Forty...

Happy Birthday to my best friend! I love you.

Minnesota weather...

Apparently, it IS always a race!

In honor of our 47 degree weather (and, may I add it's about time) I am going to post the LAST winter pictures. And, that little "hill" they are sledding down (septic mound...don't ask) will once again look something like the picture below, shortly...I hope.

Wii....

I decided to get myself a Wii Fit for my birthday 'cause, well, I need it! My family has since dominated it...I'm not just saying that as an excuse as to why I haven't lost more weight but, that is rather convenient, isn't it? From these pictures one would assume that we have TWO Wii fit's...no, we don't. Sam is just being supportive of his twin sister and doing the hula hoop with her. That and boxing seem to be the favorites but, running (Rick and Sam) and yoga (Jenna) are close behind.

That little piece of plastic is a great way to get your kids to get their reading done but, it is awfully pushy!

Reaching for summer...

Maybe if we pretend it's warmer and summer is almost here it will be so...not. Last week's schedule, swimming lessons, blizzard, swimming lessons. I think the chlorine helped us forget about the snow and cold for just a little bit.

Thanks Jaclyn for getting my kids to fly off the diving board without fear or life jackets...miracle worker, that girl!!

Why Valentine's Day is always special in our family....

It's so fitting that the person with the most loving heart was born on Valentine's Day!

Happy Birthday Mom!

We love you very much!

It's all about the hat...

Surprisingly we haven't been kicked out of any stores, after seeing these photos one would find that startling. You should really have a good time wherever you are, right? We were at the U of M Landscape Arboretum in January and unless you're skiing or snowshoeing you really have to create your own entertainment...done!

These two are pretty good shoppers, especially Sam. He was helping me at the grocery store tonight...he really just likes to "drive" the cart. There are rules for cart driving, no speeding, no running into, people, displays, other carts or my heels. He tends to, lets just say, push these rules...do you think he knows that we are testing him for dirt bike/atv readiness??? Don't freak out, we're not getting him a dirt bike...at least not yet. Maybe when he quits running into my heels with the cart 'cause that would hurt with a dirt bike.

A boy and his dog...

We have a serious problem getting pictures of our dog with any humans. If you put your face next to hers she'll kiss you and that makes good photos well, difficult. Rick took this and I'm not sure how but, let's just enjoy it. This dog LOVES this kid and it's a pretty cool thing to see. Seriously, she's a great dog and we are very lucky that she's part of our family. Having said that if she chews one more pair of socks she's outta here...just kidding.