Jewelry

I completed my first jewelry orders of the New Year.  Happy New Year!!!!

Lake of the Woods

The guys had a great time and caught a lot of fish on their fishing trip last week.  If Evan wrote this blog, he'd tell you all about it.  But he doesn't, so I'll just share a couple of pictures with you instead.  :)

Instagram

More Instagram photos to share:

Ryan at Urgent Care on Christmas Eve.  He had a very sore ear.  Turns out it was not an infection, but rather an inflammed ear canal.  We gave him drops for several days and the soreness was gone.

Silent Night at Kroschel Church on Christmas Eve:

Bentleyville with my boys:

The boys checking out the tall tree:

Grandma and her boys at Bentleyville:

I took the boys sliding on the hill in Hinckley I grew up sliding on:

The Edge

Every year between Christmas and New Year's Evan, Kyle, Dad, Uncle Rich, and Shane go fishing in Lake of the Woods.  Mom and I take Ryan and Carter to a waterpark in Duluth to spend a few days relaxing and enjoying the "warmth" inside!  This year, however, the waterpark's HVAC system was having problems and it was freezing inside - I was layered and was still freezing.  I attempted to swim with the boys for a little while, but it was almost unbearably cold.  The boys toughed it out for two days, but we did check out a day early - we were all coughing from an over-chlorinated pool.  As much as the kids love the Edge, I think we'll be looking for a new waterpark for next year...

This year my Aunt Bev, cousin Kim, and her daughter Olivia, also stayed at the Edge the same time we were there.  The boys loved playing with Olivia!!

Ryan on the obstacle course:

Both boys and Olivia on the obstacle course:

Carter was so excited to finally be over 48" tall, which he could go down all of the slides and in all of the pools by himself!

Mastering the obstacle course:

Standing underneath the giant dumping bucket:

Standing underneath the kiddie pool bucket:

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from our home to yours!

We celebrated Christmas Day at my Aunt and Uncle's house.  As usual, the spread was amazing and I ate wayyyy too much!  The kids loved the dice game we played after gift opening and their cousin Noah had the new Skylanders Giants game, so they were in a Skylanders coma the rest of the day.  We didn't hear or see a lot of any of them! :)

Family photo:

Ryan opening his gift - Bunker Beach passes for 2013 - woohoo! :)

Carter taking it easy on our bed, reading his Lego book:

Christmas Eve

We celebrated Christmas Eve at our house with my parents.  The kids were so excited, especially Carter.  It was fun to watch them.  I love seeing their reactions to the gifts!  We also had a quick trip to Urgent Care for Ryan.  We are not quite sure what is wrong - he has a very sore ear, but it is not infected.  They did give him drops to help with the inflammation and reduce risk of infection.  He is not himself, but the Skylanders are pulling him through it like a trooper!  :)




Angry Birds iPod Case:

So many lures, so little time:

Skylanders trading cards were a hit:

Caribou gift card:

Cities 97 Sampler CD, Volume 24:

Gander Mountain gift card:

Skylanders!

So excited about his hunting sets!

Dad and Mom with their photo calendar:

I bought a trip for Evan for his birthday, and actually managed to surprise him, at least I think I did! :)

Hankies?

Kyle opening his new trail cam:

My family at Christmas:

Our boys:

Merry Christmas from our family to yours!!!!