Twins Game

Alisha and I went to a Twins game with some tickets that a builder gave us. The tickets were amazing - 4th row behind home plate. The seats were in the Champions Section, which I didn't even know existed. To get to this section we had to drive around the back of the stadium and the valet took our car. We literally walked 200' to our seats. We were so close to the field that we could hear the players breathing when they were on deck. Not only were the tickets great, they came with food and drink. Alisha and I ate so much we were sick.

Nice Legs

Everyone knows that Nataly has chubby cheeks. But only a few people know that her legs are chubby too. We think they are super cute so we took a few picture so we could remember it forever.

For some reason she wanted to see what I was doing on my computer. So I decided to use it to lure her across the room and get her to crawl.

Her latest thing is to scream. She does it for certain people after she warms up to them or when she is really excited. The pitch is so high it hurts your ears.It's great.

After bath time she is winding down and getting ready to go to bed.

Easter 2011

Easter weekend the neighborhood had an Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday morning. It was cold and wet but it was still happening. The kids were so excited. It was fun to watch. By the time the parents even got into the backyard the eggs were all gone. Next year Nataly will have a chance.

Easter Sunday we headed to my mom's. Eric picked up Grandma Gladys and I met him in Burnsville. It was great. Nataly got 2 baskets. One from Mama and Daddy and the other from Auntie Anna. It was fun watching her look at her eggs and then realize they had goodies inside when they broke open. Easter Sunday ended up being a beautiful and wonderful day. Grandpa John even made it over to see Nataly on Easter.

Dave's Popcorn

Since Nataly is a Wing I'm sure she will like popcorn. Whether you are born into it or marry into it- the Wing's like popcorn. And we really like Dave's popcorn.

Dave's usually opens later in the season, so I was pretty excited when his website said they were open for the year. But before I could go I had to wait for Nataly to get up from her nap. As soon as she did, we were out the door. I go to Dave's pretty much every weekend and now I can go there every weekend with Nataly. This was the first of many trips we will be making to Dave's.

A Couple of Videos

The neighbor kids came over wanting to entertain Nataly. Caleb was able to get her to laugh first.



Pretty impressed.

All Nataly All the Time

Nataly has been keeping us busy. She's been talking (blabbering really), moving around and investigating anything she can get her hands on. She's trying real hard to crawl. She does the army crawl here and there. She can pull herself up sometimes but she loves to stand and play. Nataly can't wait to get outside. We've been able to get out and about when the weather is nice. But we are just waiting to get outside every day to see what new things we can find. Music class has been a blast. She loves going. Nataly gets into the beats. It's great to watch. She bounces up and down when she sits or when she's standing. It's so cute.

She loves to look out the window and wait for people to walk by.
Especially if they are walking their dogs.

Reading the mail - a letter from Grandpa Schaffer.

I got her a remote so she would stop chewing on mine.
But hers doesn't light up, so she still wants mine.

Italian Leather Handbags

We've been working on this for a while but haven't been able to say anything. We started a little company with Tim and Cathy to sell Italian leather hand bags. The companies name is Pelletteria - which means Leather Shop in Italian.

Alisha and Cathy both have purses they got while in Italy and are constantly getting compliments on them. That got us thinking that we should figure out a way to import them and sell them. The plan is to sell them online, at boutiques, have purse parties and to friends and family. We are working with an importer to bring them into the US straight from Italy. These are exactly the same purses and handbags you see in the leather shops in Florence and San Gimignano. These are not the ones you buy on the street from the guys that run away when the police come. These are the real deal.

Here are some pics of our first batch of handbags. The prices vary. So if you want one or have any questions let Alisha know.