Playing outside

Disneyland

Zach's first fish!

Mark and Zach went ice fishing on Saturday.  Zach loved it!

Valentine's Day

Grace, Cooper and I spent the morning at a little playgroup Valentine's party.  The kids love getting together with their little friends. 

It was a very good Valentine's day.  Mark sent flowers and chocolate covered strawberries!!  He also brought home a bouquet of flowers for Grace.  Grace was SO excited!  I wish I had a video camera to show her face when Mark gave them to her. 

Mom and Sister Visit

Mom, Jami and Kelsey came and stayed with us for the weekend.  We spent a good majority of our time Shopping at the Mall of America! 

Mom, Jami and Kelsey getting ready to go on a rollercoaster ride at the mall.

(All of these pictures are my sister Jami's pictures.) 

Happy Birthday Cooper

 Cooper sporting his favorite outfit for his birthday, a diaper!

Zach and Cooper examining all of the different cars on the wrapping paper.

Christmas pictures

Christmas Festivities

Advent Calendar.  Each day the kids take an envelope and in the envelope has an activity to do as a family that day as well as a picture of Christ to put on our Advent calendar.  Today's activity was making a fireplace to hang our stockings on! 

Each night during scripture and prayer we light the candle and watch the candle melt.  We put red and green dots on the candle (24 dots) and so each day we read and watch until one of the dots drops.  Mark's family did this when he was a kid.  Zach and Cooper loved it, but Grace kept saying she was scared of the fire.

Putting up the Christmas tree

First snow fall.  The kids loved playing outside in the snow despite the FREEZING temperature.