Happy Birthday Taite!

Our youngest it 3 today!

Easter!

We had a great time with the Snow family up in Wisconsin for Easter. We were there for a week before Easter because Bill had some work training. The cousins had a lot of fun together.

Good Morning!

Random Picture

This was from early December. It was actually Luke's Birthday and Jacob was passing through town on his interview trail. We went and cut down our Christmas Tree. It was a great day and see how warm it was? We didn't even need gloves and hats! The trusty suburban did the job by bringing the tree home:)

Happy Thanksgiving!

Luckily this happened after Thanksgiving dinner. I was holding Taite at the table with Bill, Maegan and Hal around. It was one of those where we were all in slow motion. Luckily it was a one time deal and no one else had a problem.

I hope you had a HAPPY THANKSGIVING! We did other than the one incident:)

Campbell's Birthday!

This girl seriously can make us all laugh so loud. Campbell is amazing, thoughtful, creative, energetic, spunky, knows what she wants, and loving.

This is a picture she brought home today. Her teacher's last name is Brauer and Campbell wrote this during centers time. The teacher has to keep her busy by supplying her with paper and pencils!

I can't believe Campbell is 6 already! Happy Birthday! I can't imagine my days without you.

'Round Here

We are in Hawkeye land. The girls hear about the Hawkeyes at school and our neighbor has a big camper that he takes to every home game. He also has a Hawkeye statue in front of his office in town. Every now and then the girls will talk about the Hawkeyes. Campbell kept talking about "hot guys" and I could not for the life of me figure out who she was talking about. Then I asked her if she meant the Hawkeyes, and she said yeah, the hot guys. So funny!

Taite is potty trained! And Cars underwear is what she wanted. So, she would have them, if it will get us out of diapers! We also had to make a trip to the store with all the girls in p.j.'s because I had promised Taite a toy if she went poo poo on the potty, we had a little set back with that one, and she decided to do her business right before bed time. We are so excited to be done with diapers F-O-R-E-V-E-R!!!!

James got bangs. It was so cute, when Maegan cut them she had brushed the rest of her hair back to keep it out of the way. After the initial big bang cut Maegan asked if it looked good. James went and looked in the mirror and said "I think I take it back, I don't want bangs." Whoops! I asked her why and she said that her hair looks really puffy. Maegan explained that her hair is just brushed back and that is not part of the bangs hairdo. After Maegan brushed the long hair back in place then James was happy with her new bangs.

Someone mentioned the other day while we were at school that they love the "steps". I do too! The girls were following me the other day and I felt like a mother duck with my ducklings all in a row. They are the greatest girls!

James is 8!

On the morning of her birthday I snuggled in bed with James and told her about the day she was born. How she was so tiny and wonderful. Her cheeks were so soft and squishy. Her hands were so tiny. I brought up her hand to look at it. Yikes! It's not tiny anymore! She giggled and told me that she grew. I still can't believe it.

Our good friends passed on a Power Wheels that they no longer use. I think this picture is a flash forward 8 years. James drives it like a pro! (as you can see she is WAY too big for it and has to keep one leg off to the side while driving!)

We went out to dinner and got her ears pierced for her birthday. She was such a champ through the pain. Now she looks so grown up and stunning. Happy Birthday James we love you!