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Ok everyone! Be thankful this is the last Christmas post! This one was with my dad, stepmom, brother and sister-in-law. My brother came over in horrible footed pajamas. He was so proud! Such a goofball….and I was so glad he changed after the picture! He thinks it’s amusing to see a look of horror on...

This Christmas was with my mom, stepdad, stepdad’s parents, brothers and sister-in-law. Here’s a look at all the presents under the tree! Which is impressive since we don’t do adult gifts. (My mom still breaks the rules and gets everyone a little something!) Before we ate and opened gifts, my brother, Charlie, got an iPad...

On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, we were invited to two big extended family events. We decided to pass them up this year to avoid the risk of getting Dannie sick. Just too big of a risk when she is so young. Instead, we decided to have our Christmas at home in the evening when...

Today is my dear hubby’s birthday! That’s right….he was born New Year’s Day! What a fun birthday! (He thinks my birthday is cool, too…election day!) We celebrated by going to see The Hobbit at the IMAX then had dinner. Neither of us remember when we saw a movie last, but we think it was before...

We usually make a trip to Omaha for the holidays to visit Chuck’s grandparents. But with a toddler and newborn, that just wasn’t in the cards this year. Thankfully one set came to Austin, MN to stay with relatives, so we made the hour and a half drive there instead. It was great to see...

We had our first Christmas celebration way back by Thanksgiving when Chuck’s mom was in town for Dannie’s arrival. We had Chuck’s sister, brother-in-law and daughter over too. Here’s Paige and I with my girls. Chuck’s mom (Linda) made the coolest gift! She made Maddie a play mat for cars and decorated some matchbox cars...

Yesterday my friend Trisha came over with her two kids. Our oldest is 3 weeks younger than her oldest and our baby is 6 days older than her baby. It’s been great having our kids at the same time as Trisha and her hubby. We have lots of play dates together and would have lots...

I thought I would share our Christmas card with those of you I don’t know….granted, that may not apply to any of my readers, but I’m posting it anyway. 🙂 I know it isn’t a great picture, but I wasn’t able to save the image when I made it. I think it turned out really...

Maddie has started dressing up recently. She loves wearing our shoes, but she has begun using other items to wear. The last one is my favorite. She wore that to go meet our friends’ new baby in the hospital. She got lots of compliments from people. 🙂 Maddie also likes picking out her own clothes...

My mom invited us to see Santa put on a show at Bachman’s. Maddie thought it was fun to watch. Maddie actually sat pretty well for the play. After the show you could take pictures with Santa. We decided to skip that. It was close to lunch time and the line was LONG! So we...

I’m not sure where the time went, but our little peanut, Dannie, is a month old! She has been such a wonderful addition to the family! Maddie just loves her little sister and is so sweet and nurturing with her. Dannie is a great eaterwhich is evident by her pudgy rolls and chubby cheeks! She...

Maddie was cracking us up tonight while she was popping bubble wrap. Chuck was smart enough to grab the video camera. And she didn’t get hurt or anything. Which is what makes the video even funnier!

We finally got our first big snowfall of the season. I bet we got a foot of snow. It’s so pretty and fluffy. I am glad I don’t have to drive in it for a couple days, though. It’s nice to be able to just stay home.   Chuck took Maddie outside to play in...

While we were at the hospital when Dannie was born, Chuck’s mom stayed with Maddie. She kept her on her schedule, brought her to visit us and did loads of activities with her! Here are some of the activities they did! Painting. Baking. Sprinkle eating. Tree decorating. And so much more! Linda is in Florida...

Wow…Dannie is already 3 weeks old! Time sure flies. I’m healing well and feeling way better than I thought I would at this point. Chuck went back to work and I’m surviving at home with the girls. Dannie is a sweet baby and Maddie is getting used to saving her around. If you visit my...

On Tuesday, November 13th at 9:29AM, we welcomed our second baby girl into the world! She was 7 pounds, 11 ounces and 20.5 inches long, with dark hair. Danielle (or Dannie) is so very sweet. She’s cuddly and goes with the flow so far. She doesn’t seem to be too bothered by the ruckus her...

Our book club book for the month of October was One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd. All of us really enjoyed the book. Here’s a synopsis: One Thousand White Women is the story of May Dodd and a colorful assembly of pioneer women who, under the auspices of the U.S. government, travel...

Maddie recently discovered that she can go under her slide. She likes to go under there with books, toys, dolls, blankets, snacks.just about anything. She was being pretty funny one day going in and out of the openings. UmHeadstands? Finding this slide on Craigslist might have been one of the best purchases I have made...

Today is my birthday. I’m 32. My body feels much older than that at the moment, though. My dear hubby gets to call me old for two months before he turns 32, too. And my dad is bringing me a birthday dinner. It’s a tradition my grandma used to do and now he graciously continues...

We had a lot of fun last night for Halloween. Chuck’s sister, brother-in-law and their daughter came over for dinner before trick-or-treating. Then my mom, stepdad and one of my brother’s came over to go trick-or-treating with us. We got Maddie in her costume (we went with Elmo) and we were off! Maddie did SO...