Free Snapfish Photo Book

Get a free Photo book from Snapfish!

On Oprah the other day they offered to anyone who wants a free photo book through Sunday to get one free!!!

Here's the link:

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Also read the who article here:
http://www.oprah.com/slideshow/oprahshow/20081029_tows_messyhouse/7

You don't even need a silly coupon code!

Fun on Airplanes with a Toddler

As you know, we recently traveled to Costa Rica with our son Joshua... 16 months. We had 4 flights 3 of them were 2.5 hours long. One was 4 hours. The 4 hour flight got a little long, so we decided to show you how we made the time pass. By the way... we only had a seat for Joshua on one flight ;(
The most obvious entertainment is peering over the seats at others around us.
Airplanes have lots of fun buttons... this particular flight didn't have radios, but the other ones did so there were more buttons.

Joshua LOVES plaing with buckles...


Walking up and down the aisle worked well... except when he grabbed a sleeping man and woke him up. He made many friends on these trips especially with women of the grandmotherly age.

Baby Einstein. Joshua had never seen Baby Einstein before this trip, but he quickly fell in love.
Clouds are fun to look at.

The most unique thing we did was tear apart SkyMall Magazines one page at a time.

Skyler is AMAZING // Half Marathon

Skyler Aspegren is completing his "Vision Quest Year" which started when he turned 13.
Part of it was a physical challenge aspect in which he decided to run a half marathon.

Bryan Block, Philip Aspegren, and myself joined him for this historic adventure.


He finished! But as you can tell he was worn out!
I lost a friendly wager over the Nebraska Oklahoma football game the day before so I had to wear an Oklahoma t-shirt for a day. ;(

                           Rails to Trails Marathon
                                Norwalk, WI
                              November 2, 2008
                          1 / 2   M A R A T H O N

 P L A C E
ALL SEX DIV DIVISN AGE   TIME  PACE   NO. NAME               FROM
--- --- --- ------ -- ------- ----- ----- ------------------ ------------------

 87  43  10 M20-29 29 2:06:12  9:38   151 SCHULTE MATTHEW    IL WINFIELD  
111  52  14 M40-49 43 2:16:27 10:25   133 ASPEGREN PHILIP       SAN JOSE       
112  53   3 M00-19 14 2:16:27 10:25   134 ASPEGREN SKYLER       SAN JOSE
113  54  15 M40-49 43 2:16:28 10:26   135 BLOCK BRYAN        IL WHEATON

-Wii Points / Wii Game (007 Quantum Solace)
-iTunes Gift Cards
-New Bebo Norman, Jimmy Needham CD
-Remote controlled airplane
-Manly Bookends
-Money toward TV
-Tickets for Blackhawks or White Sox Game
-Clothes
-A heart rate monitor that also measures distance and speed... like Timex BodyLink (eBay $175)
-Rear Bike Light Flasher(I ride my bike to/from grad school)
-Universal Remote 1 2 3
-Blackhawks shirt 1 2
-3/8in Airrachet (Like this but a cheaper one would be fine.)
-Air pressure Inflator Gauge 1

We're Back... And Off!

We made it back from Costa Rica safely.

We had a very productive time. As well as a fun time with co-workers. We’ll be sharing photos and the like soon... But for now we head north.

To Minneapolis! For a Casa Viva Event ( http://www.casaviva.org/news.asp?id=7 ) that all are welcome to attend. As well as for the another half marathon with Philip and Skyler Aspegren!

Joshua 0 - 10

Joshua has not walked at all. Would barely free stand except if you "encouraged" him to. All of the sudden in his Halloween costume with Grammy, Grampa, Mommy and Daddy watching and camera rolling, for no aparent reason he rattled off 10 steps.



At the end, because we were only trying to free stand, everyone burst into cheers, and Joshua burst into tears ;(

But he tried again... and again... and again!

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