Chuck-town tees!

Charles City is where Jim and Marcia used to live and word got out that the newest little Wagler had arrived and we received these adorable little tees for the boys.  Finnean obviously approves!  The "Chuck" logo is supposedly not modeled after Jim but they sure look a lot alike!  Finnean calls it his "Jimmy shirt!"  He also has a "Jimmy cup." :)

He is so silly!

Future model?

Sweet little Hutchinson.

Love.  They are totally in love already!

O how he loves to bake...

So excited to make banana bread for our play date with Grady, Jace and Miss Stephanie.

Excellent dumping.

Scooping.

So proud, look at that scooping ability!

Trying not to spill!

Success!

Yikes...this is going to be yummy!!

just around...

This boy just melts my heart....

Having fun on his play date!  Usually big brother has all the fun but a couple weeks ago we had Rileigh and Miss Natalie over...you might remember their first date, 7 weeks ago in the hospital!

Looks like a baby dance party! 

crazy!!!!

Hanging with Dad.  I love how Hutchinson just fits in Michael's arm perfectly...it is like his own little recliner :)

So serious!

Gotta love his smile.

Finnean and Miss Stephanie with little Spiky.  The painted turtle that we set free sent out to find his Mommy and Daddy :)  The Blanchards found out how much it would cost to keep a baby turtle and decided to set him free!  Finnean recalled the whole day's events to Michael.  Saying how the turtle "painted his belly orange and that he had a hard shell." He went on and on in great detail.  We are amazed at the detail he can remember!

It is just that simple...ducks are funny!

Mom and little bundle bear!  It was chilly on this almost-fall day!

Goodness...I told he was sweet!

Another big update!

My goal is to update the blog each week...as you can tell if you have checked back in the past weeks that has not happened...so again, please click on older posts when you get to the bottom of the pages, we have had a crazy busy month! Be sure to check back again next week...Hutchinson turns TWO MONTHS old!  I hope to have a post all about Hutch!

Finnean meets Dave Grohl...WHAT!?!?!

This is absolutely crazy!! We met and talked to Dave Grohl, the lead singer of the Foo Fighters.  In Michael's words "a music legend that has change music TWICE" (he was also the drummer in Nirvana).  As many of you know, Michael, most of the time, likes to do everything in the most efficient way.  We usually have a plan and follow it.  Saturday morning in KC we didn't really have a plan.  We woke up late (we shouldn't and haven't stayed awake until two in the AM for a long time!), took our time getting ready and then got our car out of valet ready to leave the hotel.  When we were leaving they told us there was a parade going on, so we thought, maybe we should check it out.  SO-we drove our car about 1 1/2 blocks to park in another garage to check out this parade.  The whole time we were walking to the parade we couldn't stop laughing about how we were SO CLOSE to our hotel that we could see were stayed and could also see Union Station and how it connected from our hotel by sky walk.  Needless to say, not the most efficient route to getting to the parade or starting our adventure for the day...BUT if we wouldn't have taken this round about way this may have never happened...

We were walking to Union Station from the parade and said "hey there is a tour bus-maybe it is the Foo Fighters!!"  Yah right like it would be them.  Then we see a guy who looks like he could totally be with Foo Fighters and then we walk around the end of the bus and who looks up at us...but Dave Grohl himself.  I thought we were seriously going to pee our pants.  I look over at Michael and he looks like he is shaking.  I just pushing the stroller over to him and thinking we are going to meet Dave Grohl.  Holy crap.  Then he starts to walk away and we ask the bus driver.  He says that he can't say what he will do but he is just going to get his motorcycle and he will be right back. He also said that his is super nice and maybe he can take a picture but he is just the driver :)  So about 3 minutes later here comes Dave on his bike.  I just started talking to him to ask him for a picture.  Telling him how much Finnean loves the Foo Fighters and his is just 2 1/2, that he can sing the songs.  He just walks right up the boys, shakes Michael's hand and starts talking directly to Finnean.  It was crazy, crazy awesome.  He was such a nice guy and I am so glad that we didn't take the most efficient route that morning!!

Dave Grohl on his rocking Harley...yes it is really him!!!

Dave: You like the Foo Fighters, little man?  Well I am the lead singer of the Foo Fighters, Dave Grohl.
Finnean:  That's cool.
Seriously that is what he said.  Finnean wasn't scared or shy, he just listened to his every word.  It was so cool.

Love Michael's face in this one...like holy crap.  I am talking to Dave Grohl. Dave was telling them about his two daughters who are two and five and said it is pretty cool that Finnean likes the Foo Fighters because they don't. 

Hutchinson---you were there too!

Just plain awesome.

This is my paparazzi picture...I just couldn't stop!!  It was such an awesome experience.  We just kept saying all day..."Did that really just happen?"  "We just met Dave Grohl!"  It was so fun! It made the concert that was already amazing (3 hours long) even better to know that he is such a nice guy and took a few minutes to talk to the boys.  It is something that Michael and I will never forget and I am guessing that Finnean won't either!  He told our friend, "I met the Foo Fighter guy."  You know-no big deal.  He also saw the picture on our computer back drop (the posed pic) and said, "That's the Foo Fighters singer, he had a black motorcycle."  So we think that he knows it was pretty cool too :)  Michael said that if you were to ask him a famous person that he wanted to meet Dave Grohl would have been at the top of his list.  Seriously, that is some 30th birthday present, a rocking concent and then you get to meet your favorite rock legend.  He said that he has a lot to live up to for my 30th birthday!!
Happy Birthday Michael Wagler!!

