Grandpa....

Ellie getting some love from Grandpa...

Micah's 3rd Birthday Party

We celebrated Micah's 3rd birthday yesterday with a family party. Grandma and grandpa and cousins came from North Dakota and the whole King gang was here as well. Micah had a blast and enjoyed every minute of it. He is such an entertainer and is always in constant motion. The train cake was a collaborative effort by mom, dad, and grandma. Micah thought it was cool and it was the first thing he wanted everyone to see as they came in the door. Thanks to Uncle Russ for the crown and cape. Micah had the crown on before he even got out of his room this morning and the cape was on soon after. His birthday is actually tomorrow, so we will celebrate with just the four of us in our family.

Marshmallow Towers

Here is Micah and dad building a marshmallow tower during a family devotional time last week. We discussed the Tower of Babel and the importance of having God as a foundation to build our lives upon. Micah is starting to get more and more concepts and it is fun to do these types of object lessions with him. Of course, he just wanted to eat the marshmallows, which we enjoyed after the story time.

This week we signed Micah up for preschool for next fall. I can't believe that he is old enough for preschool already! We think that it will be great for him and that he will really enjoy the interaction with other kids. He loves to be out and about and sometimes gets bored hanging out with mom and Ellie. Almost every day he asks, "Mom, where are going today?" His favorite activity is to run errands with dad, while mom and Ellie stay at home. The bank is usually the requested location to go as they always give him a sucker.

Our Little Princess!

Check out our little princess! This was the happiest she had been all day, so I think she likes her boa! She can be quite the charmer when she wants to be and already has dad wrapped around her little fingers. We really enjoy the happy moments like these--they make all the many fussy times so much more bearable!

The Kids

The Kids... Here is a picture of Miach at Christmas in Duluth. He did not get to take a nap until we made him slow down from opening presents and watch a video. Before you knew it he was OUT COLD. He slept for about and hour and then went right back to being his normal old high energy Micah.















Here is a picture of Ellie in her Christmas dress at 2 months old. She is a great little princess and sleeps well at night but hates to take naps on her own. She really likes to be held during the day. We will post more Christmas pictures soon.