Story Time

3.26.14
Ashlyn can now read books all by herself!  She now reads to us at bedtime.  We are so proud of her!
Ashlyn reading to Claire in her room :)

Claire Cruising

3.10.14 Kaelyn brought up this toy from the basement and thought that Claire would like a ride. She did!

Holiday Train

12.9.13

We went to New Ulm to see the Holiday Train. It was beautiful and the girls really enjoyed it! We got there early and were able to park right in front so we could watch it from the comfort of our warm vehicle... it was cold out!

Ashlyn and Kaelyn watching it come in.

Grandma Deb was with us and Lyndsey and her kids joined us too!

Jingle is back!

12.2.13

Our elf on a shelf Jingle is back and
he brought the girls christmas pj's.

 

 

 Claire and mommy

Just being silly

Ashlyn's first time deer hunting

11.30.13

Joe took Ashlyn deer hunting for her first time down by the river.
They sat in the deer stand and she did awesome!

This is what Joe wrote on Facebook:
Ashlyn insisted she come deer hunting with me tonight with her pink BB gun. She saw 9 does and a small buck that I let her take 2 shots at. After it ran away, she said "Dad, I don't think my bullets go that far." She was pretty excited.

 

 

 

End of November

11.22.13

Kaelyn Batgirl visits Claire and me in the nursery :)

11.22.13

Kaelyn does her own manicure

11.26.13

Ice cream treat at Mom & Pop's before they get their hair cut

Claire and I waiting for the girls to finish up with their haircuts

11.30.13

Claire wakes up with a major mess... yikes!

She loved getting cleaned up in the tub :)

Ashlyn dressed up as a cowgirl for school. 

(She was upset that her pink cowgirl boots didn't fit and she 

had to wear the brown ones.... now they are her favorite!)

Sleeping Santa

11.13.13
Ashlyn put the little santa hat on Claire while she was napping in the swing.
 

 

Kaelyn's 3rd Birthday!

Birthday streamers when she woke up and opened her door!

I'm three!

Happy Birthday breakfast with candles....

We all went out for supper at her favorite restaurant... Buffalo Wild Wings!

Helping make rainbow cupcakes to test mommy's new recipe for her birthday cake

Rainbow Cupcakes! The girls thought they were SOOO COOL!!

The rainbow cake turned out amazing... (this is before baking)

Kaelyn requested a Rainbow Birthday party

Grandma Deb and the Loula girls :)

Kids table, supervised by auntie Christy :)

Family picture... yes that really is Joe... just the very hairy version!

Great Grandma Lorraine and Claire