Christmas

We enjoyed spending time with the Lindstrom family. Gramma & Papa, Aunt Kristen & Uncle Jeff arrived on Christmas Eve. Christmas Day was beautiful so we played washers and the kids (and Uncle Jeff) jumped on the trampoline while dinner was cooking.

These are a few of my favorite pictures from Christmas Day.

Feeding the birds

We took a walk to the lake to feed the birds some bread. Here are a few pictures I took along the way.

Flashcards

In a very sweet moment this morning Erik was quizzing Kyle on his numbers.

Decorating for Christmas

Erik's 7th Birthday Blast!

Erik turned seven! He celebrated at school with donuts for his friends on Friday. At home we opened gifts from grandparents, aunts, uncles, and Mom, Dad, & Kyle all week. The big party with all his friends was Sunday. Greg built a real cannon (hooked up to an air compressor) to shoot pirate targets. Also the kids (20 to be exact!) got to build real pirate ships (thanks again to Greg's wood-working skills) and race it down a river (made from a gutter). I was so busy "partying" that I didn't take many pictures. Needless to say we were exhausted from all the "fun."

Keep listening Erik.....

It was 6:15AM. Kyle came to wake me up and ask if he could go downstairs.
I said, "Yes, but please be quiet because your brother is still sleeping." As he walked by Erik's room he whispered, "Sshh." I didn't hear this, but Greg did.
A few minutes later Erik came into my room too. He was quite excited and said, "MOM! GOD SPOKE TO ME!"
I said, "Wow! What did He say?"
Erik replied, "He said, 'Sshh'."
And I immediately said, "What do you think that means?"
Erik said, "I don't know!"
He was very serious during this whole encounter and super cute. Greg set us both straight and said, "No, Erik, that was Kyle--but keep listening for God."

End of summer

Just a few pictures of our family from September.

First Day of School

Erik started first grade. On the first morning I woke him up and he said, "Thank you Mommy for waking me up....I can't WAIT to wear my uniform." And after the first day he said, "On Wed the 24th we have school pictures and we can wear whatever we want. But I still want to wear my uniform that day." I wonder when the novelty will wear off?

Kyle started K4. He loves going to school all day! He came home after the second day and called me "honey" all day long. "Honey, no." "Honey, we can do that tomorrow." "Honey, maybe later."