The Kecks

Lauren had a fun birthday weekend at the lake!  Grandma Mary and Bumpa Nick joined us at Keck’s cabin with Opa Rob, Nana Jo, Auntie EJ and Annie. Josh and I had been preparing her all week for the activities of the weekend and it wasn’t long before she was rattling off her guests, her birthday dinner- pizza with roni (pepperoni), and what she wanted on her cake- Dora. She could tell us that she was turning 2, but couldn’t quite figure out how many fingers to hold up.

Lauren loved her Dora party and smiled all the way through Happy Birthday. She definitely knew the spotlight was on her and enjoyed every minute.

It’s hard to believe how fast these two years have gone by. Every day, Lauren gets a little bigger and smarter; she says or does something new and we know what a blessing it is to experience life with her!

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We spent Memorial weekend at the lake and what a fun weekend it was!  The weather was great and we all enjoyed spending time outside in the sun.  Lauren and Anne loved playing with the water table on the deck; it was a little too cold to take a dip in the lake so the water table was the next best thing.  Opa and Nana gave both the girls their very own fishing rod but unfortunately the fish weren’t biting yet.  Opa let Lauren and Anne “drive” the pontoon and they liked the cruise around the lake.  Lauren even got her first taste of a campfire smore!  We’re looking forward to quite a few weekends at the lake this summer- we’re happy that Lauren seems to love being there as much as we do!

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May has been a kind of a slow month for us- we’re just enjoying the nice weather, going out on our rollerblades, getting the yard cleaned up… basically just relaxing before the craziness of summer begins!  We’ve also spent an afternoon at Canterbury, visited the zoo, and spent a weekend in St. Cloud where Lauren had a fun time playing with cousin Annie.

It’s hard to believe that Lauren will be 2 in just a month!  She loves to sing and, with a little help, can get through the ABCs and counting to 10 (we hear the number 5 a few extra times).  We’re a little slower with colors- everything is “blue” or “orange” right now.  She plays hard at daycare and comes home with sand everywhere which has moved bath night to almost every night.  And just like her mom and Bumpa, Lauren loves her chocolate!

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and then it got nice out…

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I had a surprise visit from my family a couple of weeks ago- it was a total shock to come home from work and find them all there waiting!  I was pretty emotional at first, but after they assured me that it was just a fun surprise, I was able to relax and calm down a bit.  Jeff and Jonny wanted to take in a Wild game so we went to a Friday night game all decked out in our Wild garb.  We had great seats and it was an exciting game to see!

We also went to the Mall of America to visit the American Girl store and Nickelodeon Universe.  Lauren had lots of fun playing with the babies at the doll store and going on rides with her uncles.

It was such a great weekend together although it went too fast as always.  Since we don’t see Jeff and Jonny very often, we cherish every minute that we’re with them and appreciate their effort to come home and see us!

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