Hope everyone had a great Easter weekend. We spent Friday and Saturday in Marshfield WI. My grandma Edith had a tumor and a quarter of her lung removed Thursday, so we brought the boys up to visit her. My mom brought a big lunch to the hospital, so we had a little family dinner with my parents, uncle, and his boys. We were also able to visit my Aunt and her family for a while Saturday morning. Adam really liked visiting his cousin Austin, they are about a week apart. On Sunday we went to Church with Susie's parents and had brunch at their house. Adam and I took a long nap after brunch and woke up just in time for dinner. Cathy, George, Annie and Mike were there so we had a big sit down dinner. After dinner Brayden and the rest of the boys went out to throw the football around, but Adam stayed inside to get his first haircut. It turned out really nice, Jeanie did a great job.
Today I took the boys and our neighbor Brian to the Twins and Mariners game at the dome. Thank you Kersten for the tickets. She gave us 6, but we only used three, so we had a lot of room to ourselves. We took the light-rail downtown and got to the game a little late, apparently there were some problems with our train. That was OK though. We didn't have to sit through any pregame festivities and were able sit down and watch baseball. Brayden and Adam did extremely well. Neither of them fussed or anything. They both cheered and clapped when the team got hits or strike outs, and watched the players or fans intently. We had a really good time. Hopefully we can get to a few more indoor games before the team is in their new stadium next year.
Susie, Brayden, Adam, and I decorated some Easter Eggs the other night. I think we made one for every family member, but we ended up eating half of them before we could give them to anyone.
I guess it's been a while since we posted so lets catch up a little. Yesterday we took the boys to the zoo to see the baby farm animals. It's not nice out here yet, but we bundled up and went out to the farm anyway. They loved it. Brayden wasn't scared to pet the cows this year, he was pretty terrified last year. Adam's eyes were wide open with every new animal he met. I think his favorite was the baby chicks. They were inside so it was warm enough to stay there a while and watch. He really liked the geese too, but I was leary around them, they really wanted to eat his fingers.
Over the past few weeks we've gone out to Wisconsin to visit my family a few times and went up to see Susie's parents too. It's been a very Grandparent and Great Grandparent heavy month, and the boys loved it.
Other than that, I got my throat scoped to find out why food keeps getting stuck down there, I think they fixed it, and we found out Brayden is allergic to cats. So a few medical issues. Now we're just getting anxious to get outside and play. It's been a long cold winter, and it just doesn't want to give up. I think it'll be in the 50s next week, so hopefully we'll be outside a lot.
Susie took a week off work for our fifth anniversary so we decided to do a family vacation this year. We spent a week down in Florida at Walt Disney World. The boys did really well on the plane trip down. We had a lay over in Atlanta, and Adam threw up in the terminal. We didn't think to much of it, since it was his first time in the air, so we boarded the next plane to sunny and warm Orlando. It was pretty cool when we got there. We went to baggage claim and there was a man there with our name on a sign. He helped us get our luggage and brought us down to a private garage were there was a Lincoln Town Car waiting for us. What luxury. So we got to our hotel, unpacked, and and got ready for bed. That's when Adam had a massive blow out in his diaper. We had to clean him, the bed and the floor. The next morning we went to the Magic Kingdom. Man that place is cool. Susie's been there before, but it was the first time for the rest of us. Brayden was pretty cranky at first, but once he got into it, he had a blast. That night Susie got sick. Sick, sick, sick. Oh, and Adam puked all over her in bed. So the next day we went to Hollywood Studios. Susie made it for about two hours. We saw the Playhouse Disney show then she had to go back to the hotel, she couldn't do it anymore. She took Adam with her, so I spent the rest of the day exploring with Brayden. We had a good time together going to shows and meeting characters. So we got back around 6 or so, ordered room service and went to bed. We woke up around 3 to Adam puking, Susie puking, then it was my turn. We all felt better the next day and went to Animal Kingdom. That place was packed, but we did get to go to the Nemo Musical. Brayden and Adam loved it. The sharks scared Brayden though. The next two days we went back to Magic and Animal Kingdoms to see all the stuff we missed and see more shows we didn't get to the days before. We also got to meet a ton of characters including Mickey and Minnie. Brayden had an autograph book so we filled it with pics and signatures. We left Wednesday night after a day at Animal Kingdom. It was a long day, but both boys slept the whole way home and missed the horribly scary turbulence. I'm not a very good flyer. So here's some pictures(only a sample of the 466 that we took).
January went by so quick, here it is the middle of February. Gotta get caught up on this thing. Last month my cousin Michelle came home for a week from the Army. She brought her boyfriend Lorenzo, but we only got to see them a little while. We met them at the Mall of America for lunch before they flew back to North Carolina. That weekend we went to Wisconsin to have a birthday party for aunt Shonda. We stayed at Shonda and Kevin's house for the first time. The kids had fun playing with Shonda, and I had fun playing Guitar Hero with Kevin. We went out for dinner at Red Robin with them and my parents.
The next Wednesday we went to Susie's parents house to celebrate Grandma Jeanie's birthday.
Brayden and Susie made some cupcakes for the party while Adam and I lounged on the couch. All her kids were there and our kids had a blast hanging out with their aunts and uncle (soon to be uncles, Aunt Annie and Mike announced their engagement this month). Now we are getting ready for our 5 year anniversary. I surprised Susie with a trip to Disney World. We are leaving tomorrow morning, and Brayden can't wait (actually, none of us can). We'll get back next Wednesday, and I'll post some pictures of the trip as soon as I can.
We hope everyone had a happy new year and a merry Christmas. Ours was very nice. We were able to host Christmas this year, so aside from all the cooking I did, it was pretty nice not to travel this year. Susie was able to get a lot of time off throughout the week. She had to work Christmas night, but she did get New Year's Eve off. This Christmas was probably the most fun we've had as a family yet. Brayden didn't really understand what was going on last year, but this year he got it. He had to watch a Christmas movie everyday. He gets who Santa is and can even name all the reindeer. He woke us all up on Christmas morning to open presents, and we all had a great day.
Trent and Susie have been married since February '04. We've lived in our home for four years now. We have two little boys; Brayden is three years old and Adam will be one in June.
