Oh, oh it's Magic

I don't quite remember eating my first Oreo but I do remember the picture taken of me. I had it all over my face - and for months now I have been anticipating Cole's first bite of an Oreo cookie. The other day when we were both particularly in dire need of some choco-therapy I called on Dr. Nabisco and he prescribed America's favorite cookie, the OREO. Yummy!



Just like his parents Cole experienced love at first bite. But then...



What do you mean there aren't any more cookies?


Aw, come on!

The City of Becker

Yesterday while out running errands

Cole fell asleep in his car seat.

So, what are you to do when your baby's asleep and you're at the wheel?

Take an excursion (I've been prohibited from referring to this as a road trip by the S.O.).

Grab a map or don't. Make a plan or improvise. Get a move on with some tunes on.

Yeah.


So, we decided to journey on up to the town of Becker, MN. You know we had to!

We spent a lot of time darting in and out of fun little shops with even more interesting owners -

none of whom had magnets to commemorate our 'excursion' to Becker.

Those of you who've seen our fridge know that we don't consider a trip truly done until we pick up a magnet or two. We have one from almost everywhere we've been since one became two and now that two have become three we intend to continue this tradition.
But alas, the city with our namesake was not prepared for this request - they actually thought it was bizarre until we explained the name connection - then they just thought it was funny. All in all it was a fun day and we took pics of some of Becker's landmarks.
We skipped the Becker Baptist Church, the Becker Cemetery, the Becker Athletics Club, the numerous Becker this or Becker that storefronts - to be honest we were beginning to feel a bit Beckered out by the end of the day.

Their downtown area has pennants every twenty feet or so that say WELCOME TO BECKER followed by a community sponsor's name. The water tower has Becker written on it with a rainbow going across the top.
We skipped the pic of that too but we did have several people tell us what a great place it is to live - excellent schools, booming economy, and whatnot.

We did manage to pick up a Becker Community Center tee and a great meal at Lucy's Kitchen of Becker.

Let's Go Out and Play

It's Saturday morning but for Cole it's a holiday because both Mom and Dad are home. He's running around the house harmonizing and pulling out all the cardstock he can reach out of Mom's so-called babyproofed drawers. Ha! Babyproof this! He would love to be outside because in his mind the glass is half-frosted not half frozen but in reality it is 34 below out there. The sun is shining but the wind is howling to remind you of what's really going on. So for now Cole's going to have to settle for a game of chase or 'hereyagothankyou' with Mom and Dad.