3 Weeks!!

As of yesterday, Kelly is 37 weeks along!!  Our doctor has indicated that if our baby were to be born today, she would be considered full-term (and not premature)! 

I think we are both rather anxious to meet our little girl - she's been very active lately, which has been a lot of fun.  I remember trying to feel her move toward the beginning of the pregnancy..."was that it???" , "I think I felt something!", etc.  There is no guessing these days!  For a while now, you've actually been able to SEE her moving around in there!

Thanks to my wife, we're pretty well set for baby's impending arrival!  The nursery is finished, I've put together the play yard, swing, crib, strollers, etc.  We've got cases of diapers (of different sizes, nonetheless).  Tucker cleaned up his toys.  I think we're set!

In the mean time, we've been keeping busy.  This past weekend, Jordan had a soccer tournament in Eden Prairie.  They only get to the Twin Cities a few times per year to play, so we try to make it to any games that they do have in our vicinity.  While it didn't turn out as well as they hoped (they could have won each of their games, but struggled to find the back of the net), it was still a lot of fun to see them play! 

Jordan Taking a Shot

 Dallas Challenging the Goalkeeper

On Sunday, after the tournament, the family (including Ty and Sarah) packed into our living room to watch the 2010 World Cup Final (made even more fun with a lunch of grilled BBQ chicken, corn-on-the-cob, fruit, and many other goodies).  


If you missed it...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd1gny9LBUU

We were also able to run Tucker over to the dog park after the family headed home.  As always, he had a great time chasing and being chased (and "marking" his territory ever 10 feet...)

As you'll see below, Tucker likes to play chase.  This time, it was with an Old English Sheepdog - except the Sheepdog knew Tucker wouldn't follow him into the deeper water...

Kirkwood Weekend (Milwaukee)

Prince Fielder, first baseman for the Brewers, says he hopes to spend the rest of his career in Milwaukee. Mainly because it's the only city in America where he's considered thin.

Zing!  Sorry, I had to start off the post with a Wisconsin joke....

Yes, we spent the second weekend in a row in the land that gave us Brett Favre.  We met the Kirkwood side of Kelly's family in Milwaukee for a long weekend.

Highlights included...

Long car rides...

The Milwaukee Domes

The Safe House (it just wouldn't be right to show you the outside - finding it is part of the fun).  And apparently the password is not "Hi, yes, we have a reservation for 17 for Kirkwood" :)

The Harley Davidson Museum

A Brewers Game (Who have been to the playoffs only once since 1982...another reason MN is better than WI!)

The Strawberry Festival in Cedarburg

More food at the Pasta Shoppe

A little walk along a pier on Lake Michigan

And finally...more food!  This time at a local joint named Culvers (yes, I know, they are everywhere). 

I also had a lot of fun taking some artistic pictures during the weekend.  The Domes, as well as the game and the pier provided some interesting scenery.  All in all, it was another busy, but great weekend! 

Wisconsin Weekend

So we spent last weekend in Wisconsin (no, I couldn't hold my breath the entire time).  What was the occasion that brought us to Packer-Land?  The Annual Obermayer Family Weekend!

I guess I really don't have anything against Wisconsin As much as I strongly dislike the Packers, I enjoyed the weekend in the Wisconsin Dells.

The Highlights:

Meeting Cruz Emerson Baum

As you can see over on the Baum Blog, Rowan has a new brother (Rowan and Cruz pictures stolen from their blog). 

And he's pretty cool. 

But then again, so is Rowan.

Celebrating

Kendall celebrated his 16th birthday, which was celebrated at Uno's.  Everybody watch out!  He turned 16!

Kendall and his gifts

Like I said, watch out! 

There was also a different kind of birthday celebration - a shower for Kel to celebrate our upcoming newborn!  From what I've heard, they had a great time (obviously I was not around to eat girly food and play the shower games enjoy the shower). (rest of pics taken by Jill Kirkwood)

And finally, we celebrated Father's Day.  And yes, I celebrated.  :)

Enjoying the Fun of the Dells

Waterparks - including the Howlin' Tornado (in which we just about lost Kendall)

Bowling - obviously, the guys beat the girls.  After barely reaching 100 in my first game, I started the 2nd game with 4 strikes and a spare.  And then our time ran out.  And yes, Kelly did a great job bowling, even at 7.5 months pregnant! (if you're bored, check out the "Bowling" link for a cheezy promo video for Knucklehead's)

Mini-Golf - pregnant women are said to be better at golf than when they are not pregnant (supposedly something to do with the pregnancy forcing them to actually improve their swing).  Apparently, it also applies to mini-golf!  For the first time in my life, I lost in mini-golf to Kel.  Hard to compete with all her holes-in-one!

The Ducks - during the shower, us guys headed out for a little ride of what have made the Dells famous.  The Amphibious Ducks. 

In the end, even thought it was Wisconsin, it was a fun weekend with nice weather and a lot of great people!