Spring is finally here!

Two and half months after the blizzard

  

                                                                       

new landscaping

more new landscaping

                                                                 

                                                                            

Caleb

        

                                                                       

Jacob

Where There's Snow Will...

Well, this is the aftermath of the Blizzard of 2011! Brett has spent

a lot of time working to clear the driveway, but at times it feels like a

losing battle when the wind is blowing it right back!

The snow had drifted up to our front door - waist high.

Brett was going to leave it until this weekend.

He had come in for a bit of a warm up when we heard

noise at the door. Our neighbors across the street were

digging out our front walkway! That was really thoughtful!

I'm glad that we haven't lost power like so many others.

We'll enjoy another snow day tomorrow,

and then Friday, it's business as usual!

Well, would ya look at that!

Five minutes ago, almost home from Caterpillar, we pass a small pasture where two horses are grazing. As we drive by, the steed is VERY heavily relieving himself. I did a double-take! And then Jacob speaks....

"Mommy, I just saw that horse .................. putting a bunch of milk on the floor."

Jacobisms

On the way home today from picking Caleb up at Caterpillar....

Not Lip Reading

"Caleb, what did you do at school today?"

Caleb purses his lips and taps them with his index finger.

"Mommy, Caleb's lips are thinking."

Santa Claus is Coming to...?!?

(singing) "He's making a list, checkin' you out....."

You Can't Have a Lutheran Wedding Without It

"You put your left foot in, you put your left foot out.
You put your left foot in, and you shake it all around.
You do the holy poky and you turn yourself around.
That's what it's all about!"

Meet the Library

Well, it may be in the basement,

and it may utilize miscellaneous furniture pieces,

and it may have a TV as its central focus,

and yes - that's a treadmill in the foreground -

but we're not looking at all of that!

We're looking at those lovely bookshelves which Brett bought

for my birthday present! The lovely people at Sauder

threw in a set of blistered hands as a bonus! So thoughtful of them!

Since moving into this house, my books have been in a

disorganized mess! Now they are alphabetized and I can see all

of them. No more shelves filled with books two rows deep.
What a relief!

I hope to use this as a quiet space to read or grade papers,

but so far it has become a new spot

for the boys to watch KidSongs Videos.

SOCCER!

Jacob has been playing outdoor soccer this fall.

His last game was supposed to be while we were on vacation,

but due to the weather, it got postponed to this weekend.

Jacob played better than ever before:

five goals in one game (one of which was for the other team!)

He got his trophy, and we posed for some shots afterwards.

Traditional

Superhero

Jacob's Choice

You've got to love it!

Yeah, Grampa's gonna' think that one was funny!

Suave and lookin' good. Go Bulldogs!

(Remember, you're still not too big for Mommy kisses!)

Fervent Prayers for Emma at 10:10am EST

Dear Jesus, Thank you for Emma and the man who's

gonna pull her teeth out for so her not get to get hurt.

Thank you and teach us to brush our teeth

so they stay good.

Thank you dude. Amen.

Cheese and Crankers

Jacob asked me if I would put up his giraffe tent yesterday -

but only if he cleaned up his toys. Of course I said yes!

When I finished, he told me he was going to take his nap

in there. Okay -- except 45 minutes later I peeked in

and he wasn't sleeping. These pictures were taken just

before dinner. We hadn't heard Jacob's voice in a while

and I just knew what had happened!

Cheese! (What a corker!)

And here he is with Crankers.

He tried to wake him up once and got hit with the blanket.

It only put a slight damper on his disposition.

(That's because he took a 2 1/2 hour nap!)