Heading Off to School

Grandma Diane joined us for seeing off Tehya the first day of Kindergarten. Grandma and Ada got some special time together too.

Tehya was very excited while we waited for the bus to come pick her up.

Mommy was a little sad (and nervous) while we waited for the bus. Mom was very thankful that Ada still wanted to cuddle!

Well that was until Ada said "School Me Too!"

Tehya hopped right on the bus when it came with no hesitation. We didn't even get a wave out the window once she sat down - she was too busy talking to her friends from the neighborhood! Oh how our little girl has grown up!

Getting Ready for the First Day of School

Tehya was very excited for her first day at school all by herself.

Grandma Diane had taken her shopping for a special first day outfit so she was looking spiffy!

Ada thought she should look pretty too and picked out a cute sundress with a hankerchief hat.

Parent Day at School

Mom and Dad got to go to school with Tehya on the first day! This is Tehya's teacher Mrs. St Martin asking who is going to be having hot lunch today.

This is Tehya sitting in her spot. She even has a name tag that Mrs. St Martin decorated with stickers for her! Tehya sits at the yellow table.

This is a view of part of Tehya's classroom. It is very big and has a lot of really neat stuff in it! Tehya gets her own desk, her own cupboard and her own cubby drawer in this room. She even gets her own locker just outside the door!


Her classroom has a goldfish, an art center, a lot of really neat toys and tons of books! Tehya was most excited to learn how to use the Smart Board - oh how chalkboards have come a long way! The Board runs off of a computer and is touch activated. Mom and Dad were pretty interested in this as well!

Ada in a Box

Ada has recently decided that the toy box Papa Charlie made makes a better nap spot than a toy box. She likes to put all the stuffed animals she can find in the bottom (throwing all the non stuffed items on the floor of course) and then puts her pillow and blanket in there to lay on. She thinks it is hilarious!

Jack-o-lantern in September?!?

Tehya has had a wiggly tooth for a few weeks now, and last nights corn on the cob feast showed us that it was much looser than we had thought!

Tehya finished eating her corn (which can be seen on her cheeks in the pictures!) and discovered that her wiggly tooth was missing. After a slightly frantic search of her dinner plate and the corn cob, it was decided that she had most likely swallowed it. She was a little upset that the tooth fairy wouldn't know that she had lost a tooth, so daddy sent the tooth fairy an email right away to tell her the news. Thank goodness for today's technology because Tehya's tooth jar had a dollar bill in it this morning!

Date Night - A new Dining Experience

Fogo de Chao

Dan and I joined some friends for dinner Saturday night at a restaurant named Fogo de Chao. For those of you who have not been, we highly recommend it!

This was our first time dining here, and we have decided that without a doubt we will be going back to this meat lovers paradise! It is a little on the pricey side (about $45 a head before drinks) but well worth every penny. They explain the dining experience as follows:

Step 1: Sit down, relax, and enjoy a drink while we explain the Fogo® dining experience.
Step 2: Visit our gourmet salad and sides bar. Enjoy over 30 items including fresh cut vegetables, imported cheeses, cured meats and Brazilian side dishes.
Step 3: Turn your card green side up, signaling that you are ready for our gaucho chefs to begin tableside service.
Step 4: Choose from the 15 cuts of delectable fire roasted meats that are brought to your table, sliced, and served by our gaucho chefs.
Step 5: When you are satisfied, flip the disc to the red side until you are ready for more offerings.
Step 6: If you wish, end the meal with one of our delicious desserts.

When they say the green side signals that you are ready for the meat to come, oh boy do they mean it! Within seconds several gaucho chefs are at your side each with a different delectable choice of meat. Dan and I were in heaven watching the well orchastrated ballet of butcher knives travel around the table!

New Grill

We bought a new grill! Dan was quite excited about the purchase and of course we grilled some yummy steaks the first night we had it home!

Mani-Pedi Time!

Dan left the girls in the house alone for a few minutes while he went out to the garage the other day, and came back in the house to find this.

Tehya had Ada up on the bathroom sink giving her "spa time"!

An entire bottle of hand soap and a very wet bathroom later, Ada had the best smelling hands and feet around!

Happy Birthday Great Grandpa Jim!

Great Grandpa Jim celebrated his 75th birthday and Ada got to share in the celebrations. We all had a great time at the farm and hope that there are many more celebrations to come!

Ada in a Suitcase

While mom and dad were cleaning the house, Ada found one of our suitcases and decided it was going to be a boat!

Ada and her pretty hair do

Ada LOVES to have ponys in her hair. Typically she is content with one or two little pig tails, but this day she just kept asking for more. She looked so cute with her little ponytails all over her head!

Ada turns 2 and #4 is back on TV!

Happy Birthday Ada!

You are 2 years old now!

We can't believe how quickly this time has gone,

and what a big girl you have become. We love you very much!

And in other news on August 21st, Brett Farve wears #4 in Purple and Gold for the first time!

Off to the Races

NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway

This year the whole family went to the races. We slept in the tent, drove the fourwheelers all over the place and enjoyed 4 straight days of skin tingling, ear numbing full throttle racing.

Tehya's favorite driver is still Ashley Force.

Ada liked yelling "Ready, Set, Go!" each time a set of cars sat at the starting line.

Mom and Dad again reminisced about how this is where they met, and how even after all these years it is just as fun as the first time!

Sleepy Day

Ada and Daddy must have both had a busy day, I caught them snoozing in the recliner together!

Feulner/Milbrandt Annual Cabin Weekend

Each summer the Feulner family invites the Milbrandt clan up for a weekend at the cabin with them. Everyone had a wonderful time as always! Grandma Diane got plenty of rides in the paddle boat,
and Uncle Dave and Lauren were the first to successfully dump over the jet ski! (Yes this did start a trend!)

Ada and Grandma Diane playing in the sand

The big boys warming up out of the water

Ada on a jet ski for the first time!

Cabin Weekend Part 2

Mom and Tehya took a few turns making waves too!

Dan without a doubt had the most fun on the jet skis! This did nothing to stop the talk of purchasing a set for our family!

Boys and their toys....

Ada had a lot of fun playing in the lake

She even liked seeing how far she could walk out in the water!

Cabin Weekend Part 3

Ada thought it was really fun to play in the blow up raft
Tehya showing of her ballerina tubing skills! Look at that toe point!

Mom even decided to prove Dad wrong by attempting to get up on water skis! After ten years of not being behind a boat, and several humorous attempts...

Success! (even if it was brief!)

This is one of Mom's favorite pictures of the weekend. Ada was completely content sitting in the sand playing with toys for hours while everyone was taking turns on the jet skis and behind the boat. She filled buckets, made mud pies and even decorated a castle with shells her cousins found for her. I think Ada may have inherited a bit of Mom's beach bum trait!