boys.....

 They are all puppy dog tails and snails....but I love every minute of the high energy smiles and love of  life.  I'm a lucky mom on a road of many many adventures. 

Getting so big....

 First time Kurt wrote his first and last name.  I was so proud of him and had to take a picture.  The little things in life that you don't think matter at the time, but in 20 years I'm going to love looking at this picture with Kurt.

COSI......

I wanted to take the boys to do something they haven't yet done.  So Cosi came to mind.  I love cosi and enjoy seeing my boys enjoy everything about the science center.  What a awesome day....

Ice fishing....

Ice fishing report for Feb 13, 2011 is:

Kurt: 5 blue gill

Daddy: 1 blue gill

Daddy is out fished again by Kurt.

Kurt and his blue gill..

scooping out ice...

Nana's day....

This week was mom's birthday so I asked her to come up to spend time with us.  The boys and I took Nana to a nice lunch and then out for ice cream, yum yum....  Then gave Nana her gifts and I cooked dinner for her.  It was a fun day with our Nana.... Happy Birthday Mom we love you and are happy you are in our lives.

Nana and her gift from the boys...

Nana and her cards...

Cake time.....

Jess B-bay

We invited Jessica up for her birthday and to watch the super bowl with us.  Mommy made a Turkey, mash pot and broccoli dinner for Jess. Mommy is not the BEST baker so Jess made the cake.  It was a fun a relaxing evening.  We love when Jessica come up for a visit. 

Singing happy birthday to Jessica

Helping Jess open up her gift

Chilling on the couch with Jess and Darren

Best Spot.....

Looking for the best ice fishing spot at Alum creek. I'm thinking Kurt has the best spot picked out.

OSU Wrestling

We took the boys down to St. John's area to see the Buckeyes wrestle Minnesota.  The boys had a great time seeing the wrestling team and just being in all the excitement.  We also was on Big Ten TV a couple of times waving to the camera. What a great family evening.

Cousins......

Cousins having fun together......Rylie, Alivia, Kurt and Luke all get along so good. We miss them so much....

Rylie and Kurt being silly

The whole gang in the gator...one of many trips

Racing down the stairs on their bottoms.....Alivia won this race.

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter (Ice)

I love the different changes in the seasons.  It make life interesting.  I love the way spring brings life back to the grass and flowers. The warm but not hot of the sun and fresh smells of the air.   The Summer time when the sun so hot the only way to cool down is jump in a cold water, and never  have to worry about a coat when you go outside.   Fall time, my favorite time of year. Football season, the warm days and cool evenings. The changing colors of the leaves.  The winter, I do love the snow and how pretty it looks, the sprite of the seasons. However the ice I can do without. Our boys enjoyed the ice. They went outside a try to play hockey on the deck. They had fun just trying to stand up. I had fun just seeing them have a good time and laughing.

Hiking in Tn.....

We were down in TN to celebrate Rylie's, Uncle  JJ's , and Grandma's birthday.  What a wonderful weekend we had, the weather was sunny and in the high 50's.  On Friday the weather was is a little chilly and the snow was still on the ground, but I took the kids for a hiking in the woods.  We had a good time looking for animals prints, and markings. 

Luke pointing out deer scraps...

Luke, Alivia, Kurt...Rylie was in school, but we missed her.

The king of the mountain.....