Favorties 11-7

We had a nice but quiet week this week. The weather has definitely taken a turn and it is getting cold. Elliot still loves to be outside running around, so mama needs to start dressing a little warmer! Here are a few favorites from the week.

1. As I have said before, Elliot love construction equipment. One day at the park this week they were doing some work and the kid was ecstatic! We sat and watched them work for a good 15 minutes straight before it was time to go home. Elliot talked and pointed the entire time. Watching the wonder in his eyes is truly awesome.

2. I started my new yoga class this week and it is great! The instructor is a friend of mine(whose little boy is only 3 days older than E) and she does a great job. It feels great to be getting back into yoga and it can only help with my running. Oh, and I signed up for another half marathon this week so I am back in training until January! 

3. So technically this picture is from last week but it is great. Elliot was so exhausted after the previous weekend he fell asleep during lunch. Notice the spoon still in his hand :) 

4. We have a weekly meet up with my friend Daina and her little girl Bente. As you can see she and Elliot have become little buddies. They did this 100% on their own while we were stopped. Such sweethearts! 

5. We have been in travel planning mode the past week. We have some really fun trips coming up in the next 6 months. We are headed to London for Thanksgiving and to see some friends. The Christmas markets will be open so it will put us in the Christmas spirit for our trip back to the US!

Have a wonderful weekend! 

Vienna part 2

Our last day in Vienna was on and off rain which meant a lot of sight seeing was out of the question. E and I did some exploring in the area around our hotel before meeting up with everyone else for lunch. After hanging out at their apartment we all went out for a late dinner with some of Noelle and Brady's other friends.

Elliot and Max earning their keep cleaning the apartment :) 

Elliot and I explored the vineyards near our hotel

Overlooking Vienna

Cheers to Milk and Beer at lunch

E was loving the music at dinner

All the kiddos dancing at dinner

Good bye until next time!

We had such a nice trip and Elliot was a great little travel buddy. I think I see some future mama and Elliot trips!

Enjoying the Calm

This weekend we had absolutely nothing planned and we were so excited about it. The weather was gorgeous and we spent a lot of time enjoying what was probably the last weekend in the 60's for awhile. We managed to get a few pics for me to share.

On Friday for Halloween Elliot and I went over to a friends house for a small Halloween party. The kids played outside in costumes and had a great time eating all sorts of orange goodies!

The only picture I got from our party!

Since Halloween is not a big deal here Elliot just wore his skeleton Pjs :)

We spent all of Saturday outside and only came in for E to nap. We were loving the fact the it was November 1st and we were eating lunch outside. 

Feeding cheerios to the ducks

They loved feeding the birds-I kept a very reasonable distance

Sunday E and I started the day with a run while Brent played soccer. We all relaxed and enjoyed the rest of the day. It was really nice to have a calm no plans weekend. I think all 3 of us needed it! 

Enjoy your week!

Vienna

The morning after I ran my half marathon Elliot and I had an early morning flight to Vienna. My good friend Noelle was visiting her parents and so we decided on a short trip to see them all. Noelle and her husband have an almost 2 year who Elliot loved running around with. It was such a nice change for our travels to have a little buddy for E. We got settled into our hotel and quickly got public transport figured out and headed into the city center. We had some lunch, walked around, E took a nap and headed back to our hotel around dinner time. There were quite a few traditional Austrian restaurants right near our hotel which was great.

Playground right outside of our hotel room

Outside the Stephansdom

E loved his worst and fries

On Tuesday we met up with Noelle and her family right away in the morning and let the boys play at her parents house. We headed into the city for lunch and then made our way over to the Vienna zoo. It is the oldest zoo in the world and was a great time. Lots of animals and a great environment. It was pretty cool to see Pandas and a few Giraffe up close. The zoo in located on the Schonbrunn Palace. We only got to see the outside of the palace and it was unreal. What's crazier is that the palace was only used as a summer residence.

My cute travel buddy

Elliot in front of the Schonbrunn Palace

On a train ride in the zoo

Zoo selfie

Running around the palace grounds

My little explorer

I'll have another post coming with the rest of our trip soon!

Favorites 10-24(a day late!)

This week has been a whirlwind! Elliot and I were in Vienna until Thursday(more on that later) so the week just flew by. Here are some favorites from the week.

1. I ran my half marathon on Sunday. It wasn't my greatest race due to a bit of an injury but I finished and in the end that is all that matters.

This years medal

2. Elliot had a lot of new treats in Vienna. Here he is loving his first chocolate chip cookie

3. Yesterday, two of my girlfriends and I had a girls days with in home massages. We all went over to my friend Melissa's house and the masseuse came there. We all took turns watching the kiddos while the other ones got a massage. It was a nice way to end a crazy week. 

4. Elliot spent a good amount of time at the airport like this. Watching all the excitement happen outside :) 

Have a good weekend! 

Elliot's 1 year pictures

I realized that I never shared any of Elliot's 1 year pictures. And since he is 15 months I figured it was time! We had the pictures taken while we were in Minnesota on his birthday at a barn in Eden Prairie. Our wedding photographer took the photos and did a wonderful job! I intentionally waited to cut his hair until after his pictures so I would always remember his baby mullet :)  

Elliot is never serious in pictures and for some reason I just love this one

My Favorites 

Baby Mullet is on full display here!

One of my favorite pictures of the 3 of us

Of course he is eating, this little one is always snacking!

I can't believe how much Elliot has changed in the 3 months since these were taken! 

iPhone Pictures

Here are a few pictures off my phone of some happenings lately.

Museum fun

Fun with friends

Love his new Halloween PJ's

Lounging on the new couch

Breaking in new rain boys

Trying to join the big kids playing soccer at the park

Teething is tough