Kansas City, here we come!!!

This past weekend we headed to Kansas City to hit up the Foo Fighters concert (a present to Michael for his 30th birthday) and then to spend Saturday in Kansas City as a family.  The boys did great on the way down and we had an absolute blast.  Finnean and Hutchinson had a party in our hotel with our dear friend, Lisa B.  THANK YOU Lisa B!  Finnean stayed up late watching Cars and they had so much fun.  When he woke up in the morning he said..."Where's Lisa B?"   Michael and I had a wonderful date night in the Power and Light District.  It was awesome but so strange to be with out Hutchinson (we have left Finnean many times but this was the first big time without Hutch!).  Michael and I felt like we had a VIP stamp on us Friday night.  We asked for a shuttle from our hotel, they said it would be an hour, but then said okay-we will take you right now.  Then we got to the restaurant and they said 15-30 minutes, then said or we can put you at the little table right now.  We were checking out the Power and Light area and some girls from another bar came up and said Uncle Cracker is playing an acoustic set right now, we walked and watched him from 10 feet away.  Of course you saw the Dave Grohl pictures...so we really felt like rock stars!  It was such a fun little getaway but boy were we tired when we got home on Saturday night!  We also caught a parade downtown and checked out Union Station.  We put a lot of stuff into just over day but it was so fun.  Enjoy the pictures from our big adventure!!

All packed up and ready to go! 

We packed a picnic lunch for the way down but didn't plan on it being so chilly!!  Finnean kept saying..."it's cold!!"  It was a rainy, dreary day! Perfect for a car ride!

Hutchinson got some lunch too and we thought his face was too funny not to capture.  It looks like he is saying..."Really?  I have to go back in that seat!"

As soon as we got to the hotel Finnean got out the binoculars and started checking out the buildings outside our hotel.  He was so pumped to be on vacation...it was so funny to watch him explore the room.

Hutchinson is growing so big!! He continues to amaze us each day!

Brothers!

Seriously Mom!

Finnean is such a ham!  Look at that pose! 

This is pretty much the same picture but I couldn't pass up Finnean's hilarious pose this time.  He was literally bouncing off the walls, running back and forth bouncing off the wall to the other.  Full of energy!  Good thing we had a baby-sitter :) Thanks again Lisa B!

Dad and Finnean happy as can be just after meeting Dave Grohl!!!!

Finnean being mesmerized at Union Station by the awesome miniature train sets.  It was huge and soooo neat! A must stop if you are in KC.

This picture is just so weird.  The light was strange and look at his hand...but still a cool picture.  Way to go, Michael!

After Union Station we had lunch at Fritz's in  Crowne Plaza.  It was so cool!! First, Finnean got a sweet conductor's hat and then you order over a phone and train, yes a TRAIN, delivers your food.  It zooms around the ceiling of the restaurant (you can see the track in the background) and then it lowers to your table.  Pretty awesome stuff!

Fav picture of Finnean and Mom for the weekend!

What?!  Carter and Aunt Ellie in Kansas City!?
KC happens to be their favorite vacation spot so we met up with them for lunch at Fritz's.  Thanks for the tip on this great place!

Cousin Carter and Aunt Ellie

This is when the food was being delivered to our table...priceless!  He thought it was so awesome!!!

and again...so cool!

Little Michael Wagler.

Carter and Finnean looking old!

We added Hutchinson to the picture...he was with us the whole time :)  He just isn't in too many pictures!

Finnean (thankfully) squeezed in a nap on the way to the farm...

This place was great fun!  We wish it would have been a little warmer but we want to go back!

Dad and Finnean mining for gold!

It was so chilly and I didn't have a hat for Hutchinson, I felt so bad but he didn't want to be in his car seat either!  Finnean had a great time but I will have a little more fun when Hutchinson is a bit bigger :)

Ride'em cowboys!!!
Hutch's first time in a saddle!

I love this picture-Finnean rocking his "chucks" on the farm.  Such a city kid but loves the farm!!  This cow cracked Finnean up because he was sitting on his knees sneaking grass from the other side of the fence!

Hutchinson thought it was funny too!!  Love that smile!!

PEEK!!!!!

This is Michael putting a real worm on the fishing line.  I love his face because I know he thinks it was so gross but he did it because Finnean wanted to fish.  Way to go, Dad!

Fishes nibbling on the line...no big catches:(

"Whoa!"
That has to be one of Finnean's favorite words and is usually followed by "that's cool" or "that's awesome!"

HAHA!
Looks like Finnean is coaching Dad on how to put the worm on the hook. 

These are my favorite pictures from the farm!

Finnean's favorite part, hands down.  I absolutely love his face while he is feeding the goats!

Baby goats!!!

The Waglers-September 2011
Do we look tired?!  What a FUN but exhausting trip!