Misc.....

Here's a few photos from the last month or so.....tree is up, presents are wrapped, letter to Santa is written. I can hardly believe another year will be over soon. Our first school Christmas program is creeping up on us as well!

Halloween

SO far behind.....

I am so far behind on posting.....Mommy and Daddy had a vacation......Pants has spent her fair share of time with Nana.....Puppy S. was stupidly mistaken for lunch by a large, soon to be sorry, husky......Christmas is within a couple of months and I haven't blogged in over a month! I don't have very many pictures to share-but here is one of our baker :) She LOVES banana bread! I promise, Nana, to take more pictures and post!

Preschool!

I can't believe it's been months since I've posted! Yikes! We now have a Preschooler.....mommy only cried on and off for a week....not bad! We are so very proud of Pants taking on the world! Tomorrow is the third day she will have gone this week and she is still so excited. She seems more grown up already. I will post more this weekend-it's on my "to do" list. Can she get ANY cuter!? :-)

Ha! Sorry it's been so long :)

We have been busy busy.....kind of but not really. June FLEW by....daddy had been gone a lot....our basement flooded twice and we have a new addition to the family. Baby "S" is what we will call her and she is soooo loved by her "Big Sister" Sometimes too much but she is adjusting well considering once Pants is awake....she talks all day long....no, seriously....the talks ALL DAY L.O.N.G. Just ask her Nana. We stayed home this past weekend, hung out, worked, watched the fireworks with some special family members and took a lot of naps!! Here are a few pics to enjoy from the past few weeks. Less than 2 weeks until the big camping vacation!!!!!

Summertime.....

Just a few more pics from the Birthday Party and Memorial Day weekend. I can't believe Pants on the Loose is 4.......time flies. She goes in for he 4 year well child exam tomorrow morning....I am anxious to see how much she's grown!

Almost the Birthday Girl!!!

I need to post her dance recital picture this weekend and some others...but for now here's a few shots of Pants' 4th birthday party and the cake I made!!! We now have a full supply of Barbie stuff.....Dream house, cars, barbies, clothes, etc.......she has been busy playing with it all! Also-Nana have her a daily planner that we update in the mornings and her own alarm clock. It ticks second by second by second all day long....and all night long!

Pella Road Trip!

We just got back from a road trip to Pella to see family and demo Norwex :) We had a blast even though it rained the entire weekend! Here are a few pictures from the beautiful park and downtown tulip patches. Pants had a great time hunting for mushrooms, picking up sticks and having a sleepover with all of her second cousins! She passed out in the car on the way home and slept half of the way home! We are unpacking tonight and doing the loads of laundry that have been piling up and are looking forward to a peaceful week!? Pants got a huge surprise on Saturday night.....daddy flew down to Pella for the night in between trips and we went to pick him up at the airport while Pants stayed behind and when we walked into the house she screamed she was so excited to see him! "Daddy, Daddy, Daddy!!!" is all we heard. It was a nice surprise after 8 days of missing him. She and mommy cried when he left on Sunday-that is the first time we've ever seen him off at the airport and watched him take off.....he is gone a lot but it is waaaay more emotional when we are standing there watching him leave as Pants is crying for her daddy :( Mental note for mommy-let's stick to helping him pack his suitcase from home!

Spring!

We are having a bit of a cold spell, but enjoyed the last dew days we had last week of super hot weather!!! Here are some pics of Easter and misc.....daddy got home after a loooooong trip, mommy is busy planning a birthday party, getting ready for a dance recital and making sure Pants on the Loose behaves :)

Updates

I have no particular reason for not posting lately, just haven't done anything exciting I guess...... I have decided to become an Independent Consultant for NORWEX and love it. The products are awesome and it gets me out of the house once in a while. The Hostesses have been AWESOME and I am so appreciative for them having my first parties!! If anyone is interested just let me know and I'd love to come and show you how to save time, save $ and do your part to save the environment!!

Spring!?!?

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Goof Ball.....

We are hoping last weeks' 60 degree day is a hint of what is to come sooner rather than later....we'll see...it IS Minnesota after all :) We've been busy...daddy has been traveling a lot, I've been having NORWEX parties as a new consultant and Pants is slowly creeping up on her 4th birthday! The poor girl has looked a bit like she rolled off the wagon with her terribly messy hair so we went to Nana's this weekend to fix that. Now she is all beautiful and we can take her out in public again!! She took off almost an inch so that means at least it's growing!! Plus--it's still curly!!! We have a busy spring/summer ahead, camping trips, road trips and lots of time outside enjoying the weather. We are waiting to find a new bike helmet that fits but may have to go to an actual bike store since the 3+ ones are too small and the 5+ ones are too big. Super. We are headed to the cities next weekend and maybe we'll be able to look up there.

Heart Day 2010

Here's a few pics of Miss Pants...she's been quite busy lately. We had a weekend with Nana this weekend and she got a new pair of earrings, her Birthday dress and a spring jacket to prepare her just in case the snow ever melts!! Mommy signed her up for Preschool starting Fall 2010!!! I am not so sure I'm ready for it but she seems to be excited. We have been practicing for her dance recital coming up in May and her big 4th Bday party. I can't believe it...... she's growing up way too fast! Daddy has been gone A LOT and we are so thankful that the Reynolds family has been willing and able to pick her up and shuttle her back to their house a couple days here and there. We just hope she doesn't wear out her welcome :)

Updates!

Hola! Just thought I'd update the blog since it's been a month....Nana will be chomping at the bit this weekend looking for new pictures :)

Piper opened her presents from the G family and had a blast!! She got an awesome scooter, a tool set, both of which are used daily, some craft projects and a special ornament!

We've been busy-Mostly hibernating from this ridiculous weather we've been having though. Here's few pictures from the past few weeks-I really need to take more and have the battery charged and sitting on the counter so I remember. We had daddy's Holiday party for work last night and decided to take Pants with us-we ate and bowled...poor girl didn't get home until nearly 11 pm. She did awesome, behaved and even got 2 STRIKES!!!! Little stinker! She was so good being the only kid there-sat patiently, mingled and gave everyone high-5's. I think all in all it was a success. We are glad we took her and got to have a night out together!

We are putting up Valentine decorations today and hanging out at home together. When Pants gets up from her nap we're watching "Bright Eyes" with Shirley Temple since that is part of her Dance Recital routine. She is pretty excited! Tomorrow is crock pot roast, potatoes and carrots and VIKINGS!!!!!