Summer Break in 65 Words

Hello Everyone!  Shelly and I decided to take the summer off from blogging and just focus on having fun with the fam.  That being said, Summer is long gone and we're back.  We don't want to leave you hanging as to what all took place these past few months, so here's a 65-word summary of the events since our last post:

Basement Is Finally Finished, Ugh...More Landscaping, Kate Counts to Twenty, 4th of July on the boat, Summer Party, Didn't I just cut the lawn three days ago?, A week of Fun at the Cottage, Warrior Dash, Tough Mudder # 3, Continuing Potty Training, Kate gets a Big-Girl bed, Kate learns its easy to get out of her Big-Girl bed, Pumpkin-Fest, Present!

'P'ee is for Potty

We have some exciting news to report from the Weiland household.  Kate went to the bathroom on the potty two days in a row!  Unfortunately John nor I can take credit as both times she went on the potty at daycare.  Since she's now in the "Too Cute Two's" room, they introduce the potty on a daily basis - not to mention on the cutest little toilet known to man.  Her teacher, Miss Tina, informed me this morning when I dropped Kate off that she heads straight to the potty rather than the changing table.  Usually it's after she already went potty in her diaper, but as you can see, there were a couple of times when she made it to the toilet.  Let the potty training commence (or continue)!

Tough Mudder #2

This past Saturday I completed my second Tough Mudder and this time had the pleasure of running it with someone else I knew.  Shelly's brother, Greg Burch and I took on the 12-mile, 29-obstacle course and had an absolute blast.  I thoroughly enjoyed having someone I knew running alongside me every step of the way. 

I gotta say, some of the new obstacles Tough Mudder has come up with are just great (not to mention painful)!  A new one they added named Electric Eel is a combination of Electroshock therapy (Running through live wires which generate a 10,000 volt shock) and Kiss of Mud (crawling through mud under barbed wire).  Underneath the barbed wire, there were little 12-inch long strands of electrically charged wires and each time you touched one, it sent a nice shock through your body.  Every few seconds you could hear someone getting zapped followed by every "choice" word you can think of.  I managed to make it all the way to the end before I took my first shock....which just happened to be in the forehead followed by a nice zap to my left butt-cheek!  Ouch-Town, Population: Me.

Anyway, I had a great time and can't wait to do it again in September!

Greg and I, About a Mile In

Me, Crawling in Mud Under Barbed Wire

 

Greg, Running Through Electroshock Therapy

Me, Working Through the Twinkle Toes Obstacle

Kate Shows Off Her Tough Mudder Face

Daddy, what is going on here?!?!

(Kate got compliments Left & Right for her Shirt)

 Tough Mudder Completed!

Happy Birthday Godson Zach!

Birthday month continues as Shelly and I wish our Godson Zach a very happy 5th Birthday!  We hope you have a wonderful day and everyone treats you extra special!

Also, a shout-out to Auntie Jen who celebrated her birthday yesterday as well!

Happy Mother's Day!

I wanted to wish a belated Happy Mother's Day to all the Mom's out there.  Kate and I couldn't be more appreciative of how wonderful and supportive Shelly is to us.  We love you very much and can't thank you enough for everything you do for us.

To my Mom, thanks so much for your support over my lifetime as well.  You continue to show me just how much you care and how hard you're willing to work for the happiness of your boys.  I love you, too!

Kate helps Mom open up her Mother's Day Gift

Kate "Dolled" up for Mother's Day

Kate Having A Ball!

Kate's 2 Year Check

Yesterday Kate had her two year check-up.  John took Kate to her appointment as I was not feeling well which I'll get to in just a little bit.  Evidently Kate weighed in at 29 pounds, but she would not let the nurse get her height as she was terrified of the apparatus used to get that information.  We think she's around the 33 inch mark.

Her appointment came at a great time as she developed a fever on Thursday evening which subsided on Saturday.  With that fever came a really bad rash on the back of her thighs and even some spots on her feet and mouth.  The doctor thought it was hand, foot and mouth disease but there were no spots on her hands so it was confirmed that she had a strep infection.  Since she knows that sharing is caring she decided to give me strep throat.  Yippee.  She is doing great since she is on antibiotics, but I'm still waiting for my antibiotics to kick in.  Needless to say, the Weiland women have seen better days!

Happy 2nd Birthday Kate!

This past Friday our sweet Kate turned 2 years old!  If we thought the first year of her life went fast, the second blew by in the blink of an eye.  I can't believe she's already two years old.  Kate, we love you so much and couldn't be more proud of you.  You're the most wonderful daughter and words can't described how blessed we are to have you in our lives.  Watching you grow and learn new things has meant the world to us.

So, here's some pictures and video of her birthday weekend.  Friday night we had a birthday celebration with the Weilands and then we had one with the Burch's in West Bend on Saturday.  Enjoy!

 Kate unwraps her new book, "The Very Hungry Catepillar" 

Shelly's Beautiful "Very Hungry Catepillar" Themed Cupcakes

Kate and her cousins play in her new Bounce Castle