Way behind...

So I haven't posted much in a loooong time, but here are some pictures to highlight the last few months.

A family picture Easter morning

Ellie's April Fool's Day "grilled cheese" aka toasted
pound cake with orange frosting

Isaac had already had a bath and been put into his pj's
when he decided to climb back into the tub during Ellie's bath!

The kids picked out some wonderful birthday gifts for me
at the dollar store...a brownie mix, an exercise video,
a cooking video, a pez dispenser, and some gummy candies. They were so
excited about their purchases and AJ said that it was a hoot
taking them shopping. He had to reign them in and yet this is
what they can home with!

AJ and I at our first Twins game in the new stadium.
So much fun!

The kids enjoying some reading time in the corner!?!

Dancing and walking

For your viewing enjoyment...

New Year's Eve 2009

Patiently waiting for the big event to start....

...and here it is. The movie UP, popcorn, and donuts
on the living room floor, picnic-style.
Notice Isaac is missing (early to bed for him) and
these two were in bed by 9:00pm. AND AJ and I were in bed by 11:00ish.
What a great start to 2010!
Happy New Year!

Christmas 2009

Micah and Ellie with Aunt Jen

Isaac with Grandpa Larry

Ellie & Dad

Ellie

Is she cute or what?

Birthday parties

This past weekend Ellie and Isaac celebrated their birthdays with a family birthday party. Grandma and Grandpa came into town, which was the highlight for all three of the kids. They don't get to see them nearly enough so whenever we do it's a big event. Isaac surprised us and had a great time hanging with Grandpa. Usually he won't sit with anyone other than mom and dad if we are in the room. But he and Grandpa were buds and had a great time together.
Here are some pics of the party. We made Ellie's cake and got Isaac's cake from Byerly's. FYI-Byerly's gives away a free cake for a child's 1st birthday. It was great and saved us from making 2 cakes for the party! When I asked Ellie what we should have to eat at her party she hemmed and hawed for a bit, then suggested that we serve "poptarts". While my kids would have loved it, I didn't think everyone else would so we served sandwiches, salads, & chips instead. We had a fun time!

Isaac's 1st Birthday

Happy Birthday to Isaac, Happy Birthday to Isaac, Happy Birthday dear Isaac, Happy Birthday to you. It was Isaac's 1st birthday today and he got a very special present. It was a wonderful rash or some sort of hives. Take a look at the great pics below. He woke up this morning with these red splotches all over. After getting lots of opinions (insurance nurse line, doctor's office, pharmacist, neighbor, friend, mother-in-law, random moms at Micah's soccer game), I finally decided to take him in to Urgent Care. Of course, they couldn't really tell me what it was or exactly what to do about it. They did send me home with some cream and told me that it would either make it better or make it worse. I'm hoping for better. We'll see how he looks tomorrow morning. We have a much more exciting birthday planned for mid-October when he and Ellie will have their family birthday parties.

First day of school

Here is Micah on his first day of school. We started homeschooling yesterday and so far, so good. Check back in January and see if we are all still smiling about it! I'm a little worried about cabin fever come winter, but we had a great first day. Ellie has to join in with everything and has her "school supplies" with her in this picture. She does great and is happy to sit at the table and color and whatnot while Micah is doing his stuff.


And just a random picture of Isaac. He's a good eater and pounds down just about everything we put in front of him. I'm not sure what he was eating before this picture, but it looks like he enjoyed it!

Kid pics

It's nearly impossible to get them all together in one shot and looking anywhere towards the camera, so here are 3 separate pics of the kids.