so proud

Sometimes it is hard to find a simple job for a 6 yr old, but this day I let jonny fold laundry by himself. He was so proud of the job he did that I had to take a picture. He did get the piles right and laid out the "to be hung" pile so nice....

don't feed themonster?

While out one day, emily saw these shoes, grabbed them and said "mine" she wouldn't let them go so i decided for $4, sure. They are still the first pair she grabs. Example: This morning she picked a plaid pink dress and while I was finding some bloomers, she just walked away,and came back with the shoes.

clothes

Emily loves to pick out her clothes for the day. She has been trying to wear this Halloween outfit for weeks. So on this morning i thought why? we aren't going anywhere. she loved it.

Save the Date

Cap and Gowns came in...... Graduation is May 27, 2011

My how time flies... of course we are flooding all around, but our house is not located in the flood zone.

The summer looks to be a busy one for us:
Ashley graduates and leaves for college
Michael plays u14 soccer, we are now part of north dakota league so more games towards family.
Jonny can't wait to go the lake(been dreaming about)
Emily turns 2
Chirstina participates in fargo half marathon
Christopher accepts the fact that 40 isn't bad.

gingerbread houses

Michael making his "who" house.

Chris and Emily worked on one together. She tasted all the candy first before it could go on the house.

1st home match

Michael's first home match. This ended in a pin by the opponent, but he had fun. He is the one in the all black singlet.

sledding

Jonny and Emily enjoying a ride from dad. 20 something degrees, a perfect day.

curls

Just a close up her curls...they are not so pretty all the time, more fuzzy than fuzzy wuzzy.

towers

Emily has been having a fun time practicing her tower building ability.

One thing i like about the winters here are the sun dogs(at least that is what we call them) that you can see almost any time on a clear day. Taken this morning after the kids left for school. The temp is exactly zero. feels like -14 with wind chill. Cant wait to see what the weather brings for thursday

catch-up

We went to minot on our way to bismarck in oct and stopped to see family. Emily loves dogs...she kisses harley with no fear on the mouth...yuck!(on a sad note, harley passed away this week) Soccer lasted in october this year and Michael had a blast.

Ashley turned 18 this year...can't believe it. She had a mystery dinner party with her friends a couple days after her birthday.

the crime scene where Mrs. S was poisened. Who did it?

Michael went as the Mad Hatter to the party and decided that would be his costume for halloween as well. Ashley was Anastasia.

With such nice weather this fall the kids were able to playoutside almost to halloween. The frogs were still out as well.

Ashley's birthday cake on her birthday. She chose I-Hop as her place of choice...so off we went.

The boys gave her a massive bottle of shampoo(as they are always using hers) and a UND sweatshirt. She wasn't sure of her last gift until she realized what it was. The Kindle. She downloaded 41 books that night. She now never leaves with out.

Halloween came and went on sunday, so on monday she got in her costume and had a blast. What a cute monster.....

okay so this one is slightly staged with our neighbors across the street.

pumpkins 101 lead by chris.

Emily slept through the carving but sure enjoyed them when she woke up. Had some friends over for some hallowwen fun on friday and we let jonny try bobbing for apples. To scared. next year.

We got some great halloween packages this year. We had the kids wait till oct. 29 to open them. Emily loved the candy necklace. Thanks Gma and Gpa and Mike and Jen for the great fun.

first of school

jonny was so excited for kindergarten...michael not so much. Yesterday jonny came home and said it wasn't as much fun as he thought and maybe he should go back to preschool...if only, if only.

emily turned one...in july

things remembered..

the office

Well my "office" is almost complete. Soon we will just have the bathroom left in the basement to finish. There is a another side and utility sink to add and some decor then I get to move in. Can wait. Jonny has been making some pictures for my walls, i guess he can't wait either.

Snowball

Ashley attended snowball this year. I guess it could have waited. Now I just have to wait another 17 years for emily./ I will have to find the hunting pictures and post soon.

EGF Tourney

Michael had his 1st tournament this weekend. He placed third in his bracket. He is the one in the green and gold singlet.

Jonny couldn't wait to stand on the top. Micahel lent him his medal which made his day.