Why hello blogging world. It's been a quite a whirl wind for the Ekart's lately, so this might turn into a long post. Where to begin... I still have photos from Hadley's Birthday party to post. I've been having issues with photos on here. Loren needs to convert photos before I can post them apparently. I will try to stay interesting without photos.
We went to St. Louis
Loren got a call from Red Bull asking him to wake board through the jumping carpe in the Mississippi River. I know what you are thinking, "What in the world are jumping carpe?!" I had the same question until we watched a video on YouTube about it. Check it out. It is crazy. We get to St. Louis and get to the river. The guide told us it was too dangerous. Some of the fish get up to 100 pounds! No wake boarding happened, but we did go on an interesting boat ride with the jumping carpe. Now, I hate fish. I get freaked out at the lake about them. I don't want to see them, I don't want to smell them and I certainly don't want to touch them. I have never seen such a sight. Hundreds of fish flipping into the air, some which landed in our boat. I am glad I was not smacked in the face by one! It was unreal. Like I said, check out the videos, it is nuts! The whole "carpe" episode was a side shoot for the main Red Bull Event. The main event was The Mississippi Grind. 5 guys from Minnesota came up with an idea to build a skate park on a river barge and float down the Mississippi River. They Started in Minneapolis and end in New Orleans, with a few stops along the way to host local skateboard competitions. It was pretty sweet. Check out www.redbullusa.com. Even though the wake boarding didn't happen, it was a great getaway. Can't beat a free trip and 20 free cases of Red Bull!
We are in Des Moines
We are currently in Des Moines. Lake life is officially done for the year. Loren is working on a project in Colorado but we will not know anything until January. We will be in Des Moines at least until then. Now is the waiting game. It's a hard place to be but we know that God will direct our path. We have been enjoying lots of family time and nights out with free babysitters! Ah the luxury of living close to family...something we have not had our whole married life. It is not one bit overrated. We have also had fun rediscovering Des Moines. It seems like it has been so long since we have lived here and truthfully it has changed a lot in the past 5 years. I am actually going to work a little bit too. I am going to work at a stationery shop I worked at through high school and college, Letter Perfect. I will work just a few hours a week. It will be fun to have a little something else to do!
Hadley
I seriously need to get the photo issue figured out because Hadley is as cute as ever! He's walking!! He still likes to crawl but he can totally walk all over the place. He is busy, busy, busy and I'm sure he won't slow down. He is like his daddy I believe. He has that little promiscuous personality. Which brings me to a story. I put Hadley down for a nap like usual. He starts crying 1/2 hour into it. I leave him down there for another 1/2 hour. All of the sudden he is screaming. I go down stairs and first I notice it smells like he had a dirty diaper. I walk up to his bed and notice his diaper is off. The little stinker ripped his diaper off, played with his poo and threw it all over the place. Oh and there was a big pile of pee in his crib. I picked him up and brought him upstairs where the lighting was better and I realized he is covered in poo. I didn't know what to do, so I put him in the sink and washed him with dish soap. Yuck!I have learned a very valuable lesson-NEVER put him down for a nap without pants on! Good thing he is so cute! He also has learned how to say ball. It sounds more like ba, but I know that's what he is saying. He is obsessed with the stairs- up and down, up and down we go 100 times a day. He also loves fly swatters and the dogs water dish. Or slapping the swatter in the dog dish. He is 100% boy...messy, loud, busy!
That is all. Sorry, lots to catch up on. Enjoy the fall weather. I love this time of year so very much!
We went to St. Louis
Loren got a call from Red Bull asking him to wake board through the jumping carpe in the Mississippi River. I know what you are thinking, "What in the world are jumping carpe?!" I had the same question until we watched a video on YouTube about it. Check it out. It is crazy. We get to St. Louis and get to the river. The guide told us it was too dangerous. Some of the fish get up to 100 pounds! No wake boarding happened, but we did go on an interesting boat ride with the jumping carpe. Now, I hate fish. I get freaked out at the lake about them. I don't want to see them, I don't want to smell them and I certainly don't want to touch them. I have never seen such a sight. Hundreds of fish flipping into the air, some which landed in our boat. I am glad I was not smacked in the face by one! It was unreal. Like I said, check out the videos, it is nuts! The whole "carpe" episode was a side shoot for the main Red Bull Event. The main event was The Mississippi Grind. 5 guys from Minnesota came up with an idea to build a skate park on a river barge and float down the Mississippi River. They Started in Minneapolis and end in New Orleans, with a few stops along the way to host local skateboard competitions. It was pretty sweet. Check out www.redbullusa.com. Even though the wake boarding didn't happen, it was a great getaway. Can't beat a free trip and 20 free cases of Red Bull!
We are in Des Moines
We are currently in Des Moines. Lake life is officially done for the year. Loren is working on a project in Colorado but we will not know anything until January. We will be in Des Moines at least until then. Now is the waiting game. It's a hard place to be but we know that God will direct our path. We have been enjoying lots of family time and nights out with free babysitters! Ah the luxury of living close to family...something we have not had our whole married life. It is not one bit overrated. We have also had fun rediscovering Des Moines. It seems like it has been so long since we have lived here and truthfully it has changed a lot in the past 5 years. I am actually going to work a little bit too. I am going to work at a stationery shop I worked at through high school and college, Letter Perfect. I will work just a few hours a week. It will be fun to have a little something else to do!
Hadley
I seriously need to get the photo issue figured out because Hadley is as cute as ever! He's walking!! He still likes to crawl but he can totally walk all over the place. He is busy, busy, busy and I'm sure he won't slow down. He is like his daddy I believe. He has that little promiscuous personality. Which brings me to a story. I put Hadley down for a nap like usual. He starts crying 1/2 hour into it. I leave him down there for another 1/2 hour. All of the sudden he is screaming. I go down stairs and first I notice it smells like he had a dirty diaper. I walk up to his bed and notice his diaper is off. The little stinker ripped his diaper off, played with his poo and threw it all over the place. Oh and there was a big pile of pee in his crib. I picked him up and brought him upstairs where the lighting was better and I realized he is covered in poo. I didn't know what to do, so I put him in the sink and washed him with dish soap. Yuck!I have learned a very valuable lesson-NEVER put him down for a nap without pants on! Good thing he is so cute! He also has learned how to say ball. It sounds more like ba, but I know that's what he is saying. He is obsessed with the stairs- up and down, up and down we go 100 times a day. He also loves fly swatters and the dogs water dish. Or slapping the swatter in the dog dish. He is 100% boy...messy, loud, busy!
That is all. Sorry, lots to catch up on. Enjoy the fall weather. I love this time of year so very much!
