Below is just a few of our adventures from the month of April.
A Day in La Crosse…
Jacob had a mandatory one-day class in La Crosse, so we drove there for the day then headed on to Jacob’s family. While Jake was sitting in class all day I got to hang out with a few friends and their babies. It was a lot of fun so see the babies interact and their different personalities. It was also nice to catch up with Hannah and Heather and share new mom joys and struggles.
Oldest to youngest picture.
Minnesota Visit…
We visited Jake’s Grandma at her assisted living apartment. She was humming to Graham which kept him from fussing and squirming. The lighting was bad…I wish I could have gotten better pictures.
Graham with his great Grandpa Wacholz. I wasn’t able to get any pictures of Graham with his great Aase grandparents because for some reason he wasn’t too keen about being held by them. I felt bad that he was afraid but they understand that he’s just a baby. It’s so funny because some people he’s cool with and others not so much.
We drove to the Twin Cities for a day and went to the Mall of America then had dinner with Bekah and Ruthie at Pizza Luce.
Graham enjoyed the sights and sounds at the mall. He’s at an easy age to take places plus he’s only one baby for two people.
Graham playing with Selah and Uncle Joe.
Taking a nap on his great aunt Kris.
Cousin time
More Cousin time…
Graham with his Grandma. Grandma gave him her study to sleep in while we were there so he had his own room for the first time. We get spoiled when we go home to Minnesota.
We went out to Pizza Ranch with John.
Run For Home 5k…
Jacob, Graham, myself, my mom, and a few others from church ran/walked a local 5k to raise money and awareness for Exploit No More.
I ran while pushing Graham. He slept the whole way…he’s our little trooper. My stroller works fine because the wheels lock, but I would love a real running stroller someday 🙂 
Jacob ran with me part of the way and then ran ahead the second half of the race.
March Madness Brunch…
Since high school every NCAA march madness tournament my family does a bracket challenge and the winner gets to decide where we go out to eat to celebrate. In the past, my dad has paid for the dinner so he loses no matter what. This year, we decided that the first and second place participants get their meal free (everyone else has to split their bill), the first place also gets to choose where we dine, and everyone else pays for their portion of the bill since we are all adults now. 🙂
Brandon is this year’s winner (I came in second), so he chose Thunder Bay Grille Sunday brunch. 
Graham looks in the opposite direction we want him to.
We had a lot of fun in April.
Due to the chance of inclement weather Jacob scored close seats just behind the Twins dugout. 
I thought I dressed warm enough (two layers of pants and three shirts) but we froze the whole time. By the end of the game there was hardly any fans present because it was so cold. Thankfully it didn’t rain. Also, since we had excellent seats it made the cold a bit more bearable. 
Joe Mauer 
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