HAPPY EASTER!!

Easter this year was so much fun! we of course colored eggs. We also had an neighborhood party. which was so much fun! we have 10 kids so we hid eggs in the woods behind our houses, and put a scavenger hunt together. After that we started a fire pit and roasted hot dogs. The kids lookes so cute in their church clothes for Easter Sunday. I always love getting that picture every year.

HAPPY 8th Birthday HAGEN!!

Hagen had many days of celebrating his 8th birthday. My parents came and we all went to the mall of america. It was a blast!! We could have spent weeks there! Of course the boys were in Heaven in the Lego store, Nickelodeon universe, mirror maze, aquarium and the water park! I think it even took chase and I back to our younger years on the rides! Then Hagen also had 19 friends for a birthday at the park. He has decided that for his big day he wants to be in Utah! So put on your calenders August 6th at 8 P.m. We are so proud of him and his school work and the decision he has made to be baptized. He is so excited for scouts and has gone twice and the grin on his face is permenant.

SNOW DAY!!!!

So many of you know last week I made many trips to the doctors office. Kaneesa had croup and bronchitis. And then a couple days later Coen got croup and strep throat. They finally get better enough I can send Coen to school and this morning we wake up to what they say " is going to be a horrible storm" and a horrible storm it was!!!! 14 inches of snow and the wind blowing like crazy. Chase wakes up to go to work and thats not going to happen so he comes back to bed. He too is soooo sick. And nothing is opened so I am his Dr. today. we soon realize our hot tub is not running and has frozen. So a long day of shoveling and trying to get the hot tub unfrozen begins! my unpositive attitude soon is completely changed! I can say this neighborhood is so great!!! everyone outside cleaning everyone out it was so much fun!!! kids laughing and playing what better way to spend a day!!!!

Merry Christmas!!!!

This by far has been the best christmas!!! The boys wanted Ipod touches from Santa and xbox with a kinect that isnt Daddy's. All three kids were so excited Christmas morning! Brought me back to being a kid!

Winter Fun!

Disney on Ice, building forts and snowmen, and building gingerbread men honey candy and sugar cookies!

and now for a little more recent!!!!

We took a weekend and went to Peoria. They do a big Festival of Lights Show it is amazing and a must see every year we live here!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Many Posts behind!!

October 20th our little Kaneesa turned 1!! she is such a joy and is always giving us a reason to smile! But I must add she is very head strong!

We had a great Halloween with my parents here! but we all got a little bug. Hagen was Avatar Aang from the last Airbender. Coen was a toy army soldier from Toy Story and Kaneesa was Tinkerbell!

On Novemeber 2nd Sweet little Coen turned 5!! Wow how times flies. We moved into our house when he was 6 months old. I cant believed we have been here that long. He is in preschool and loving every minute of it. Next year kindergarten all day.

We had a awesome Thanksgiving at our house with a wonderful group of friends!! yes John Deere friends!!

Mixed in with all that we still had tonz of days spent raking and raking and raking leaves!!!