Monday, February 2, 2015

Golden Shovel

Went for a walk the other night with some really cool fog.

When I got to Emma's class, my neighbor watches Briggs, Maddie and Anderson.  As they walk over there, Maddie gets super protective of Anderson and it is adorable.

A couple that Jared home teaches gave him some wack-a-packs for the kids.  They are self-inflating balloons that start when you pound them.  They pop at the end.  The suspense was most intense for Maddie, she was hilarious.

Anderson is in an awkward growing stage.  He wants to use the potty, and he doesn't want to sleep in his crib anymore.  The result is that he doesn't sleep well every night.  This must have been one of them.  He was so out of it that he fell asleep in the grocery cart.  I couldn't believe it, he is such a light sleeper but he slept through it all!


We dog-sat McGraw for the morning this week, and I think he was more than ready to leave by the time Kendra came to get him.  He was a good sport, but he was either on a leash or wearing a costume of some kind(batman cape, etc.) the whole time.

The ground breaking for the girls' school was this week.  It was rainy and cold, but the kids were so excited.  They even had fancy gold tipped shovels for the kids to use.

Enjoying the rain in their umbrellas.

Maddie, Anderson and I walked Briggs to school in the rain Wednesday morning.




Anderson helped me make banana bread Thursday morning.  He was so involved in every step.  He knew exactly what we were doing and was so excited when the kitchen timer beeped.  So cute.

We got to spend the day with cousins playing at our house Thursday.  I was loving my niece's creativity in dress-ups.

We took the girls skiing Thursday night.  Maddie was SO excited and tried her boots and skis on so many times.  She was a pro by that night.  So thankful for good friends who loaned us so much of their ski gear.


Anderson can sit still for a couple of minutes now!  They are becoming better and better buddies.

Another month of homework and reading done!  We are starting to get the hang of it!  Also, this is her favorite new "ponytail".  

Paige and her cousin Ellie spent a couple of hours doing Maddie's hair and she loved it.

Jared started coaching a couple of weeks ago and we got to go watch.  It is fun seeing him doing one of the things he loves so much.


Our nephew had a game right after Jared's, so the boys were playing in between games.

Saturday night we went to Jared's parents' church for dodgeball and Norwegian kickball.  We had a blast.  The kids got to shoot around for a little bit, too.



Picking teams

Katy Perry halftime show.  My girls love a couple of her songs.  Luckily they lost interest during the songs they didn't know.

After halftime, Emma retreated into a bedroom to color on Grandma's iPad.

The boys love wearing football helmets during games, the Superbowl was no exception.


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