Mood:  a-ok
So far so good
Meagan is now starting to "creep" along the coffee table, couch, chairs, basically anything that she can get her hands on and pull up to. Wont be long now and she'll be walking!! shes getting way to big way too fast!
The trip to duluth was great, the kids were really excited to see us and watch AJ and Meags play together.
We went to dinner with my mom and dad last night as it was their anniversary, 37 years I think..Jen, Robert and the girls were there as well. We went to a place called Big Bucks Steakhouse in Minnetonka. It used to be the old Perkins on 101/7. I would highly recommend it!
Jills parents (Chuck and Donna) leave for California tomorrow morning for an entire month. It'll be good for them to finally take a long trip and spend time out there...they have been talking about it now for almost two years!
I have put aside the bathroom project for now but will move on to taking out the wall that seperates the dining room and living room by the stairs. It should open it up quite a bit. I will post before and after pics too.
Today we are going to take Meagan to the MN Zoo to look at the fish and monkeys. Jill has taken her before but this will be the first time that I have gone with. I am pretty excited to see her reactions.
We'll let you know what happens.!

later!

Not a whole lot been happening round here the last few days. Brady started classes for refridgeration at Dunwoody about two weeks ago.
Jill has been seeing more students coming in for Jazz classes and some have signed up for EFT (electronic funds transfer) and the others like to either pay as they go or buy an 8 week package. But none the less, they are coming and thats the good part!
Her knee and shoulder have been giving her some trouble lately but that could be partly the weather and garbo from past surgerys. One of her students is a massage therapist and gave her a 60 free deal for christmas, which she is taking advantage of tonight, so I am sure she will be in a good mood when she gets home from that!!
Meagan is pulling herself up on just about everything she can find and of course getting stuck under the coffee table, bumping her noggin and then the drama starts. She started clapping her hands the other day and is doing the "SOOO BIG" hands in above her head thing.
For some reason she is drawn to my orange #20 Tony Stewart (NASCAR) slippers and just HAS to go after them if they are spotted..odd little child..but we love her any way :)
We are going to Duluth this weekend to see Jills brother and sister-in-law plus the kids as it is AJ's first birthday! havent been up there in about 6+ months so it'll be good to go.
As usual work is work and the house projects seem to be never ending.
I hopefully will be starting in on the downstairs bathroom pretty soon, so check the photo albums for updates and pictures.
Till next time!!
Brady

the last couple weeks
Mood:  surprised
Well, with the busy holidays finally over and things settling back to "normal" (whatever that is) we decided to start typing in every once and awhile to let ya'll know whats going on with us.
Meagan is doing just peachy. She started to crawl just before Christmas and last week she pulled herself up onto the coffee table....needless to say shes all over the house and about to really start reaking havoc on daily life.
I came home from work on Tuesday and she crawled over to me laughing and smiling. I picked her up and she cuddled into my arms, patted me a few times on the back and giggled....precious moment for Daddy, thats for sure!!
Jill is still running her Jazzercise business out of Eagan and with the start of the new year, and all those who resolved to "get in shape", things are starting to take off. Its good to see that shes still loving it and to watch her get excited over something other then Meagan is great!! (plus, she looks fantastic!!)
Brady is still running the Maintenance department for M&I bank in the MN region which includes everything from HVAC to changing light bulbs for a total of 14 buildings as of today and another 4 to open by this spring...going to be really busy soon.
Mom and Dad are still working on the house in Minnetonka, mostly interior stuff now. They got almost all the log siding on it before the snow flew and it looks wonderful!
Chuck and Donna (Jills folks) are living it up as Chuck retired from 3M after 40+ years of work. They are going to Palm Springs at the end of January until mid/late Feb. They are constantly running to Duluth to see Joe/Stacy and the boys as well as coming down to see us in Lakeville..
All in all things are good with us, lots to work on and keep busy with. We have lots of projects lined up for the spring which include:
Drive through turn around and fountain
extension of the garage
another retaining wall in back
install a new bathroom down stairs
remodel the upstairs bathroom
new soffits/facia
rebuilding the firepit
finish the laundry area

now that I have listed only a few, I better get back at it.

We will "blog" more with time and when Meagan makes life hurdles.
till then
Brady, Jill and Meagan