club - Ethan learned how to pedal a bike - Anthony and I celebrated our 8 year anniversary - I found out I will have my first nephew (brother Derek and his girlfriend Dawn are expecting a boy in March 2012)

We had an Awesome year and look forward to all the moments big and small that 2012 will bring. Happy New Year!

Santa Claus

Ethan's request for Santa this year: a snow globe and a wildebeest :)

Happy 3rd Birthday Ethan!

 

 

  

  

We had a wonderful weekend celebrating Ethan's 3rd birthday! We were very excited to have Anthony's mom and our nieces Amber and Alyssa here for the party as well. Ethan picked an animal safari theme for his party and it was really fun to put together. We played pin the tail on the zebra, the kids made binoculars and went on an animal hunt and we had some cool animal hand tattoos. We ate "carnivore chili" in a bag, fruit, veggies and a delicious cake made by uncle Trevor the chef! Once again Ethan was very aware and excited about his "big day" and all the went with it. It was a great party with wonderful friends and family. We LOVE you Ethan!