May 2009

July 8, 2009

Wow, it's been quite a while since I wrote. Oops. :) I have a lot of catching up to do.

May brought the start of a close to the school year and dance season. I was so excited to not have to worry about homework. Now.....I am waiting for school to start again. :) I'll wait on family updates until the most current post. For now I will leave you with some May photos.

Ashlyn with her teacher, Miss Megan, at her preschool graduation.

Great teacher!!!

Chloe opening her birthday presents from us on her 2nd birthday.

"Yo, Gabba Gabba!!!"

She stacked her Gabba people on blocks and was so proud of herself.

Ashlyn pulling the little ones in the calf feeding wagon.

Chloe driving the gator.

All the grandkids. Lincoln's sister, Serene, was able to come visit over Memorial weekend. that was so fun. Colten is getting so big. This photo is one of many takes....

We found an inch worm - or whatever kind of worm it was....those green ones that can hang from trees. Chloe and Sophie checking it out.

Auntie Kim & Colten!!!

Awww...the grandsons!

We watched Sophie one evening while Bonnie was doing stuff for school and Clinton was working. We went to the park. So fun.

The next day we went the Como Zoo with the kids.

This was the first time we had ever taken the kids to a zoo in Minnesota. :) Wow.

Ummm...I think Ashlyn was trying to catch fish......

Updates - Far too long!

May 6, 2009

I don't have any pictures ready yet, but thought I would update since I seem to not be able to sleep.

It's finally spring, I think!!! I had every window in the house open today and it was great! I love it. Now if we can just get school over with the for year we can really enjoy it without the worry of homework and reading and getting to bed on time. I need a break...Luke probably does too. At the beginning of April, our months of April after Easter and all of May seemed to be pretty empty. Not so much anymore. :) Chloe turns 2 next week (what the heck?) and Lincoln and I feel so honored to have been asked to be Graham John's Godparents. He is the brand new little boy of Lincoln's cousin, Corey and his wife, Stacey. they are Chloe's Godparents. His baptism is May 24th. I can't wait! Neither can Lincoln. He thought that he would never get to be anyone's Godparent. :) What an honor!

Luke and Ashlyn will be starting ball in a month and Ashlyn will also be starting soccer. :) I think the summer will be just as busy! :) That is fine though...it'll be summer. Chloe will be twice as fun this summer. We've been watching Sophie for a couple days and Chloe has so much fun. I wish we could get all three little cousins all together more often. Ashlyn's last dance performance is in a couple weeks. Yep, everything is winding down for the season.

Speaking of Chloe - she will definitely be 2 next week. I am scared for some reason to start potty training....she doesn't show any interest and I think that I am scared because of all the issues I had and am still having with Ashlyn. I think that is is a blessing that we decided to be done having children. I love being a mother, but I will never be a really, really good one. :) It will all come in time. I was actually thinking of trying to move her to her big bed, but i think I will wait on that for a bit. Ha! She is talking like crazy and putting words together to try and make sentences. So cute. It's starting to get to the point where she copies EVERYTHING. :) We have to really watch it now. I like to say "What the!" and not finish it and today I said it for some reason and she repeated it and then though it was hilarious. :) Uh-oh.

I am going to try and get pictures posted be the end of this weekend. :) Not promising though.

G'nite.

Ring Around the Rosey

April 20, 2009

One afternoon out at the farm, Ashlyn led a few rounds of "Ring Around the Rosey" with her sister & cousin, Sophie.

Girls Love Shoes

March 12, 2009

February 2009

March 5, 2009

I just thought I would sum up February in one post....since I am not very good at keeping up with this thing. :)

One night I thought I saw a shadow on the deck and sometimes I freak out about that kind of stuff so I turned on the deck lights and this is what I saw.....

I had the girls over for a Friday the 13th Valentine's Fondue...Chloe warmed up to Stacy with no problems...

and then Amy tried out the Wii bowling...

and then my poor, poor husband photographed us all, with all of our cameras (6 cameras?)
What a sport!

February 18th...the beautiful snowfall we had.
This winter is really getting long.

A couple weekend ago this guy came to visit. We did eventually figure out where he belonged, but while he was here he stood at that door watching the kids inside...then they were playing with him from inside.

Ashlyn & I bought that Dora at a garage sale a couple months after Chloe was born....now it is Chloe's favorite toy. Dora dances when you push her necklace. Loud & annoying, but cute.

My sister's hockey team, Elk River/Zimmerman, made it to state again this year. They won their first game, lost their second and went on to the third place game. Me & the girls went to go watch with my dad. They lost and got 4th place. She's a junior this year and may not play next year so it was fun to go watch.

My camera became the distraction for the rest of the game. Ashlyn took this of us.

Then she took one of herself...which she isn't bad at.

My dad took this of Victoria and me with Ashlyn...Chloe? She's having a tantrum behind me...

Women

Stealing Pictures

February 26, 2009

I took these photos from other people...with permission. :)

I got these two from Serene. There were taken on Christmas...
Chloe and new cousin Colten.

I got this from Brandon...one of the guys on the team. This is their Alumni photo...almost like the one that made the Cannon Falls Beacon after they won the tournament.