Three months old!

Happy 3 months old to Dane! He is just growing so big I can't believe it! It's crazy how the time just flies by. Dane is really cooing a lot more and is always smiling and giggling. Since we were back in the USA I decided to get Dane's pictures taken when he turned 3 months. He did such a good job at the photo shop and was all smiles for the camera. Let me tell you...it was so hard trying to choose the photos. There were just too many cute ones! Dane is still such a good little boy. He's adjusting well to life in the USA. It took him awhile to adjust his sleeping at night time but he's getting there. He's sleeping between 4-6 hours at a time at night. We are still hoping for one of those 8 hour nights!

Hello Vegas!

Well Dane made his first trip to Las Vegas at 3 months old! Yes we took him to Vegas! There were times when we felt like terrible parents as we pushed him though the casinos but boy did Dane love all the bright lights! My brother Jimmie got married and we were unable to leave Dane at home due to me me the "Dairy Queen" so he got to come with us! He is just a wonderful little traveller:) I just wish he'd take a bottle! We spent a lot of time in the hotel room but we managed to do some shopping at Caesar's Palace. We also watched the fountain show twice at the Bellagio which Dane just loved. It was a nice time but hopefully our next family vacation won't be to Las Vegas!

The long haul...

We managed to get home to the states without any hiccups...unless you count that Josh left my sandles on the luggage trolley before we went through security in LA. Dane did an excellent job on all the flights. It was about a 24 hour trip start to finish. Dane didn't seem to mind the planes at all. He was very excited when we landed in Des Moines because he got to meet his Aunt Kerri, Uncle Jimmie, Aunt Kelley and his cousins Austin and Evan. Grandma and Grandpa Widlund & Lohmeier were both there too. So we had quite the welcoming committee. It sure felt nice to be home!

Bon Voyage NZ :(

We had a little going away party at The Southern Cross to say farewell to all our great mates in NZ. It was a lot fun seeing everyone before we left but it was also very hard to say goodbye. Dane was a trooper and was such a good boy the whole time we were there. I'll never forget that when we left it was like a monsoon outside and we had to walk a couple blocks home. I was holding Dane and was very unhappy that we were walking home in a down pour. Josh had a nice little buzz going and didn't seem to mind as he was pushing the stoller and jumping in puddles. I can laugh now but it sure wasn't funny at the time!