Quick!

Well, things have really been going on high around here. I have logged in twice to start an update and just haven't gotten it done! I just said good bye to Great Grandma and Grandpa McGarry and William is still sleeping. For now.

On Friday, Grandpa Kevin has the day off! Hurray! To celebrate, we helped him start a deck project :) We took down all the overhead pieces of wood and scraped and sanded...until it started to rain. Then, we hung around the house until Grandma Kim came home. For dinner, we were able to go to Valentino's for dinner (mmmm....pizza). We were extra happy that Grandpa Heidt was able to join us as well as all of William's Great Grandparents. After dinner, we came back to the house to visit some more and eat some yummy cupcakes made by great grandma Gerry. Of course, what would a night be without phase 10? So, we played! (I lost)

Saturday I would rate as one of the hardest days we have had with William so far. John and I have been wondering if William was teething and on Saturday we had our answer. Yes. Oh yes. William got up at about 9:30 and ate a little bit before he began crying. As soon as we stopped trying to feed him, his mood got a little better. He was a little bit fussy and chewed his hands like they were made out of candy for the rest of the day. We tried to feed him again around noon and he refused to eat. He cried and turned his head and refused to eat. He has never EVER turned down food. Grandma Kim was the only one brave enough to put her fingers in his mouth. She confirmed she could feel at least one tooth on the bottom pushing through. We can't see it yet, but we feel a little better knowing why he is fussing so much. William refused to eat for the rest of the day until 7pm, missing 3 full feedings. It was more than a little stressful for us! The good news is that he slept great through the night and has been okay since then with the eating. Hopefully, we'll get this tooth through...and then the next 20 he is supposed to get.

In happier news, we also helped Grandpa Kevin some more with the deck project. We did some more scraping and sanding. We helped take down some hardware and enjoyed a trip to Home Depot. For dinner, we were treated to Culvers by Great Grandma Gerry (mmmmm). Most importantly, we played a game of Phase 10 tonight and I came out on top! Hurray!

On Sunday, we had a nice family picnic for my brother, Michael. The great grandparents were all here, Kaye, Scott, Megan (and puppies), Ryan, Kevin Wennersten, and of course us were all together to visit and see everyone. It has been awhile since we were all together, so it was a very nice day. We had picnic food: hamburgers and chicken on the grill, salads and baked beans. We had a very nice time! One of William's favorite things was getting to meet his Great Uncle Kevin for the first time. He also really liked showing off his sailor suit in honor of Uncle Mike!

William and Great Uncle Kevin

On Sunday, William played a little tune to entertain everyone before lunch.

On Sunday, we got to take some "generation" pictures. Here is Great Grandparents Wennersten, Grandma Kim, Me and William


William and his Great Grandparents Wennersten


The Great Grandparents McGarry, Grandpa Kevin and William


The Great Grandparents McGarry, Grandpa Kevin, Me and William


The 2 sailor boys: William in his sailor suit and Uncle Mike

After lunch on Sunday, John, uncle Kevin, Megan and Great Grandparents Wennersten all left. We were sad to see them go, but enjoyed visiting very much. We also know that John needs to go back to work for a few days and he'll be back as soon as he can. After dinner, William impressed us all by going down to sleep at 8:45 pm (and slept all the way through until 8:45am). We were able to squeeze in another game of phase 10. I am totally AMAZED by the self titled "amazing one" AKA TA McGarry. It was a close game, but in the end I came in second to the card shark.

And that bring us back to today! Everyone has left to go home or go to work. I thought about going to help (harass) Grandpa Kevin at work today until I realized I don't have a car. If it stops raining, we might pull the stroller out and go to visit Grandpa Heidt this afternoon. The other plan is start looking at our flight options for when we go to my cousin Beth's wedding in November. Whew! If you read all this, you should e mail me for a gold star!